[= Hamaticherus paludivagus, Lucas 1842]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CERAMBYCINI
[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
Cerambyx paludivagus, a rare and not often collected Maghrebian species occuring in Algeria and Tunisia, has been described from Lake Tonga environs (Algeria) as Hamaticherus paludivagus by Pierre Hippolyte Lucas in 1842 [❖]. C. paludivagus differs from its closest relative Cerambyx scopolii by pronotum and basal half of elytra with long erect setae, hind femora densely clothed with long golden hair, on the upper side, with dense recumbent pubescence and some longer setae erect or bent backwards on the inferior side [✮]. The biology of this species is essentially the same as that of Cerambyx scopolii [✳].
Body length: 20 - 25 mm Life cycle: 2 - 3 years Adults in: May - June Host plant: polyphagous in deciduous trees (larvae foud in Quercus and Alnus) Distribution: Algeria (Kabylia region), Tunisia (Kroumiria region)
The depicted mounted beetles were collected in Akfadou (ⴰⴽⴼⴰⴷⵓ) environs (Béjaïa province, Kabylia region, Algeria) on May 24, 2026.Collected by Lukáš Skořepa
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Lucas P.H.:
Aperçu des espèces nouvelles d'Insectes qui se trouvent dans nos possessions françaises du Nord de l'Afrique, deuxième décade. Famille des Longicornes..
Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Zoologie) 2 (18): 184-188, 1842. [download]
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Sama G.:
Preliminary note on the Cerambycid fauna of North Africa with the description of new taxa (Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae).
Quaderno di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna 27: 217-245, 2008. [download[✳]
Sama G.:
Atlas of the Cerambycidae of Europe and the Mediterranean area, Vol. 2. Northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt and Atlantic Isles (Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and close small isles).
Natura Edizione Scientifiche, Bologna, 435pp [page 153], 2023 [ISBN: 13:978-88-89327-16-6].
Male genitalia of Cerambyx (Microcerambyx) paludivagus (Lucas, 1842) in detail: A. aedeagus, B. lateral lobes, C. subgenital plate.
[Photo © David Navrátil]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Cerambycini Latreille, 1804 |
| Genus | Cerambyx Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Subgenus | Microcerambyx Mikśić et Georgijević, 1973 |
| Species | Cerambyx (Microcerambyx) paludivagus (Lucas, 1842) |