Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: CROSSOTINI
[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
Crossotus asiricus, an endemic species to Saudi Arabia, has been described from Asir mountains in Saudi Arabia by Lukáš Skořepa in 2026 [▽]. Larvae of C. asiricus develop in wood of dying or freshly dead Vachellia trees.
Body length: 10 - 15 mm Life cycle: 2 - 3 years Adults in: probably almost whole year Host plant: Vachellia sp. Distribution: an endemic species to Saudi Arabia
Depicted mounted beetles were reared from larvae found in Vachellia branch collected in Wadi Murharash (N19°37′02″ E41°54′50″; 2040 m a.s.l., 15 km NW of Sabt Al Alayah, Asīr province, Saudi Arabia) on May 19, 2024.Collected by Lukáš Skořepa
[▽]
Skořepa L.:
Description of a new species of Crossotus Audinet-Serville, 1835 from Saudi Arabia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Humanity space International almanac 15 (1): 24-28, 2026. [download]
[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Crossotini Thomson, 1864 |
| Genus | Crossotus Audinet-Serville, 1835 |
| Species | Crossotus asiricus Skořepa, 2026 |