[= Stenidea albida (Brullé, 1838)]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: DESMIPHORINI
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Deroplia albida is a nocturnal species endemic to Canary Islands. The species is oligophagous on various Euphorbia plants (e.g. Euphorbia aphyla, Euphorbia regis-jubae).
Body length: 10 - 21 mm Life cycle: 1 - 2 years Adults in: December - May Host plant: Euphorbia species Distribution: a species endemic to Canary Islands
The mounted specimens were reared from larvae feeding in Euphorbia regis-jubae stems found in Los Cristianos environs (150 m a.s.l., Tenerife, Canary Islands) on June 29 - July 2, 2019. The depicted living beetles were collected in Tamaimo NE Puerto de Santiago (Tenerife, Canary Islands).Collected by David Navrátil and Petr Jelínek
Sama G.:
Révision du genre Deroplia Dejean, 1835.
Biocosme Mésogéen 110 13 (2): 23-64, 1996. [download]
Vitali F. and Touroult J.:
Contribution à la connaissance des états pré-imaginaux des Longicornes des Canaries (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae).
Lambillionea 106 (2) 1: 193-201, 2006. [download
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
[Photo © P.Jelínek]
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Desmiphorini Thomson, 1860 |
| Genus | Deroplia Dejean, 1835 |
| Subgenus | Deroplia Dejean, 1835 |
| Species | Deroplia (Deroplia) albida (Brullé, 1838) |