ssp. maculicornis Gahan, 1890
[= Idactus succisus Kolbe, 1900]
[= Idactus baldasseronii Breuning, 1958]
[= Idactus somaliensis Breuning, 1972]
[= Idactus demoori Breuning, 1981]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: ANCYLONOTINI
[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]
Idactus maculicornis, an interesting African faunistic element extending in the north of its distribution range to the Arabian Peninsula (Oman, Yemen), has been described from Mombasa environs (Kenya) by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1890 [✧].
Body length: 9 – 20 mm Life cycle: 1 year [?] Adults in: depends on region Host plant: polyphagous in broadleaf trees and shrubs (e.g. Boswellia sacra in Oman) Distribution: Oman, Yemen, Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania)
Depicted mounted beetles were reared from pupae found in dead Boswellia sacra stem in Mughsail beach (المغسيل) environs (N16°52′23.449″ E53°43′20.112″; 105 m a.s.l., Salalah municipality, Dhofar governorate, Oman) on September 27, 2025.Collected by David Navrátil
[✧]
Gahan Ch.J.:
On New Longicornia from Africa and Madagascar.
The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (4 ser.) 1890: 297-328, 1890. [download]
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Male genitalia of Idactus maculicornis maculicornis Gahan, 1890 in detail: A. aedeagus, B. lateral lobes, C. subgenital plate.
[Photo © David Navrátil]
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Ancylonotini Lacordaire, 1869 |
| Genus | Idactus Pascoe, 1864 |
| Species | Idactus maculicornis Gahan, 1890 |
| Subspecies | Idactus maculicornis maculicornis Gahan, 1890 |