Sybrinus albosignatus, an endemic species to the Arabian Peninsula, has been described from Aden environs (Yemen) by Stephan Breuning in 1950 [✩].
Larval development in Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) [❖][✳], adults are nocturnal and can be attracted by light.
| Body length: | 5.5 - 8 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 year [?] |
| Adults in: | March - November (depends on region) |
| Host plant: | Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) |
| Distribution: | an endemic species to the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen) |
The depicted mounted female was reared from larva found in Calotropis procera 5 km SE Hinayah village (Fayfa/جِبَالُ environs, Fayfa governorate, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia) on March 28, 2025.
[✩]
Breuning S.:
Nouvelles formes de Lamiaires, (deuxième partie).
Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 24 (47): 1-47, 1948.
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Holzschuh C. and Téocchi P.:
Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Saudi Arabia: Part I, Lamiinae.
Fauna of Saudi Arabia 12 [1991]: 295-311, 1992.
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Rapuzzi P. and al Dhafer H.:
The Cerambycidae fauna of Saudi Arabia (Coleoptera).
Revue suisse de Zoologie 131 (1): 177-217, 2024.
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Hájek J. and Kabátek P.:
Synonymical notes on the genus Sybrinus from Socotra Island (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (supplementum 2): 365-372, 2012.
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