habitat & biology
[Photo © David Navrátil]
The depicted part of Wadi Darbat with rich semi-desert vegetation (succulents, shrubs), situated in town Taqah (طاقة) environs (10 m a.s.l., Dhofar governorate, Oman) is a typical habitat of Titoceres arabicus (Breuning, 1962).
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
↑ - Dying, dead and charred trunks of young Vachellia sp. trees (Fabaceae) infested by Titoceres arabicus.
↓ - Trunk of charred young Vachellia tree infested by Titoceres arabicus larvae, larval galleries and pupal cells are clearly visible.
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
↑ - Larva of Titoceres arabicus in Vachellia trunk.
↓ - Pupae of Titoceres arabicus
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
↑ - Pupal cells of Titoceres arabicus in Vachellia trunks.
↓ - Freshly hatched adults of Titoceres arabicus in pupal cells.
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Freshly emerged adult of Titoceres arabicus on Vachellia trunk.