Trichoferus magnanii Sama, 1992

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: HESPEROPHANINI

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[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing M.Hoskovec]

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Trichoferus magnanii, an endemic species to Spain, has been described from Jaén by Gianfranco Sama in 1992 [❖]. Larvae of this interesting species develop in many Cistus species - e.g. Cistus albidus, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus villosus, Cistus creticus.

Body length:	13 - 15 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	June - August
Host plant:	Cistus spp. (Cistaceae)
Distribution:	species endemic to Spain

The depicted specimens were collected in: ♂ Saelices environs (Cuenca province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain) on July 20, 2012; ♀ Pruna environs (Sevilla province, Andalucia, Spain) on June 25, 2012.

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Sama G.:
Note sur les longicornes de la péninsule ibérique avec description d'une nouvelle espèce de Trichoferus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Biocosme Mésogéen, Nice 8 (4)- 9 (1): 395-400, 1992. [download ]

Navarro J., Urbano G.J.M. and Llinares A.:
Primera cita de Trichoferus magnanii Sama, 1992 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) para Sevilla (Andalucía, España).
Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 37: 302, 2005. [download ]

Veronese P.:
Primera cita de Trichoferus magnanii Sama, 1992 para la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 4 36: 250, 2005. [download ]

Hadulla K. and Verdugo P.A.:
Trichoferus magnanii Sama 1992, nueva especie para Granada, Andalucia, Espana (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Hesperophanini).
Revista gaditana de Entomología 9 (1): 17-20, 2018. [download ]

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Male genitalia of Trichoferus magnanii Sama, 1992 in detail: A. aedeagus, B. lateral lobes, C. subgenital plate.
[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Subfamilia	Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus	Hesperophanini Mulsant, 1839
Genus	Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854
Species	Trichoferus magnanii Sama, 1992