[= Xystrocera curticollis Fairmaire, 1882]
[= Xystrocera nitidiventris Fairmaire, 1887]
[= Xystrocera parvicollis Fairmaire, 1892]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: XYSTROCERINI
[Photo © Daniel Rydzi]
Xystrocera dispar, a striking representative of African entomofauna extending in the north of its distribution range to Arabian Peninsula [✧], has been described from South Africa by Olof Immanuel Fåhraeus in 1872 [▽].
Body length: 15 - 30 mm Life cycle: 2 -3 years Adults in: January - December (depends of region) Host plant: polyphagous in broadleaf trees, in deserts often on Vachellia spp. Distribution: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Africa (Burkina Faso, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)
The depicted beetle was collected in Wewelsburg Camping environs (S21°12′06″ E16°48′36″; 1400 m a.s.l, Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia) on February 10, 2023.Collected by Daniel Rydzi
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Fåhraeus O.I.:
Coleoptera Caffrariæ, annis 1838-1845 a J. A. Wahlberg collecta. Longicornia descripsit.
Öfversigt af Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 29 (1): 45-69, 1872. [download]
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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. [download
[Photo © Daniel Rydzi]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Xystrocerini Blanchard, 1845 |
| Genus | Xystrocera Audinet-Serville, 1834 |
| Species | Xystrocera dispar Fåhraeus, 1872 |