Pogonocherus pesarinii (original) (raw)

Pogonocherus (Pogonocherus) pesarinii Sama, 1993

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: POGONOCHERINI

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Pogonocherus pesarinii, a rare endemic species to northern Morocco, has been described from Jebel Tasaot by Gianfranco Sama in 1993 [❖]. The biology of this interesting taxon is similar to related species of the genus Pogonocherus(e.g. Pogonocherus perroudi Mulsant, 1839. Larval development in dying twigs of_Abies pinsapo maroccana_ and probably also in Cedrus antlantica. **Body length:**7.5 - 10.5 mm **Life cycle:**1 - 2 years **Adults in:**March - August Host plant:Abies pinsapo maroccana and probably also in Cedrus antlantica **Distribution:**an endemic species to northern Morocco (known only from Western Rif Mts.) The depicted male beetle was reared from larva found in dead Abies pinsapo maroccana twig in Chefchaouen/Shafshāwan (شفشاون) environs (1760 m a.s.l.; Talassemtane National Park, Rif Mts., Chefchaouen province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, Morocco) on April 14, 2024.Collected by Tomáš Lengál [❖] Sama G.:Les Pogonocherus de l'Afrique du Nord et des îles atlantiques avec description d'une nouvelle espèce du Maroc (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae).Biocosme Mésogéen 10 (2): 19-29, 1993. [download ] Trócoli S.:Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Parte IV / Partie IV : Cerambycidae : Lamiinae).Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) 29 (1): 26-65, 2020. [download ]