Opisognathus forficatus (Fabricius, 1792)

Subfamilia: PRIONINAE  /  Tribus: PRIONINI

Lobarthron balassogloi
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:35 - 60 mm
Life cycle:3 - 4 years
Adults in:May - August
Host plant:European fan palm Chamaerops humilis
Distribution:Morocco


The depicted male beetle was collected 5 km N of Ben-Slimane (Ain-Tizrha, West Morocco).

Collected by P.Vonička

Subfamilia: Prioninae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Prionini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Opisognathus Thomson, 1861
Species: Opisognathus forficatus (Fabricius, 1792)

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