Jebusaea hammerschmidti Reiche, 1877
[= Bagdatocerambyx drurei Pic, 1901]
[= Jebusaea persica Villiers, 1967]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CERAMBYCINI

Jebusaea hammerschmidti
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]


Body length:20 - 45 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years (?)
Adults in:May - August
Host plant:true date palm (Phoenix dactilifera)
Distribution:Iran, Iraq, Near East, Saudi Arabia


A very rare nocturnal species frequently attracted to light. The depicted beetles were collected on true date palm (Phoenix dactilifera) 35 km SE Minab (E Bandar-e Abbas, Hormozgan province, South Iran).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Jebusaea hammerschmidti
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
Jebusaea hammerschmidti
Jebusaea hammerschmidti
Jebusaea hammerschmidti
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Cerambycini Latreille, 1804
Genus: Jebusaea Reiche, 1877
Species: Jebusaea hammerschmidti Reiche, 1877