Crossotus subocellatus (Fairmaire, 1886)
[= Crossotus heimschi Peyerimhoff, 1922]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: CROSSOTINI
Crossotus subocellatus
[Photo © Jean-Claude Ringenbach]
Body length:15 - 23 mm
Life cycle:2 years [?]
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:Vachellia tortilis
Distribution:Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia


The depicted beetle was reared from a larva found in Vachellia tortilis in Wadi Terhin (Lybia, N24°59'10'' E11°47'04'', 859 m, 10.VI.2002).

Collected by our friend Jean-Claude Ringenbach


Sama G., Ringenbach, J.-C. and Rejzek M.:
A preliminary survey of the Cerambycidae of Lybia (Coleoptera).
Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 110 (4/5): 439-454, 2005. [download pdf icon]

Crossotus subocellatus
Crossotus subocellatus
Crossotus subocellatus
[Photo © Jean-Claude Ringenbach]

Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Crossotini Thomson, 1864
Genus: Crossotus Audinet-Serville, 1835
Species: Crossotus subocellatus (Fairmaire, 1886)