Stenopterus mauritanicus Lucas, 1849

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: STENOPTERINI
Stenopterus mauritanicus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:9 - 16 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Quercus, Pistacia, Cytiscus, Prunus, Calicotome etc.)
Distribution:Algeria, Canary Islands, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia


The depicted beetle was collected on Apiaceae flowers in Khenifra (Morocco).

Collected by P.Jelínek



Sama G.:
Studi sugli Stenopterini. Il genere Stenopterus Illiger, 1804 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, Paris 100 (4): 385-410, 1995. [download pdf icon]

Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Stenopterini Fairmaire, 1868
Genus: Stenopterus Illiger, 1804
Species: Stenopterus mauritanicus Lucas, 1849