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

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: CROSSOTINI

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[Photo © Jean-Claude Ringenbach]

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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

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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 ]

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[Photo © Jean-Claude Ringenbach]

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