[= Stenidea albida (Brullé, 1838)]
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: DESMIPHORINI
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Deroplia albida is a nocturnal species endemic to Canary Islands. The species is oligophagous on various Euphorbia plants (e.g. Euphorbia aphyla, Euphorbia regis-jubae).
Body length: 10 - 21 mm Life cycle: 1 - 2 years Adults in: December - May Host plant: Euphorbia species Distribution: a species endemic to Canary Islands
The mounted specimens were reared from larvae feeding in Euphorbia regis-jubae stems found in Los Cristianos environs (150 m a.s.l., Tenerife, Canary Islands) on June 29 - July 2, 2019. The depicted living beetles were collected in Tamaimo NE Puerto de Santiago (Tenerife, Canary Islands) and in La Vizcaína in Valle Gran Rey (La Gomera, Canary Islands).Collected by D.Navrátil and M.Rejzek
Sama G.:
Révision du genre Deroplia Dejean, 1835.
Biocosme Mésogéen 110 13 (2): 23-64, 1996. [download]
Vitali F. and Touroult J.:
Contribution à la connaissance des états pré-imaginaux des Longicornes des Canaries (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae).
Lambillionea 106 (2) 1: 193-201, 2006. [download
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]
[Photo © M.Hoskovec & M.Rejzek]
Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Desmiphorini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Deroplia Dejean, 1835
Species: Deroplia albida (Brullé, 1838)