Body length:	14 - 16 mm
Life cycle:	2 years [?]
Adults in:	May - July
Host plant:	Acacia
Distribution:	Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen [❖]

Depicted beetle was reared from larva found in Acacia branch collected in Jabal al Fatk (191 m a.s.l., Hawf NE Al Ghaydah, Yemen) on April 2, 2007.

Collected by Petr Kabátek

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