Opisognathus forficatus, an impressive Moroccan endemic representative of Prionini tribe, was described as Prionus forficatus from Tangier environs by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1798 [❖].

Body length:	35 - 60 mm
Life cycle:	3 - 4 years
Adults in:	May - August
Host plant:	European fan palm Chamaerops humilis
Distribution:	species endemic to Morocco [✧]

The depicted male beetle was collected 11 km E ad El Hammam (1360 m a.s.l., Moyen Atlas, Morocco) on July 1-3, 2008.

Collected by Petr Kabátek

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[❖]
Fabricius J.Ch.:
Supplementum entomologiae systematicae
Proft & Storch, Hafniae 572 pp, 1798. [download ]

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Trócoli S.:
Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Parte I / Partie I : Prioninae, Aseminae, Saphaninae)
Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) 27 (3): 130-140, 2018 [download ]