Callidium cedri, described by Paul M. Peyerimhoff from Algeria in 1917 [❖], is a rare Maghreb mountain species developing
in wood of dying and dead Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica). Its larval development and biology is similar to other species of the genus Callidium.
Body length: | 8 - 15 mm |
Life cycle: | 1-2 years |
Adults in: | March - May |
Host plant: | Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) |
Distribution: | Algerie, Morocco |
The living beetles were reared from larvae found in dead Cedrus atlantica branches in Mischliffen environs
(1850-1950 m a.s.l., Middle Atlas Mts., 10 km E Azrou, Ifrane province, Fès-Meknès region, Morocco) on May 21, 2022.
The depicted mounted beetle was reared from dead Cedrus atlantica found in Col du Zad (Morroco).
Collected by Petr Jelínek and Pavel Jelínek
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Peyerimhoff de Fontenelle Paul Marie:
Nouveaux Coléoptères du Nord africain (Vingt-sixième note) : Faune du Cèdre et du Sapin de Numidie.
Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 86: 329-332, 1917.
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Villiers A.:
Coléoptères Cérambycides de l'Afrique du Nord.
Faune de l'Empire Français, ORSC Paris, 5: 1-152, 1946.
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Trócoli S.:
Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Parte III / Partie III : Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae).
Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) 8 (3): 143-185, 2019
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