Semanotus algiricus Pic, 1905

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CALLIDIINI

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Semanotus algiricus, rare and endangered Maghreb species (known from Algeria and Morocco) developing exclusively in wood of Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica), was described originally as Semanotus russicus algirica by Pic in 1905.

Body length:	9 - 19 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	February - May
Host plant:	Cedrus atlantica
Distribution:	Algeria, Morocco

The depicted beetles were reared from larvae collected in wood of dead Cedrus atlantica found in Azrou environs (Fès-Meknès region, Ifrane province, Morocco) on May 19, 2014.

Collected by L. Skořepa

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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.) 28 (3): 143–185, 2019. [download ]

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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Callidiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Semanotus Mulsant, 1839
Species: Semanotus algiricus Pic, 1905