ssp. algiricus Chobaut, 1894
Subfamilia: LAMIINAE / Tribus: TETROPINI
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Tetrops praeustus algiricus, an interesting endemic Algerian subspecies of Tetrops praeustus, has been described as Tetrops præusta var. algirica from Théniet El Haâd environs (Algeria) by Alfred Chobaut in 1893 [✳]. T. p. algiricus is relatively common in northern Algeria, where it can be found on Rosaceae (Crataegus spp., Prunus spp.). Adults are active in May and June [❖].
Tetrops praeustus, a very common and broadly distributed Palaearctic small Cerambycid, has been described from "Europa" as Leptura rubra by by Carl Linné in 1758 [✮].
According to the authors of the website, the entire Tetrops (Tetrops) praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758) taxon, in which the diversity of habits of adults is also influenced geographically, needs a comprehensive revision using not only classical morphology in larvae and adults but also DNA analysis.
Body length: 5 - 7 mm Life cycle: 1 - 2 years Adults in: May - June Host plant: Rosaceae (Prunus spp., Crataegus spp. Distribution: endemic species to northern Algeria
The depicted mounted specimens were collected in Akfadou (ⴰⴽⴼⴰⴷⵓ) environs (Béjaïa Province, Petite Kabylie region, Algeria) on May 24, 2026.Collected by Lukáš Skořepa
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Chobaut A.:
Séance du 11 octobre 1893. [Description d'une variété nouvelle de Tetrops præusta L.].
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 62 (18):cclxxvi, 1893. [download]
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Sama G.:
Atlas of the Cerambycidae of Europe and the Mediterranean area, Vol. 2. Northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt and Atlantic Isles (Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and close small isles).
Natura Edizione Scientifiche, Bologna, 435pp [page 153], 2023 [ISBN: 13:978-88-89327-16-6].[✮]
Linné C.:
Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.
Systema naturae (Editio 10) Laur. Salvius, Holmiae 1: 824pp [page 399], 1758. [downloadVilliers A.:
Coléoptères Cérambycides de l'Afrique du Nord.
Faune de l'Empire Français, ORSC Paris, 5: 1-152 [pages 30-31], 1946. [download
| Subfamilia | Lamiinae Latreille, 1825 |
| Tribus | Tetropini Portevin, 1927 |
| Genus | Tetrops Kirby, 1826 |
| Subgenus | Tetrops Kirby, 1826 |
| Species | Tetrops (Tetrops) praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Subspecies | Tetrops (Tetrops) praeustus algiricus Chobaut, 1894 |