Deroplia lorenzoi, a rare nocturnal species endemic to La Palma Island (Canary Islands), has been described by Rafael García-Becerra in 2002 [❖]. Larvae of D. lorenzoi develop in dying/dead branches of living Lavandula canariensis shrubs.

Body length:	6.7 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	April-December
Host plant:	Lavandula canariensis (Lamiaceae)
Distribution:	a species endemic to La Palma Island (Canary Islands Spain)

The depicted specimen was collected in 6 km SW Puntagorda (200 m a.s.l., N28°46′ W18°00′, La Palma, Canary Islands) on December 27, 2007.

Collected by Martin Rejzek (Petr Kabátek in coll.)

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García-Becerra R.:
Una nueva especie de Deroplia de La Palma, islas Canarias (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Vieraea 30: 109-113, 2002. [download ]