[= Trichoferus machadoi Sama & Schurmann, 1983]
[= Hesperophanes artemisiphagus Leiler, 1984]
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: HESPEROPHANINI
[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing M.Hoskovec]
Hesperoferus machadoi (Sama & Schurmann, 1983; ❖), one of interesting endemic taxa of Canary Islands, is polyphagous beetle with larval development in broad spectrum of herbaceous plants and shrubs (Artemisia, Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Lavandula, Carlina). Species is attacking relatively healthy living plants [✳]. More info about localities and biology of this species you cand find in the dedicated page.
Body length: 10 - 15 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: July - August Host plant: polyphagous species Distribution: a species endemic to Canary Islands - Tenerife
The depicted mounted specimens were reared from larvae collected in the following localities: ♂ Tamaimo environs (652 m a.s.l., NE of Puerto de Santiago, West Tenerife, Canary Islands) on June 24 - July 4, 2019; ♀ Chio environs (831 m a.s.l., West Tenerife, Canary Islands) on June 30, 2019. The living beetles were reared from larvae found in Argyranthemum sp. in Tenerife (Canary Islands) in March 2021.Collected by David Navrátil and Petr Jelínek
[❖]
Sama G. and Schurmann P.:
Trichoferus machadoi n. sp. delle Isole Canarie.
Rivista piemontese di Storia naturale 4: 61-65, 1983. [download]
[✳]
Vives E. and Trócoli S:
Cerambycidae de la Macaronesia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Faunitaxys 9 (44): 1–50, 2021. [download
Hesperoferus machadoi ♂ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Hesperoferus machadoi ♀ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
| Subfamilia | Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Hesperophanini Mulsant, 1839 |
| Genus | Hesperoferus Demelt, 1971 |
| Species | Hesperoferus machadoi (Sama & Schurmann, 1983) |