Oberea maculicollis, a rare Maghrebian species known from Algeria and Morocco, has been described from Algeria by Pierre Hippolyte Lucas in 1842 [▽].
The larvae of this beautiful beetle, closely related to the common Palaearctic Oberea (Oberea) oculata (Linnaeus, 1758),
develop in the living poplar (Populus alba nivea, Populus thevestina) twigs. Adults, active in May and June, are diurnal and can be found
on the host trees or on flowers [★].
| Body length: | 12.5 – 20 mm |
| Life cycle: | 2 years |
| Adults in: | May – June |
| Host plant: | poplars (Populus alba nivea, Populus thevestina) |
| Distribution: | Algeria, Morocco |
The depicted mounted beetle was reared from larva found in poplar (Populus alba nivea) branch in Sidi Bouhria environs
(830 m a.s.l., Beni Snasen Mts., Berkane province, Oriental/Oujda region, Morocco) in May 2024.
Collected by our friend Zdeněk Košťál
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Lucas P.H.:
Aperçu des espèces nouvelles d'Insectes qui se trouvent dans nos possessions françaises du Nord de l'Afrique, deuxième décade. Famille des Longicornes.
Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Zoologie) 2 (18): 184-188, 1842.
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Villiers A.:
Coléoptères Cérambycides de l'Afrique du Nord.
Faune de l'Empire Français, ORSC Paris, 5: 1-152 [pages 30-31], 1946.
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Trócoli S.:
Actualización del catálogo de Longicornios de Marruecos Actualisation du catalogue des Longicornes du Maroc (Parte IV / Partie IV : Cerambycidae : Lamiinae).
Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) 29 (1): 26-65, 2020.
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