Pogonocherus pesarinii, a rare endemic species to northern Morocco, has been described from Jebel Tasaot by Gianfranco Sama in 1993 [❖].
The biology of this interesting taxon is similar to related species of the genus Pogonocherus
(e.g. Pogonocherus perroudi Mulsant, 1839. Larval development in dying twigs of
Abies pinsapo maroccana and probably also in Cedrus antlantica.
| Body length: | 7.5 - 10.5 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 - 2 years |
| Adults in: | March - August |
| Host plant: | Abies pinsapo maroccana and probably also in Cedrus antlantica |
| Distribution: | an endemic species to northern Morocco (known only from Western Rif Mts.) |
The depicted male beetle was reared from larva found in dead Abies pinsapo maroccana twig in Chefchaouen/Shafshāwan (شفشاون) environs
(1760 m a.s.l.; Talassemtane National Park, Rif Mts., Chefchaouen province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, Morocco) on April 14, 2024.
Collected by Tomáš Lengál
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Sama G.:
Les Pogonocherus de l'Afrique du Nord et des îles atlantiques avec description d'une nouvelle espèce du Maroc (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae).
Biocosme Mésogéen 10 (2): 19-29, 1993.
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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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