| Pilemia arida | |
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| Pilemia arida (Holotype, male).jpg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Tribe: | Phytoeciini |
| Genus: | Pilemia |
| Species: | P. arida |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilemia arida Lazarev, 2023 | |
Pilemia (Pseudopilemia) arida is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lazarev in 2023. It was discovered in Jordan. [1]
Pilemia (Pseudopilemia) arida Lazarev, 2023: 67 [2]
Type locality: Jordan, 14 km WSW Mādabā, Qullat Umm Rusūm Mts, 31°39′47″N35°39′34″E / 31.66306°N 35.65944°E , 660 m.
The name comes from the Latin “arida” - 'dry', as an essential character of the native landscape.
Imagoes were observed in mountain semidesert on Eremostachys laciniata at the end of March and beginning of April.