Pilemia arida

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Pilemia arida
Pilemia arida (Holotype, male).jpg
Pilemia arida (Holotype, male).jpg
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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]

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Name

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 / 31.66306; 35.65944 , 660 m.

Etymology

The name comes from the Latin “arida” - 'dry', as an essential character of the native landscape.

Pilemia arida (Paratype, female) Pilemia arida (Paratype, female).jpg
Pilemia arida (Paratype, female)

Biology

Imagoes were observed in mountain semidesert on Eremostachys laciniata at the end of March and beginning of April.

References

  1. Biolib.cz - Pilemia arida.
  2. Lazarev M.A. 2023. NTaxonomy notes on Pilemia (PseudopilemiaKasatkin, 2018) with descriptions of a new species and two new subspecies (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Studies and Reports. Taxonomical Series Volume 19. No 1: 63–86. doi : 10.5281/zenodo.7811946.