Pilemia arida

Pilemia arida
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]

Name

Pilemia (Pseudopilemia) arida Lazarev, 2023: 67[2]

Type locality: Jordan, 14 km WSW Mādabā, Qullat Umm Rusūm Mts, 31°39′47″N 35°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.

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 (Pseudopilemia Kasatkin, 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.
  • Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H.: TITAN: Cerambycidae database.
  • Danilevsky, M. & Lazarev, M.: http://cerambycidae.net/.
  • Zenodo PDF
  • Media related to Pilemia arida at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Pilemia arida at Wikispecies