Pilemia arida

Pilemia arida
	Pilemia arida (Holotype, male).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
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 is known from Jordan.^[1]

Name[edit]

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[edit]

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

Biology[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Biolib.cz - Pilemia arida.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

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

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[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.

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