Size:
4-6.5 mm (Coll. JCR).
Host plant: Carduus, Cirsium.
Distribution: Mediterranean. Morocco to Egypt.
Cyrenaica and Tripolitania.
Tripolitania:
Al Aziziyah, 09/05/2003; Tarhunah, 08/05/2004; Yafren, 20/04/2005,
P. Weill Leg.
Cyrenaica:
Ra's al Hilal, 21/04/2003; 50 km north of Al Makhili, 07/05/2004.