Anthaxia congregata

Size: 8.5-11.5 mm (Coll. JCR).
Host plant: Acacia tortilis.
Life cycle: 1-2 years, adults in May-October in western Sahara (Mateu, 1972)
Distribution: Central and NW Sahara, Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Somalia.
New record for Libya: Fazzan and Tripolitania.

Fazzan: Tehi-n-Tamellelt, 05-10/07/2002; I-n-Elobu, 26/08/2003 and 10/09/2003. Ex larva from Acacia tortilis, JCR Leg.
Tripolitania: As Sdadah (west of Sirt Gulf), July 2004, ex larva Acacia tortilis, JCR Leg. Bani Whalid,08/2007, Ex Larva Acacia tortilis, PW Leg.