Distribution: North Africa
from Egypt to Mauritania.
ssp. heydeni (Tripolitania),
ssp. luctuosus (Cyrenaica, Tripolitania),
ssp. valdani (Fazzan).
Size:
10-20 mm
Tripolitania:
Sidi as Sa'ih, 27/02/2004, JCR Leg.; Al
Aziziyah, 13/03/2003, JCR Leg.; Qasr Bin
Gashir, 25/03/2002, JCR Leg.; Wadi Labeter
(Suq al Ahad), 20/02/2004, JCR Leg. NW Tarunah,
18/03/2005, PW Leg.; South Surman, 02/03/2005,
PW Leg.
Common in spring in sandy habitats, active
in day time.
JCR
28/12/2003