Size:
5-12 mm.
Host plant: roots and stems of
Lamiaceae, Brassicaceae.
Life cycle: 2 years. Adults in February
to July.
Distribution: Mediterranean
area from North Africa and Portugal to Caucasus, Syria, Iran,
Iraq, Israel.
Libya: Tripolitania and Cyrenaica.
Tripolitania: Tarhunah, 16/02/2002 and 25/03/2003; Az Zahrah,
13/03/2003; Sidi as Sa'ih, 27/02/2004. Cyrenaica: Tukrah, 17/04/2003..Common
in February-March.