According to Piero Leo, the group of species or subspecies referred to as Pimelia consobrina and expiata and ssp, here grouped under consobrina needs revision.

Tripolitania: Derj (Al Hamada al Hamra), 27/09/2003 (left, P. consobrina confalonierii).
Syrtica: Mabruk (Sirt Basin), 22/06/2003.
Fazzan: P. consobrina expiata (right, = P. retrospinosa expiata); Bir Sakhn (Ghat), 21/02/2002 & 05/04/2004; East Akakus, 21/10/2001. Very common in Akakus, also collected in Waw al Kebir, east of the Edeyen Murzuq but never seen in the Messak massif.