Pilemia (Pseudopilemia) arida is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lazarev in 2023. It is known from Jordan.[1]

Pilemia arida
Pilemia arida (Holotype, male).jpg
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Pilemia
Species:
P. arida
Binomial name
Pilemia arida
Lazarev, 2023

Name

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Pilemia (Pseudopilemia) arida Lazarev, 2023: 67[2]

Type locality: Jordan, 14 km WSW Mādabā, Qullat Umm Rusūm Mts, 31°39′47″N 35°39′34″E / 31.66306°N 35.65944°E / 31.66306; 35.65944, 660 m.

Etymology

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The name comes from the Latin “arida” - 'dry', as an essential character of the native landscape.

 
Pilemia arida (Paratype, female)

Biology

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Imagoes were observed in mountain semidesert on Eremostachys laciniata at the end of March and beginning of April.

References

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  1. ^ Biolib.cz - Pilemia arida.
  2. ^ Lazarev M.A. 2023. NTaxonomy notes on Pilemia (Pseudopilemia Kasatkin, 2018) with descriptions of a new species and two new subspecies (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Studies and Reports. Taxonomical Series Volume 19. No 1: 63–86. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7811946.
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