Catoeme tessellata Aurivillius, 1908

Drumont, Alain, Adlbauer, Karl, Tavakilian, Gérard, Schimrosczyk, David, Reinhard, Johanna E. & Constant, Jérôme, 2024, Illustrated and commented checklist of the longhorn beetles of Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve in the Kalahari, Namibia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 151, pp. 1-35 : 8

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scientific name	Catoeme tessellata Aurivillius, 1908
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Catoeme tessellata Aurivillius, 1908 View in CoL – tribe Xystrocerini

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ETYMOLOGY

Latin: mosaic or patchwork of small squares.

SIZE

Previous records: 15–18 mm; Kuzikus specimens (n=18): 10.5-17 mm.

PERIOD OF ADULT ACTIVITY

Augustus; in Kuzikus: September, October.

MATERIAL EXAMINED

NAMIBIA • 14 ex.; Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve ; 23°14’17”S 18°23’29”E; 17 Sep.–5 Oct. 2012; light trap; J. Constant, V. Sougnez & N. Maes leg.; I.G.: 32.223; RBINS & MZI GoogleMaps • 4 ex.; same collection data as for preceding; 30 Sep.–5 Oct. 2012; J. Constant leg.; I.G.: 32.223; RBINS GoogleMaps .

DISTRIBUTION

Botswana, Namibia and Republic of South Africa.

NOTES

From the eight species composing the genus Catoeme Aurivillius, 1908 , only two, C. brincki Tippmann, 1959 and C. tessellata are reported from Namibia. Our collecting data in spring extends the flight period of the species.