Information: Berberomeloe tenebrosus, is a large, dark black species that was described in 2020 by Sánchez et al from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Previously, the species was classified under Berberomeloe majalis Linnaeus, 1758,. Genetics and other differences led the authors to separate a separate species B. tenebrosus found only in the mountains of southern Spain.
Body length: 35 - 45 mm
Peak activity: April - August
Remarks: Berberomeloe tenebrosus is found in Sierra Nevada and Sierra de Los Filabres mountain ranges (provinces of Almería and Granada), within an elevation range from 1250 m (0.6 km west of Ferreira) to 3000 m (surroundings of Pico Veleta), mostly at supra- and oro-Mediterranean bioclimatic levels, and locally at meso- and crioro-Mediterranean levels, with subhumid to humid ombrotypes.
In Sierra Nevada, B. tenebrosus generally inhabits montane open fields such as alpine meadows, open high mountain scrubland and stony soils, dominated by formations of Genista versicolor Boiss. ex Steud. and, at higher elevation, by formations of Juniperus communis L., mainly on siliceous substrate. It can be found also at forest edges, composed mostly of Pinus sylvestris, Quercus pyrenaica and Q. rotundifolia. In the foothills of the northern slopes of Sierra Nevada, at 1250 m, it has been found in almond (Prunus dulcis) fields (pers. obs.). In Sierra de los Filabres (Almería), it is also found in open grasslands with Genista versicolor formations, and on P. sylvestris and Q. rotundifolia forest edges. It has been found feeding on Genista versicolor flowers, although it is probably polyphagous, like most members of the genus (Bologna, 1991). Adults are found from April to August.
Distribution: Spain
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
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Material examined (& observation):
Our observation period: May ~ June
Sampling Methods: in grassy vegetation 
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