Idactus ellioti Gahan, 1890

[= Lasiopezus insularis (Fairmaire, 1893)]

[= Togonius klingi (Kolbe, 1893)]

[= Idactus fasciculosus (Aurivillius, 1903)]

[= Idactus heeringi (Hintz, 1910)]

[= Idactus usambaricus (Hintz, 1910)]

[= Idactus damarensis (Breuning, 1938)]

[= Idactus verdieri (Lepesme & Breuning, 1956)]

[= Falsidactus uluguruensis (Breuning, 1975)]

Idactus ellioti

Information: Idactus ellioti was described from Madagascar by Gahan in 1890. It is widely distributed across Africa, from Ethiopia to the Cape of Good Hope. It exhibits numerous variations and subspecies and predominantly inhabits savannas and seasonal forests.

Body length: 14 - 19 mm
Zoogeographic region: January - December (depends on region)

Distribution: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical

Taxonomic classification:

Familia	Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamilia	Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus	Ancylonotini Lacordaire, 1869
Genus	Idactus Pascoe, 1864
Subgenus	-

Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkäfer Namibias | Adlbauer 2001
Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkäfer Äthiopiens | Adlbauer 2015

Idactus elioti ssp. fasciculosus Aurivillius, 1903 ⇒

[= Idactus fasciculosus Aurivillius, 1903]
[= Idactus usambaricus (Hintz, 1910)] Teocchi & al.2015
[= Falsidactus uluguruensis (Breuning, 1975)]

Information: Idactus ellioti fasciculosus, was originally described from Tanzania by Aurivillius in 1903 as a separate species. However, until 2015, it was mistakenly referred to as Idactus usambaricus. According to the latest work by Teocchi in 2015, it is now considered only a subspecies of Idactus ellioti. This subspecies is commonly found in the savannas of East Africa.

[Idactus konso, described from Arba Minch by Quentin & Villiers in 1981, is very likely a synonym of I. usambaricus, which itself is considered a subspecies of I. ellioti Gahan 1890 (J. Sudre, in litteris).] Adlbauer 2008

Body length: 15 - 17 mm
Peak activity: January - December (depends on region)

Remarks: An uncommon species in Ethiopia. More abundant in dry savannahs in the rest of the range. It is often attracted to a light trap in the evening.