Idactus
African Idactus
LamiinaeAncylonotini
W. Palearctic spp.
2
Body length
8–18 mm
Activity
Diurnal
Flight season
Summer–Autumn
Overwinters as
larva
Larva type
MRTVE_TV
Biotope
forest-saproxylic
Overview
Idactus
*Idactus* Pascoe, 1864 is a small genus of robust, densely pubescent longhorn beetles associated exclusively with *Ficus* (Moraceae) across tropical Africa. Adults are cryptically coloured and range from 8 to 18 mm in length, with large emarginate eyes and filiform antennae. Larvae develop subcortically and into the wood of dead or dying host trees over one to three years. The genus is predominantly diurnal to crepuscular, with adults observed on host plant stems and beneath bark from May to August.
Seasonal activity
Flight season: Summer–Autumn
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Green = active months · Orange = peak
Host plants
Primary hosts: wood
Ficus
⚑ Conservation note: none