Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 1950

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44. Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 1950

Lybicisca Kuzin, 1954 . Type species: Mylabris sanguinolenta Olivier, 1811 , by original designation.

Type species. Mylabris circum exa Chevrolat, 1837 (= Mylabris paykulli

Billberg, 1813), by monotypy. 18 spp.

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Geographic distribution. From North Africa (Mediterranean, Saharan, W and

E Sahelian regions) to the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula, and east to SW

India. There are doubtful records from Turkestan, S Spain and the Baleares Islands.

References

Taxonomy. Escherich (1899); Soumacov (1915); Pardo Alcaide (1950, 1954a); Kuzin (1954); Biondi et al. (1988); Bologna and Coco (1991 revision and key to species).

Bionomics. Cros (1927b, 1940b); Bologna and Coco (1991).

Larvae. Cros (1917a, 1927b, 1940b); MacSwain (1956); Bologna and Coco (1991).

Pharmacology. Beauregard (1890).