Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Sinai, Syria, Arabia, Iran.
Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fazzan.
(left and two firsts below): one of the most common beetles
in the Akakus and Messak where it can be found active even
in winter, mixed with A. cothurna
montisatri. Wadi Tarzueli (Maghidet), 21/02/2002; East
Akakus, 21/10/2001; Wadi Tilizaghen (Messak Sattafet) 11/01/2003;
Wadi Barjuj (Messak Sattafet), 07/01/2003. Wadi I-n-Haggaren
(Messak Sattafet), 05/01/2003.
(right and third below): desertic environment south of Jabal
Ackdar. East of Al Makhili, 18/04/2003; south of Al Qubbah,
Not seen in Tripolitania in the Jaffarah Plain, along the
shore or in the north of Jabal Nefusah, cited however from
Hamada al Hamra (Mellini and Fiori, 1954).
picture from Cyrenaica (area of Makhili), two other pictures
and prepared specimen from wadi Tlizaghen (Messak Settafet,