Chlorophorus figuratus

Chlorophorus figuratus
	Chlorophorus figuratus. Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Chlorophorus
Species:	C. figuratus
Binomial name
	Chlorophorus figuratus; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	List Cerambyx arietis Voet, 1778 ; Cerambyx figuratu s Scopoli, 1763 ; Cerambyx (callidium) leucozonias Gmelin, 1790 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Brustel, Berger & Cocquempot, 2003 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Coache, 2003 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Demelt, 1982 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Denux, 2005 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Diego Barquín & Martínez-Porres Cáceres, 2005 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Echevarría Mayo, 2003 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Fuchs & Bussler, 2007 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Goggi, 2006 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Goggi, 2007 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Gressitt, 1951 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Hua, 2002 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Iablokoff, 1950 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Iablokoff, 1954 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Landemaine, 1999 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Mouthiez & Péru, 2008 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Pedroni, 1999 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Sama, 2003 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Sama, Ringenbach & Rejzek, 2005 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Sautière, 2005 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Simon, 2007 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Simon, 2008 ; Chlorophorus figuratus Villiers, 1978 ; Clytanthus figuratus Gouillard, 2003 ; Clytanthus figuratus Marquet, 1899 ; Clytus cordiger Aragona, 1830 ; Clytus plebejum Fabricius, 1781 ; Clytus plebejus Fabricius, 1801;

Chlorophorus figuratus is a species of round-necked longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae.

Etymology

The genus name Chlorophorus derives from the Greek word chlorós meaning "green" and phorós meaning "wearing", while the specific name figuratus means "decorated with figures".^[3]

Distribution

This widespread beetle is present in most of Europe (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland), and in the eastern Palearctic realm (Kazakhstan, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Iran).^[4]^[5]

Habitat

These beetles mainly inhabit meadows and sunny forest edges.

Description

Chlorophorus figuratus can reach a length of 8–13 millimetres (0.31–0.51 in).^[5] The body is elongated and cylindrical. The pronotum is about as wide as the elytra. The elytra are cut off at the end. Head, pronotum and elytra are black or brownish and the elytrae show various hairy gray stripes.

This species is rather similar to Chlorophorus sartor, but in C. sartor the gray humeral stripe is missing.

Biology

Adults can be encountered from May through Augusty.,^[3] completing their life cycle in two year.^[5] Larvae are polyphagous in deciduous trees.^[5] They mainly feed on hazel (Corylus avellana), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), wild plum (Prunus domestica), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and spindle (Euonymus europaeus).^[6] The adults can be easily encountered on Apiaceae species.

References

^ Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H. (software) (2012) Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes (in French)
^ Catalogue of life
^ ^a ^b Kerbtier – Beetles Fauna of Germany
^ Fauna europaea
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoskovec M., Rejzek M.: Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palearctic region
^ Biolib

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[1] Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H. (software) (2012) Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes (in French)

[2] Catalogue of life

[kerbtier-3] Kerbtier – Beetles Fauna of Germany

[4] Fauna europaea

[ceram-5] Hoskovec M., Rejzek M.: Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palearctic region

[6] Biolib

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