Pogonocherus hispidulus

Pogonocherus hispidulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Tribe:	Pogonocherini
Genus:	Pogonocherus
Species:	P. hispidulus
Binomial name
	Pogonocherus hispidulus; (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
Synonyms
	Cerambyx hispidulus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783; Eupogonocherus hispidulus (Piller & Mitterpacher) Villiers, 1978; Pogonocherus bidentatus Thomson, 1765; Cerambyx hispidus (Linnaeus) Fabricius, 1775; Lamia hispida (Linnaeus) Laicharting, 1784; Pogonocherus dentatus (Geoffroy) Sériziat, 1880; Pogonocherus pilosus (Fabricius) Shuck, 1840;

Pogonocherus hispidulus, the greater thorn-tipped longhorn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorns beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Description

Pogonocherus hispidulus can reach a length of 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in). The basic color of the body is gray-black, with a wide whitish transverse band on scutellum. It has white marked antennae and a long tooth at the apex of each elytron. Adults can be found from April until August. The larvae are polyphagous, feeding in deciduous trees on small dead branches and dead twigs. The development usually takes two years.

Distribution

This beetle is present in most of Europe, in Caucasus, Russia, the Near East and in Turkey.

Habitat

This species lives on deciduous trees and shrubs.

References

External links

Media related to Pogonocherus hispidulus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pogonocherus hispidulus at Wikispecies
Nature spot
InvertebrateIreland Online

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