Pogonocherus ovatus

Pogonocherus ovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Tribe:	Pogonocherini
Genus:	Pogonocherus
Species:	P. ovatus
Binomial name
	Pogonocherus ovatus; (Goeze, 1777)
Synonyms
	Cerambyx ovalis Gmelin, 1790; Cerambyx ovatus Goeze, 1777 nec Sulzer, 1776; Lamia ovalis (Gmelin, 1790); Pityphilus ovatus (Goeze, 1777); Pogonocherus multipunctatus Georg, 1857; Pogonocherus ovalis (Gmelin, 1790); Pogonocherus schlumbergeri Dufour, 1851; Pogonocherus scutellaris Mulsant, 1846;

Pogonocherus ovatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1777, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe, although it has become extinct in several countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. It measures between 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in). It contains the varietas Pogonocherus ovatus var. subovatus.^[1]

P. ovatus feeds on Corylus avellana, Abies alba, Abies cephalonica, Ilex aquifolium, and Castanea sativa.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b BioLib.cz - Pogonocherus ovatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

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