Glischrochilus quadripunctatus

Glischrochilus quadripunctatus, commonly known as the European Bark Beetle Predator is a species of beetle in the genus Glischrochilus of the family Nitidulidae.[1]

Glischrochilus quadripunctatus
Glischrochilus quadripunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Nitidulidae
Genus:
Glischrochilus
Subgenus:
Glischrochilus
Species:
G. quadripunctatus
Binomial name
Glischrochilus quadripunctatus

Description

The species is approximately 4–6 mm in length and is a uniform dark colouration on its head, thorax and abdomen. It has four prominent orange blotches on the elytra. The body of G. quadripunctatus is smooth and shiny and the rear edge of the thorax is narrower than the elytra.[2]

It is very similar in appearance to Glischrochilus hortensis.[2]

Elevations of Glischrochilus quadripunctatus
  • Side
  • Front
  • Underneath

Distribution

It is one of the three species of Glischrochilus found in the United Kingdom[3] and has a wide distribution in England, Wales, and Scotland.[1]

Habitat

It is active all-year round, but most often found in the months March to November around conifers.[2]

References
  1. "Glischrochilus (Glischrochilus) quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. Chinery, M. (2012). Insects of Britain and Western Europe (Revised 3rd ed.). Bloomsbury. p. 274.
  3. "Glischrochilus hortensis". NatureSpot. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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