Pogonocherus hispidulus

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

Pogonocherus hispidulus
Pogonocherus hispidulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Pogonocherus
Species:
P. hispidulus
Binomial name
Pogonocherus hispidulus
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

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


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