Evodinus clathratus

Evodinus clathratus is a species of beetles in the family Cerambycidae.

Evodinus clathratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Evodinus
Species:
E. clathratus
Binomial name
Evodinus clathratus
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Mounted specimen

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe and in Russia.[3][4][5][6] Evodinus clathratus is a typical mountain species, widespread in the Alps, at an elevation up to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level.

Description

Evodinus clathratus can reach a body length of about 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in).[5] These beetles have a narrow black head. The black pronotum is narrow, rough and strongly punctuated. The elytra are black with reddish yellowish dots on the base. The legs are typically partially reddish, though it is an extremely variable species in terms of markings on the elytra and in coloring of the legs.[7]

Biology

The life cycle of these beetles is two to three years. Adults can be found from May to July. They frequently feed on nectar of Aruncus vulgaris.[5] The larvae are polyphagous in coniferous trees. They develop in decayed branches and trunks of spruce (especially Picea abies),[2] beech, willow, and alder.[7]

References
  1. Fabricius Johann Christian (1793) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus, Hafniae, C. G. Proft 1 (2): xx + 1–538.
  2. Biolib
  3. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life
  4. IRD - Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes
  5. Cerambycidae – Longhorn beetles of West Palearctic refion
  6. Fauna Europaea
  7. INPN
  • Fabricius Johann Christian (1801) Systema eleutheratorum secundum ordines, genera, species : adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus, Bibliopoli Academici Novi, Kiliae 2: 1–687.
  • Hoffmann Adolphe (1909) Coleopterologische Sammelreise nach Kärnten. (Schluß.), Entomologische Blätter, Nürnberg 5 (7): 150–153.
  • Zimsen Ella (1964) The type material of I. C. Fabricius., Copenhagen, Munksgaard 656 pp.
  • Goggi Gianpietro (2006) Indagine faunistica sui Cerambicidi (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) della Valsassina (Lecco, Lombardia), Giornale Italiano di Entomologia, Cremona 11: 315–323.


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