- Xylocleptes bispinus
Taxobox
image_caption = Female (left) and male (right) animal
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =
classis =Insecta
ordo =Coleoptera
familia =Curculionidae
genus =Xylocleptes
species = Xylocleptes bispinus
binomial =
binomial_authority =Xylocleptes bispinus is a
snout beetle from the subfamily of Scolytinae. It builds its nests in the bark ofclematis shrubs.Characteristics
The beetles grow to a length of 2.3 to 2.4
millimetre s and feature a cylindrical body. Thenotum is granular in the fore part and dotted in the rear section, whereby the "dots" are constituted by small hollows. Seen from above, the notum shields the insect's head. The males' elytra's onsets are emarginated. The rear parts of the males' elytra featura a sharp spike each, the femaleimago 's elytra have a smooth furrow and a row of grains (sexual dimorphism ). The antennae and final segments of the legs are yellow, the rest of the legs is auburn. The animal is otherwise coloured glossy brown and is hairy.Proliferation
The species can be found in southern, central and eastern Europe as well as in
Denmark andGreat Britain .Life
The bug settles on
clematis vitalba and clematis orientalis, both being climbing shrubs. The larvae eat tunnels along the plant's stem, directly below the thin bark. The species is polygamous.A pest control is not needed.
References
*Translation/ref|de|Waldreben-Borkenkäfer|oldid=50734579
Bibliography
* Sabine Grüne: "Handbuch zur Bestimmung der europäischen Borkenkäfer" Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Hannover 1979, ISBN 3-7944-0103-4 de icon
*Edmund Reitter : "Fauna Germanica - Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches." 5 volumes, Stuttgart K. G. Lutz 1908 - 1916, Digitale Bibliothek vol. 134, Directmedia Publishing, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89853-534-7 de icon
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