Anaesthetis testacea (Fabricius, 1781)
ssp. testacea (Fabricius, 1781)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DESMIPHORINI

---

[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]

---

Anaesthetis testacea is a common species in Europe. It develops in dead tiny terminal twigs of deciduous trees and shrubs. Juglans and Quercus is very preferred in our climate. Adults can be found on the host-trees and also are attracted by light.

Body length:	6 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years
Adults in:	May - August
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees (Castanea, Juglans, Quercus, Corylus, Rubus etc.)
Distribution:	Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey

The depicted beetles were collected in: (MR) - Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area (Central Bohemia, Czechia) in May 2021; (NR) - Hungary in May 2020.

Collected by Miroslav Polcar and Nikola Rahmé

---

[Photo © Nikola Rahmé]

---

[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]

---

Subfamilia	Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus	Desmiphorini Thomson, 1860
Genus	Anaesthetis Dejean, 1835
Species	Anaesthetis testacea (Fabricius, 1781)
Species	Anaesthetis testacea testacea (Fabricius, 1781)