Necydalis (Necydalis) ulmi Chevrolat, 1838

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: NECYDALINI
Necydalis ulmi

[Photo © David Navrátil & 8K postprocessing Michal Hoskovec]

Necydalis ulmi Chevrolat, 1838 is a remarkable longhorn beetle species of the West-Palaearctic region. The species is distributed throughout Central and South Europe, and the Caucasus, reaching the Transcaucasian region, and requires old well preserved broad-leaved forests growing in altitudes ranging from 0 to 800 metres above sea level. A paper dealing with larval nutrition and female oviposition preferences of some Necydalis species was written by Rejzek and Vlasák [❖]. More detail information about biology of Necydalis ulmi, You can find in Necydalis ulmi - habitat and biology page.

Body length:18 - 35 mm
Life cycle:3 - 4 years
Adults in:June - August
Host plant:polyphagous in deciduous trees (Fagus, Ulmus, Castanea, Carpinus, Celtis etc.)
Distribution:Central and South Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia


The living beetle (MH) was found in a hollow trunk of an old living beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in Bezděz Mt. (North Bohemia, Czechia). The mounted beetles vere captured in Vysoké Chvojno environs (East Bohemia, Czechia) on June 22, 2007. The living beetles (TN) were captured in Hungary on July 7, 2018.

Collected by M.Hoskovec, David Navrátil and Tamás Németh


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Rejzek M. and Vlasák J.:
Larval nutrition and female oviposition preferences of Necydalis ulmi Chevrolat, 1838.
Biocosme Mésogéen (Nice) 16 (1-2): 55-66, 2000.

Sláma M.E.F.:
Tesaříkovití – Cerambycidae České republiky a Slovenské republiky / Cerambycidae of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.
Milan Sláma private printing, Krhanice, 383pp [pages 183-184], 1998 [ISBN: 80-238-2627-1]. [download pdf icon]


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Necydalis ulmi ♂ [Photo © Michal Hoskovec]
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Necydalis ulmi ♂ [Photo © Tamás Németh]
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Necydalis ulmi ♂+ ♀ [Photo © Tamás Németh]


 
SubfamiliaNecydalinae Latreille, 1825
TribusNecydalini Latreille, 1825
GenusNecydalis Linnaeus, 1758
SubgenusNecydalis Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesNecydalis (Necydalis) ulmi Chevrolat, 1838