Xylosteus spinolae Frivaldszky, 1838
[= Xylosteus spinolae spinolae Frivaldszky, 1838]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI
Xylosteus spinolae

[Photo © Lech Kruszelnicki]
Body length:12 - 16 mm
Life cycle:2 years
Adults in:April - July
Host plant:mainly in hazel (Corylus avellana)
Distribution:Austria, NE Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Turkey


The depicted mounted beetles were collected in Karawanken Alpen Mts. (South Austria). The living beetle was collected in Velebit Mts. (Croatia) in 2014.


Xylosteus spinolae
[Photo © Tamás Németh]



 
SubfamiliaLepturinae Latreille, 1802
TribusXylosteini Reitter, 1913
GenusXylosteus Frivaldsky, 1838
SpeciesXylosteus spinolae Frivaldszky, 1838