Stenopterus ater (Linnaeus, 1767)

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: STENOPTERINI

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[Photo © M.Hoskovec]

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Body length:	6 - 14 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years
Adults in:	June - August
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees (Pistacia, Ceratonia, Ostrya, Carpinus, Ulmus, Prunus etc.)
Distribution:	South Europe, North Africa, Crimea

The depicted mounted beetles were collected on flowers (Apiaceae) in Torre del Orso (Puglia prov., SE Italy). The living specimen was reared from a larva found in a dead Ficus carica collected in Az Zintan (Lybia, Jabal Nefusah).

Collected by M.Hoskovec and Jean-Claude Ringenbach

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[Photo © Jean-Claude Ringenbach]

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Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Stenopterini Fairmaire, 1868
Genus: Stenopterus Illiger, 1804
Species: Stenopterus ater (Linnaeus, 1767)