Phymatodes (Phymatoderus) glabratus (Charpentier,1825)
[= Reitteroderus glabratus (Charpentier, 1825)]

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE  /  Tribus: CALLIDIINI
Phymatodes glabratus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:5 - 9 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:March - June
Host plant:juniper (Juniperus), rarely in Cupressus or Pinus
Distribution:Europe except North, Algeria, NW Caucasus


The depicted beetle was reared from larva collected in a dead juniper (Juniperus communis) branch. It was found near Čachtice (Central Slovakia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Callidiini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Phymatodes Plavilshtshikov, 1934
Subgenus: Phymatoderus Reitter, 1913
Species: Phymatodes (Phymatoderus) glabratus (Charpentier,1825)