Pogonocherus (Pityphilus) decoratus Fairmaire, 1855

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: POGONOCHERINI
Pogonocherus decoratus
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:4 - 6 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:March - October
Host plant:prefers Pinus, but also in Picea or Abies
Distribution:Europe, Russia, Turkey


The depicted beetle was reared from a dead pine (Pinus sylvestris) twig found in Zbečno (Central Bohemia, Czechia).

Collected by M.Hoskovec.


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Pogonocherini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Pogonocherus Dejean, 1821
Subgenus: Pityphilus Mulsant, 1862
Species: Pogonocherus (Pityphilus) decoratus Fairmaire, 1855