Exocentrus (Exocentrus) punctipennis Mulsant et Guillebeau, 1856

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: ACANTHOCININI
Exocentrus punctipennis
[Photo © F.Kovařík]
Exocentrus punctipennis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]



Body length:3.5 - 6 mm
Life cycle:1 - 2 years
Adults in:May - August
Host plant:elm (Ulmus spp.)
Distribution:Europe except North, Caucasus, Turkey


The mounted beetle (left) was reared from a dead elm (Ulmus sp.) branch found in Břeclav (South Moravia, Czech Republic). The living beetle was beaten from a dying elm (Ulmus sp.) near Perivoli (SW of Corfu Island, Greece).

Collected by M.Hoskovec


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Acanthocinini Blanchard, 1845
Genus: Exocentrus Dejean, 1835
Subgenus: Exocentrus Dejean, 1835
Species: Exocentrus (Exocentrus) punctipennis Mulsant et Guillebeau, 1856