ssp. antilope (Schönherr, 1817)
Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CLYTINI
[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]
In Central Europe is Xylotrechus antilope a relatively abundant species in oak forests at lower altitudes, in mid-altitudes occurs only in xerothermic locations with residues of acidophilous oak-dominated woodland. Development in deciduous trees with strong preferrence of oak (Quercus ssp.). Larvae feed under the bark and in the dead wood of branches and trunks (see galleries in oak wood). Life-cycle 2 years with pupation in spring in the wood or in the bark.
Body length: 7 - 15 mm Life cycle: 2 years Adults in: May - August Host plant: prefers oaks (Quercus spp.), occasionaliy in beech (Fagus sylvatica) and birch (Betula spp.) Distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, North Africa, Near East, Iran
The mounted beetles were collected in Stará Boleslav (Central Bohemia, Czech Republic) on branches of a freshly felled oak tree (Quercus robur). The depicted living beetle was reared from larva found in a dead oak (Quercus sp.) in Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area (Central Bohemia, Czechia) in winter 2021.Collected by M. Hoskovec and Miroslav Polcar
[Photo © M. Hoskovec]
[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]
Subfamilia: Cerambycinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Clytini Mulsant, 1839
Genus: Xylotrechus Chevrolat, 1860
Species: Xylotrechus antilope (Schönherr, 1817)
Subspecies: Xylotrechus antilope antilope (Schönherr, 1817)