Anaesthetis testacea (Fabricius, 1781)
ssp. testacea (Fabricius, 1781)

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DESMIPHORINI

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[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]

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Anaesthetis testacea is a common species in Europe. It develops in dead tiny terminal twigs of deciduous trees and shrubs. Juglans and Quercus is very preferred in our climate. Adults can be found on the host-trees and also are attracted by light.

Body length:	6 - 10 mm
Life cycle:	1 - 2 years
Adults in:	May - August
Host plant:	polyphagous in deciduous trees (Castanea, Juglans, Quercus, Corylus, Rubus etc.)
Distribution:	Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey

The depicted beetle was collected in Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area (Central Bohemia, Czechia).

Collected by Miroslav Polcar

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[Photo © Milan Lovětínský]

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Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Desmiphorini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Anaesthetis Dejean, 1835
Species: Anaesthetis testacea (Fabricius, 1781)
Subspecies: Anaesthetis testacea testacea (Fabricius, 1781)