Biology:Phytoecia nigricornis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Phytoecia nigricornis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Saperdini
Genus: Phytoecia
Species:
P. nigricornis
Binomial name
Phytoecia nigricornis
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Saperda nigricornis Fabricius, 1781
  • Saperda canaliculata Fröhlich, 1793
  • Saperda suturalis Fabricius, 1792 nec 1787
  • Cerambyx melanocerus Gmelin, 1790

Phytoecia nigricornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe. It measures between 8 and 13 mm (0.31 and 0.51 in). It feeds on Glebionis segetum, Solidago virgaurea, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia sieversiana, Leucanthemum vulgare, and Tanacetum vulgare.[1]

Varietas

  • Phytoecia nigricornis var. solidaginis Bach, 1856
  • Phytoecia nigricornis var. julii Mulsant, 1863

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Phytoecia nigricornis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

Wikidata ☰ Q1147841 entry