| Pogonocherus hispidus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Tribe: | Pogonocherini |
| Genus: | Pogonocherus |
| Species: | P. hispidus |
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| Pogonocherus hispidus | |
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Pogonocherus hispidus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx . It has a wide distribution throughout Europe and North Africa. It contains the varietas Pogonocherus hispidus var. rufescens. [1]
P. hispidus feeds on Cornus sanguinea , Corylus avellana , Ilex aquifolium , Hedera helix , and Euonymus europaeus . It serves as a host for several parasitoid wasp species, including Dolichomitus agnoscendus , Eurytoma morio , Ephialtes manifestator , Lestricus secalis , and Cenocoelius aartseni . It measures between 4 and 6 mm (0.16 and 0.24 in). [1]