| Stenurella melanura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Stenurella |
| Species: | S. melanura |
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| Stenurella melanura | |
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Stenurella melanura is a flower longhorn beetle species of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.
Subspecies and varietas include: [1]
This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Oriental realm, and in the Near East. [2] [3]
It is present in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. [4]
These beetles inhabit sunny forest edges, mixed coniferous forests, spruce pine forests and alpine and mountain pastures.
Stenurella melanura can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in). [3] This beetle has a very narrow and rather long body. The antennae are about as long as the body. The head, pronotum and abdomen are black. The elytra are yellow-brown in males, with a black colored tip. In the females the elytra are reddish. The elytral suture is often black-colored, especially in the females, while the slender males have a darker tip and the black drawing is somewhat less pronounced.
Both females and males can mate several times, and the males often remain on the female to prevent her from interacting with other males. Larvae develop in rotten wood of deciduous and coniferous trees, especially Castanea sativa . [3] Adults can be encountered from May through September, [3] completing their life cycle in two years. [3] They are very common flower-visitors, especially Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar.
Calosoma sycophanta, the forest caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae.
Lepturinae, the lepturine beetles, is a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae), containing about 150 genera worldwide. This lineage is most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere. Until recently the subfamily Necydalinae was included within the lepturines, but this has been recently recognized as a separate subfamily. Nine tribes are usually recognized today, with a tenth, Caraphiini, created in 2016. A few genera are of uncertain placement within the subfamily.
Brachyta interrogationis is the species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family. This species was described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae under the name Leptura interrogationis.
Gaurotes virginea is a species of the Lepturinae subfamily in the long-horned beetle family.
Pachyta quadrimaculata is a species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family.
Clytus rhamni is a species of round-necked longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae.
Pachytodes cerambyciformis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.
Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.
Rutpela maculata, the spotted longhorn, is a beetle species of flower longhorns of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae.
Stenopterus rufus is a beetle species of round-necked longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae.
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Agapanthia is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae.
Stenurella is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae.
Cantharis livida is a species of soldier beetle belonging to the genus Cantharis family Cantharidae.
Anastrangalia dubia is a species of beetle of family Cerambycidae.
Stenurella bifasciata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
Pogonocherus is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae.
Alosterna tabacicolor is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae.
Grammoptera ruficornis is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae.
Lepturini is a tribe of flower longhorns in the family Cerambycidae.
