Xylotrechus ibex

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Xylotrechus ibex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Xylotrechus
Species:
X. ibex
Binomial name
Xylotrechus ibex
(Gebler, 1825)
Synonyms [2]

Clytus ibexGebler, 1825
Clytus fugitivusThieme, 1881
Clytus rectangulusMotschulsky, 1875
Clytus angulosusMotschulsky, 1875
Clytus fugitivusThieme, 1881
Clytus rectangulusMotschulsky, 1875

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Xylotrechus ibex is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [3] It was first described in 1825 by Friedrich August von Gebler as Clytus ibex. [2] [3] [4]

It is found in China, Korea, Japan, and Russia. [5] In Europe it is found in Germany, Poland, Finland and Belarus. [6]

It has a life cycle of one to two years, with adults appearing from June to August [6]

Recorded host plant families are: Betulaceae ( Alnus hirsute; , A. japonica , Betula ermani, B. grossa, B. maximowicziana, Betula platyphylla var. japonica, and Salicaceae (various Populus species). [5] Another listed host is Alnus glutinosa. [6]

IUCN lists this species as "near threatened", because its area of occupancy is unlikely to be much more than 2,000 km² and it has a severely fragmented distribution. Its habitat is very old broad-leaved trees. Such trees are declining. Hence it is thought that the population is decreasing. [1] It is threatened additionally by the creation of transport corridors and by logging. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tykarski, P., Putchkov, A. & Mannerkoski, I. (2010). "Xylotrechus ibex (Europe assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T157480A5078612. Retrieved 19 August 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Species Detail - Xylotrechus ibex)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. 1 2 "Xylotrechus ibex (Gebler, 11825)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  4. Gebler, Friedrich August. (1825)IV. Coleopterorum Sibiriae Species Novae. Essais Entomologiques4: 42-57. St. Petersbourg
  5. 1 2 Young-Eun Han; Dong-Pyeo Lyu (30 June 2010). "Taxonomic Review of the Genus Xylotrechus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Korea with a Newly Recorded Species". Korean Journal of Applied Entomology. 49 (2): 69–82. doi:10.5656/KSAE.2010.49.2.069. ISSN   1225-0171. Wikidata   Q135903654.
  6. 1 2 3 "Xylotrechus ibex". www.cerambyx.uochb.cz. Retrieved 2025-08-19.