Jump to content

Glischrochilus quadripunctatus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glischrochilus quadripunctatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Glischrochilus
Species:
G. quadripunctatus
Binomial name
Glischrochilus quadripunctatus

Glischrochilus quadripunctatus, commonly known as the European bark beetle predator is a species of beetle in the genus Glischrochilus of the family Nitidulidae.[1]

Description

[edit]

The species is approximately 4–6 mm in length and is a uniform dark colouration on its head, thorax and abdomen. It has four prominent orange blotches on the elytra. The body of G. quadripunctatus is smooth and shiny and the rear edge of the thorax is narrower than the elytra.[2]

It is very similar in appearance to Glischrochilus hortensis.[2]

Distribution

[edit]

It is one of the three species of Glischrochilus found in the United Kingdom[3] and has a wide distribution in England, Wales, and Scotland.[1]

Habitat

[edit]

It is active all-year round, but most often found in the months March to November around conifers.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Glischrochilus (Glischrochilus) quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)". National Biodiversity Network. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Chinery, M. (2012). Insects of Britain and Western Europe (Revised 3rd ed.). Bloomsbury. p. 274.
  3. ^ "Glischrochilus hortensis". NatureSpot. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
[edit]