Arhopalus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

rust pine borer

on Pinus, etc.

parasite

Larvae in dry dead wood.

host plants

Pinaceae, oligophagous

Abies; Larix; Picea abies; Pinus halepensis, nigra & subsp. laricio, sylvestris; Pseudotsuga menziesii.

Also Juniperus; preference for Pinus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

synonyms

Arhopalus tristis (Fabricius, 1787).

references

Barševskis & Savenkov (2013a), Baviera, Bella & Turrisi (2005a), Baviera, Bellavista, Altadonna ao (2017a), Boone, Grégoire & Drumont (2015a), Bringmann (2001a), Doychev, Topalov, Zaemdjikova, ao (2017a), González Peña, Vives i Noguera & de Sousa Zuzarte (2007a), Hellrigl (2010c), Kovács & Hegyessy (1995a), Kovács, Hegyessy & Soltész (1995a), Kovács, Muskovits & Hegyessy (2000a), Serrano (1988a), Sláma (1998a), Sláma & Slámová (1997a), Szczepański, Szczepański, Czerwiński & Woźniak (2017a), Tamutis & Alekseev (2022a), Verdugo Paez (2004a), Wang, Mao, Chen. ao (2020a).