Morimus asper (Sulzer, 1776)

primarily on Fagus

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 17.vi.2019 © Laurens van der Linde

anther imago

frontal view

parasite

Larvae in dead wood.

host plants

polyphagous

Abies alba, cephalonica; Acer pseudoplatanis; Ailanthus; Alnus glutinosa; Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus, orientalis; Castanea sativa; Cedrus libani; Corylus avellana; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; Hedera; Juglans regia; Larix; Ostrya carpinifolia; Picea abies; Pinus nigra, radiata; Populus alba, x canadensis, carolinensis, nigra, tremula; Prunus avium; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Pyrus communis; Quercus cerris, dalechampii, faginea, frainetto, ilex, petraea, pubescens, robur, rubra; Robinia pseudoacacia; Salix alba, caprea; Tilia, Ulmus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

larva

see Doychev ao (2017a).

synonyms

Morimus, Morinus, funereus (Mulsant, 1863).

references

Baviera, Bellavista, Altadonna ao (2017a), Doychev, Topalov, Zaemdzhikova, ao (2017a, 2018a), Faggi, Nappini & Biscaccianti (2010a), Georgiev, Doychev, Simov, ao (2013a), Georgiev, Simov, Stojanova & Doychev (2005a), González Peña, Vives i Noguera & de Sousa Zuzarte (2007a), Hellrig (2010c), Kovács & Hegyessy (1995a), Kovács, Hegyessy & Medvegy (1999a) , Kovács, Muskovits & Hegyessy (2000a), Lencina Gutiérrez, Muñoz Batet, González Peña & Soler Padem (2004a), Manu, Băncilă, Lotrean, ao (2019a), Petruzziello & Migliorini (2019a), Plewa, Łoś & Górski (2011a), Sláma (1998a).