Phloeotribus scarabaeoides (Bernard, 1788)
olive bark beetle
on Olea, etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults in the bark of young branches of living trees, but even more of discarded pruning wood.
host plants
Oleaceae, oligophagous
Fraxinus angustiufolia, excelsior; Olea europaea; Phillyrea; Syringa vulgaris.
But also Pistacia lentiscus; Rhamnus alaternus.
distribution within Europe
references
Athanasíou & Zárpas (0000a), Gonzalez & Campos (1994a), Lombardero (1995a), Mifsud & Knížek (2009a), Nikulina, Mandelshtam, Petrov, ao (2015a).