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 & subsp. oxycarpa, excelsior; Ligustrum; Olea europaea; Phillyrea latifolia; Syringa vulgaris.
But according to some also Pistacia lentiscus; Rhamnus alaternus.
distribution within Europe
references
Athanasíou & Zárpas (0000a), Gatti (2011a), Gonzalez & Campos (1994a), Haber & Mifsud (2007a), Lombardero (1995a), Mifsud & Knížek (2009a), Nikulina, Mandelshtam, Petrov, ao (2015a), Selmi (1987a).