Phloeosinus aubei (Perris, 1855)
small cypress shoot beetle
on Juniperus, etc.
galleries (from Nowak ao)
parasite
in the bark of branches and stems of strongly weakened trees.
host plants
Cupressaceae, oligophagous
Cephalotaxus; Chamaecyparis lawsoniana; Cryptomeria japonica; Cupressus lusitanica, macrocarpa, sempervirens; Juniperus chinensis, communis, excelsa, foetidissima, horizontalis, oxycedrus & subsp. macrocarpa, phoenicea, sabina, virginiana; Platycladus orientalis; Sequoiadendron giganteum; Tetraclinis articulata; Thuja occidentalis, plicata.
phenology
Bivoltine; hibernation as imago within a gallery
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Phloeosinus bicolor auct.
references
Ciesla, Erkanat & Akeson (2011a), Doychev & Ovcharov (2006a), Faccoli & Cecchi (2003a), Fiala & Holuša (2019a), Garcia (1991a), Gatti (2011a), Hellrigl (2012c), Lieutier, Mendel & Faccoli (2016a), Lombardero (1995a), Marković (2013a), Moraal (2010a), Nikulina, Mandelshtam, Petrov, ao (2015a), Nowak, Niedźwiecka, Witkowski, ao (2017a), Schedl (1980a), Tezcan & Sarıkaya (2024a).