Mesosa curculionoides

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Lamiinae
Tribus: Mesosini
Genus: Mesosa
Subgenera: M. (Mesosa)

Species: Mesosa curculionoides
Name

Mesosa curculionoides Linnaeus, 1761
References

Tribe Mesosini: Mesosa curculionoides (L., 1761) - scanography by Szczepan Ziarko

Mesosa curculionoides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the type species of its genus. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe and in the Caucasus, and is also known from South Korea. It was formerly found in Belgium, where it is now extinct. It measures between 10 to 17 mm (0.39 to 0.67 in).[1]

M. curculionoides feeds on Larix decidua, Abies alba, Corylus avellana, Fagus sylvatica, and Castanea sativa.[1]
Varietas

Mesosa curculionoides var. biloculata (Nicolas, 1902)
Mesosa curculionoides var. tokatensis (Pic, 1904)

References

BioLib.cz - Mesosa curculionoides. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.