Stenocorus meridianus

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: Lepturinae
Tribus: Rhagiini
Genus: Stenocorus
Species: Stenocorus meridianus
Name

Stenocorus meridianus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Leptura meridiana Linnaeus, 1758

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 398. Reference page.

Links

Stenocorus meridianus Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
ZooBank: 13D985A0-7438-4903-810A-3F9C616D5828

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Variabler Stubbenbock
latviešu: Rūsganbrūnais koksngrauzis
norsk: Stenocorus meridianus
polski: Łucznik korzeniowiec
svenska: Lundbock
українська: Вусач-стенокор стрункий

Stenocorus meridianus is a species of longhorn beetle in the Lepturinae subfamily that can be found anywhere in Europe (except for Faroe Islands, Iceland and Ireland, Malta, and parts of Italy such as San Marino, Sardinia, Sicily, and Vatican City),[2] Caucasus, and Kazakhstan. They are 15–27 millimetres (0.59–1.06 in). The species have brown coloured legs, but can have either black (female)[3] or brown (male) coloured prothorax.[4] They occasionally feed on deciduous trees such as elm, maple, and oak. The species life cycle is from 2–3 years, with a flight time from May–July.[5]
Life cycle

The larvae is born in the damaged timber of diseased tree.[6]
References

Synonym
"European distribution". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
Female pronotrum
Male pronotrum
Description, distribution and habitat
Larvae stage