Trachys minutus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Buprestidae
Subfamilia: Agrilinae
Tribus: Trachydini
Subtribus: Trachydina
Genus: Trachys
Species: Trachys minutus
Name

Trachys minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Buprestis minuta 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: 410. Reference page.

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Trachys minutus Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
Trachys minuta (L., 1758)
ZooBank: 2D9560E0-EC04-4A81-A6BB-A011BEB93A35

Trachys minutus is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae.

Description

Trachys minutus is a beetle of the small size reaching a length of 3 to 3.5 millimeters. It is dark colored, shiny and slightly hairy. The female lays eggs on the leaves of deciduous trees, especially elm (Ulmus). The larvae eat the green tissue between the upper and lower layer of the leaves, making cavities called mines.
Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East.
Subspecies

Trachys minutus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trachys minutus salicis (Lewis, 1893)