Ochina ptinoides

Ochina ptinoides
Ochina ptionoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Bostrichiformia
Superfamily: Bostrichoidea
Family: Anobiidae
Genus: Ochina
Subgenus: Ochina (Cittobium)
Species: O. ptinoides
Binomial name
Ochina ptinoides
(Marsham, 1802)

Ochina ptinoides is a species of beetles in the genus Ochina of the family Anobiidae.[1][2][3]

Description

Ochina ptinoides can reach a length of about 2.5–3.5 millimetres (0.098–0.138 in). Elytra are dark brown. Pubescence forms transversal bands before middle and apex. Also head is dark brown. Antennae are serrate and composed by eleven segments. This species is associated with Ivy (hence the common name) and the larvae bore into the stems. Adults can be found from early May until August.[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.[5]

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