Nothorhina punctata is a wood-boring species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.[2] Due to an erroneous interpretation of the historical literature, this species incorrectly appears under the name Nothorhina muricata in many sources.[3]

Nothorhina punctata
Nothorhina punctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Nothorhina
Species:
N. punctata
Binomial name
Nothorhina punctata
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Callidium punctatum Fabricius, 1798
  • Callidium muricatum Dalman, 1817
  • Callidium scabricolle Redtenbacher, 1842
  • Nothorhina muricata (Dalman, 1817)[1]

This species is native to Europe and other areas where its preferred host plant (Pinus sylvestris) occurs,[4] but has been reported in other countries, such as Japan and South Korea.[5][2]

References

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  1. ^ [1] BioLib
  2. ^ a b "Nothorhina punctata". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ M.L. Danilevsky (2012) Additions and corrections to the new Catalogue of Palaearctic Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) edited by I. Lobl and A. Smetana, 2010. Part. IV. Humanity space. International almanac 1(1): 86-136.
  4. ^ Plant Parasites of Europe
  5. ^ N. punctata at TITAN