Menesia bipunctata

Menesia bipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Menesia
Species:
M. bipunctata
Binomial name
Menesia bipunctata
(Zoubkov, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Saperda bipunctata Zoubkoff, 1829 nec Creuzer, 1796
  • Saperda biguttata Redtenbacher, 1842
  • Saperda trimaculata Kugelann, 1857
  • Polyopsis bipunctata (Zoubkoff) Germar, 1844

Menesia bipunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Zoubkov in 1829, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia. It measures between 6 and 9 mm (0.24 and 0.35 in). It feeds on Juglans regia and Frangula alnus.[1]

Varietas

  • Menesia bipunctata var. quadripustulata Mulsant, 1863
  • Menesia bipunctata var. perrisi Mulsant, 1856

References

  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Menesia bipunctata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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