13.01. Phloeosinus aubei (Perris, 1855)
Presence
E: AL AR AU BE BH BU CR CZ FR GB GE GR HU IT MC NL PL PT RO SK SL* SP ST SZ UK YU
N: AG CI EG LB MO TU
A: ANH BEI CY GAN GUI HEB HEN HUN IN IS JIA NC QIN SHA SHN SCH SHX SY TAI TM TR YUN
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Phloeosinus aubei Perris; Pfeffer 1995: P. aubei (Perris, 1855).
Figure 52: Phloeosinus aubei, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is found in Europe, Crimea, the Caucasus, North Africa and Asia Minor. In Slovenia, natural occurrences are relatively rare (in Gorenjska and Notranjska), but it has been found in nurseries in five Slovene provinces (Figure 52). Hosts include Juniperus communis, J. excelsa, J. foetidissima, J. macrocarpa, J. phoenicea, J. sabina, Tetraclinis articulata, Cupressus sempervirens, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Thuja occidentalis and T. orientalis. In Slovenia, the species has been found on pine (Pinus nigra, P. sylvestris), and in nurseries on Chamaecyparis lawsoniana and Thuja sp.. Adult length is 2.0-2.8 mm.