01.06. Hylastes linearis (Erichson, 1836)
Presence
E: BE CR CZ FR GB GE GR HU IT MC PL PT SK SL SP SZ UK YU
N: AG CI MO MR TU
A: CY IS SY TR
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Figure 13: Hylastes linearis, dorsal, lateral (Photo: Maja Jurc)
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Brancsik 1871: Hylastes linearis Er.; Grüne 1979: H. linearis Erichson, 1836; Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: H. linearis Erichson; Lucht 1987: H. linearis Er., 1836; Pfeffer & Knížek 1993: H. linearis Erichson, 1836; Pfeffer 1995: H. linearis Erichson, 1836.
Figure 14: Hylastes linearis, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is distributed in southern and central Europe, Poland, Ukraine, Mediterranean countries, Asia and North Africa. The few older records in Slovenia lack information on hosts. All recent records in Slovenia are restricted to Brdo pri Kranju and locations in the Slovene part of Istria, and all specimens were trapped (Figure 14). The hosts listed in the literature are Pinus sylvestris, P. pinaster, P. halepensis (and other species of the genus Pinus). Stenofage. Adult length is 3.0-4.5 mm (Figure 13). It differs from other species of the genus Hylastes found in Slovenia in particular by its very long neck shield.