08.02. Hylurgus micklitzi (Wachtl, 1881)
Presence
E: CR FR GE GR HU IT MA SL* SP ST
N: AG EG LB MO TU
A: IS TR
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Grüne 1979: Hylurgus micklitzi Wachtl, 1881; Pfeffer 1995: Hylurgus micklitzi Wachtl, 1881 (H. ligniperda Schedl, 1932).
Figure 40: Hylurgus micklitzi, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
A Mediterranean species, also distributed in North Africa and Asia. In Slovenia, the species was frequently found in traps at sites in the Slovene part of Istria, and individually at two sites in Gorenjska (Figure 40). Hosts include Pinus halepensis, P. pinaster, P. pinea, P. nigra. No specimens have been found on host plants in Slovenia. Adult length is 3.5-4.3 mm. It is smaller than the related species H. ligniperda and the hairs on the neck shield are shorter.