14.01. Phloeotribus cristatus (Fauvel, 1889)
Presence
E: BH CR FR IT SL* SP SZ
N: AG CI MR
A: TR
Figure 55: Phloeotribus cristatus, dorsal, lateral (Photo: Maja Jurc)
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Titovšek 1988: Phloeophthorus latus (Wichmann), P. geschwindti (Seitner); Pfeffer & Knížek 1993: Phloeophthorus latus Wichmann, 1916, P. geschwindti Seitner, 1920; Pfeffer 1995: Phloeophthorus cristatus cristatus Fauvel, 1889 stat. n..
Figure 56: Phloeotribus cristatus, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is distributed in Europe (France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina), North Africa and Asia Minor. In Slovenia, only two sites are known in the Slovene Istria (Figure 56). Hosts include Spartium junceum, Cytisus spp., Genista spp.. Only one host species, S. junceum, has been recorded in Slovenia. Adult length is 1.3-2.3 mm (Figure 55).