15.03. Carphoborus pini (Eichhoff, 1881)
Presence
E: BH CR FR GR HU IT SL* SP
N: AG TU
A: CY TR
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Grüne 1979: Carphoborus pini Eichhoff, 1881; Pfeffer 1995: C. pini Eichhoff, 1881.
Figure 64: Carphoborus pini, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is distributed in the Mediterranean, Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Africa and Asia Minor. In Slovenia, it is relatively common in the Slovene part of Istria (Figure 64). Hosts include Pinus halepensis, P. heldreichii, P. pinaster and P. pinea. In Slovenia, it is mostly found on P. pinea, only once also on P. nigra. Adult length is 1.6-1.8 mm, the body is black, the elytra are dark brown with grey hairs.