18.03. Pityophthorus glabratus (Eichhoff, 1878)
Presence
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N: EG
A: NO WS
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Grüne 1979: Pityophthorus glabratus Eichhoff, 1879; Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Pityophthorus glabratus Eichhoff; Pfeffer 1995: P. glabratus Eichhoff, 1878.
Figure 70: Pityophthorus glabratus, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species occurs in Central Europe, Sweden, the European part of Russia, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, northern Italy, northern Africa and Asia (northern China, western Siberia). In Slovenia, the species was found only in traps in a stand of red pine at Brdo pri Kranju (Figure 70). According to the literature, the hosts are various pines (Pinus sylvestris, P. mugo and P. nigra), exceptionally also Larix decidua. P. glabratus excavates a star-shaped tunnel system consisting of 2-3 maternal galleries. Adult length is 1.5-2.2 mm. The forehead of the male is smooth.