18.04. Pityophthorus lichtensteinii (Ratzeburg, 1837)
Presence
E: AU BE BH BU CT CZ DE EN FI FR GB GE GR HU IT LA LT LU MC NL NR NT PL SK SL SP ST SV SZ UK YU
A: ES FE (Kurilski otoki) FUJ KZ MG NE NO
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Grüne 1979: Pityophthorus lichtensteini Ratzeburg, 1837; Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Pityophthorus lichtensteinii Ratzeburg; Pfeffer 1995: P. lichtensteinii (Ratzeburg, 1837).
Figure 71: Pityophthorus lichtensteinii, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is present in Europe, the Caucasus, western Siberia, Mongolia and northern China. Rare, mostly older records in different regions of Slovenia (Figure 71). Hosts include Pinus sylvestris, P. mugo, P. strobus, P. nigra, P. pinaster, P. sibirica and Pinus spp., less frequently also Abies alba, Picea obovata and Larix decidua. In Slovenia, the species has been found on Pinus sylvestris, P. nigra and P. strobus. P. lichtensteinii. The species develops two generations per year, swarming in May and July. The tunnel system is star-shaped, with 2-7 relatively long maternal galleries. Adult length is 1.6-2.0 mm.