18.07. Pityophthorus pubescens (Marsham, 1802)
Presence
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Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Brancsik 1871: Pityophthorus ramulorum Per.; Grüne 1979: Pityophthorus pubescens Marsham, 1802; Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Pityophthorus pubescens Marsham; Pfeffer 1995: Pityophthorus pubescens (Marsham, 1802).
Figure 75: Pityophthorus pubescens, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is distributed in southern Sweden, Denmark, southern and central Europe and the western, European part of the former Soviet Union. Brancsik (1871), states that the species was found in Pohorje, but does not give a date or host (Figure 75). The present status of the species in Slovenia is unknown. According to the literature, the hosts are spruces (Picea spp.), less frequently pines (Pinus spp.). The body of the adults is blackish brown, shiny. On the elytra there are dense, strong, irregular punctate lines. The longitudinal furrow on the apex is matt, with a reticulate pattern. Adult length 1.0-1.2 mm.