19.04. Cryphalus saltuarius (Weise, 1891)
Presence
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Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Grüne 1979: Cryphalus saltuarius Weise, 1891; Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Cryphalus saltuarius Weise; Pfeffer & Knížek 1993: C. saltuarius Weise, 1891; Pfeffer 1995: C. saltuarius Weise, 1891.
Figure 82: Cryphalus saltuarius, distribution map according to hostorical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is distributed in central Europe, Scandinavia, Scotland, the European part of the former Soviet Union, the Caucasus, western Siberia and northern Africa. In Slovenia, the species’ distribution is restricted to the northern and western parts of the country, mostly at higher altitudes or in timber storage areas (Figure 82). Hosts include Picea abies, P. obovata and P. orientalis, less frequently also Pinus sibirica, Abies nordmanniana, A. sibirica, Juniperus communis, Pinus strobus and Pinus nigra. Picea abies is the only recorded host in Slovenia. Saproxylic species, imago length 1.5-2.0 mm.