24.03. Dryocoetes hectographus (Reitter, 1913)
Presence
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Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Dryocoetes hectographus Reitter (1913) = D. autographus Ratzeburg; Pfeffer 1995: D. hectographus Reitter, 1913.
Figure 101: Dryocoetes hectographus, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is found in the high mountains of central and northern Europe and Siberia. In addition to old record in Dolenjska, three more recent records are located in Gorenjska, at altitudes ranging from 1395 to 1460 m (Figure 101). The distribution in Slovenia is poorly studied. As the species was not included in some of the older determination keys, it is likely that several specimens, especially those collected at higher altitudes, were misidentified as D. autographus. Hosts include Picea abies, P. obovata, Abies sibirica, A. nephrolepis, A. holophylla, Larix sibirica and L. gmelinii. Hosts from Slovene sites are not recorded. Adult length is 3.0-4.0 mm. It differs from the related species D. autographus by a distinctly concave second interspace at the end of the elytra and by smaller punctures on the apex.