26.02. Taphrorychus siculus (Eggers, 1908)
Presence
E: BH IT (Sicilly) SL* SZ
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Taphrorychus bicolor Herbst (siculus Eggers (1908)); Pfeffer 1995: T. siculus Eggers, 1908.
Figure 107: Taphrorychus siculus, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species occurs in Italy (Sicily), southern Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The only specimen found in Slovenia was caught in a trap at the Port of Koper in 2015 (Figure 107). The host is Alnus sp.. Length (adultus) is 2.0-2.2 mm. It differs from the related species Taphrorychus alni by its broader elytra and matt surface of the apex.