30.03. Pityogenes calcaratus (Eichhoff, 1878)
Presence
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Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Grüne 1979: Pityogenes calcaratus Eichhoff, 1879; Pfeffer & Knížek 1993: P. calcaratus Eichhoff, 1879; Pfeffer 1995: P. calcaratus (Eichhoff, 1878).
Figure 136: Pityogenes calcaratus, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is found in the Mediterranean area, from western Portugal to the Crimea, in Syria, Palestine, Algeria and Dalmatia. It has been found only three times in Slovenia, each time in the Slovene part of Istria (Figure 136). Hosts include Pinus halepensis, P. pinaster, P. sylvestris, less frequently P. pinaster, P. nigra, P. heldreichii. In Slovenia it has been recorded only on P. halepensis and P. pinea. The tunnel system of P. calcaratus is star-shaped, with 3-7 maternal tunnels. Adult length is 2.0-2.8 mm. The male has a prominent aquiline denticle and 2 to 3 smaller denticles at the apex of the elytra. In the female, the denticles are only indicated.