Menesia bipunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Menesia
Species:
M. bipunctata
Binomial name
Menesia bipunctata
(Zoubkov, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Saperda bipunctata Zoubkoff, 1829 nec Creuzer, 1796
  • Saperda biguttata Redtenbacher, 1842
  • Saperda trimaculata Kugelann, 1857
  • Polyopsis bipunctata (Zoubkoff) Germar, 1844

Menesia bipunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Zoubkov in 1829, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia. It measures between 6 and 9 mm (0.24 and 0.35 in). It feeds on Juglans regia and Frangula alnus.[1]

Varietas

  • Menesia bipunctata var. quadripustulata Mulsant, 1863
  • Menesia bipunctata var. perrisi Mulsant, 1856

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Menesia bipunctata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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