Niphona picticornis
Niphona picticornis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Tribe: | Pteropliini |
Genus: | Niphona |
Species: | N. picticornis |
Binomial name | |
Niphona picticornis Mulsant, 1839 | |
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Niphona picticornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Étienne Mulsant in 1839. It has a wide distribution in Europe. It feeds on Euphorbia dendroides, Castanea sativa, Pistacia terebinthus, Pistacia lentiscus, and Phoenix canariensis. It acts as a host for the parasitic wasp Xorides propinquus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ BioLib.cz - Niphona picticornis. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.