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Molorchus minor (L., 1758) (Spruce Shortwing Beetle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Molorchus minor Imago 5 June 1997 Berks England 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds), 2006 (Colour photograph) A Coleopterist's handbook

Molorchus minor may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CERAMBYCIDAE
(longhorn beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Molorchus minor is associated with:

Photos larva Pinopsida - conifers larva feeds within dead wood Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007

There may be more taxa associated with Molorchus minor listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Molorchus minor:

larva larva is parasitoid host of larva Cleonymus depressus - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Ferrière, C. And Kerrich, G.J., 1958

Molorchus minor may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

References

Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2
Ferrière, C. And Kerrich, G.J., 1958 Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a)

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