Phymatodes testaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Tanbark Borer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhymatodes testaceus (Tanbark Borer)
GenusPhymatodes (Zoo.) (a genus of longhorn beetles)
SubfamilyCERAMBYCINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phymatodes testaceus (Tanbark Borer) :
1: Phymatodes testaceus (Tanbark Borer)
9 Mar 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Adults and larvae in oak logs taken indoors for firewood
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view - on wet barkImage 4: Adult - dorsal view - on wet bark (2)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view - on wood surface exposed by removal of barkImage 6: Adult - dorsal view - on wood surface exposed by removal of bark (2)Image 7: Adult - dorsal view - on wood surface exposed by removal of bark (3)Image 8: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Adult - lateral view - enlargedImage 10: Emergence hole (bark removed) - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Emergence hole - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Larva - enlargedImage 13: Larva - enlarged (2)Image 14: Larva - enlarged (3)Image 15: Larva - enlarged (4)Image 16: Larva - enlarged (5)Image 17: Larval tunnellng - close-up - enlarged

Phymatodes testaceus (Tanbark Borer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phymatodes testaceus (Tanbark Borer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phymatodes testaceus (Tanbark Borer)
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