Xylosteus spinolae Frivaldszky, 1838
[= Xylosteus spinolae spinolae Frivaldszky, 1838]

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: RHAGIINI

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[Photo © Lech Kruszelnicki]

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Body length:	12 - 16 mm
Life cycle:	2 years
Adults in:	April - July
Host plant:	mainly in hazel (Corylus avellana)
Distribution:	Austria, NE Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Turkey

The depicted mounted beetles were collected in Karawanken Alpen Mts. (South Austria). The living beetle was collected in Velebit Mts. (Croatia) in 2014.

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[Photo © Tamás Németh]

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Subfamilia	Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus	Xylosteini Reitter, 1913
Genus	Xylosteus Frivaldsky, 1838
Species	Xylosteus spinolae Frivaldszky, 1838