Ips amitinus
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Ips amitinus (Eichhoff, 1871) - (eight-toothed spruce bark beetle)
This bark beetle is mainly found in central and eastern parts of Europe. Since the 1970s, it has expanded its range considerably to the north-east (Økland et al., 2019). I. amitinus attacks predominantly spruce trees, but also pine, fir and larch, often contributing to tree mortality. It prefers the smaller trunks in the middle parts of the crowns or young trees. Often wind-felled and weakened trees or trees already attacked by Ips typographus are infested. The galleries are characterized by 4-6 longitudinal arms. There are 1-2 generations per year and the adults overwinter in litter on the ground.
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| • Deutsch: | kleiner achtzähniger Fichtenborkenkäfer kleiner Buchdrucker |
| • English: | eight-toothed spruce bark beetle |
| • Français: | petit bostryche du pin |
The beetle is 3½-4½ mm long and dark brown. The elytra have longitudinal rows of clearly defined dots. The declivity has 4 teeth, the 3rd being the most prominent one.
- Other images of Ips amitinus (IPM Images and PaDIL - click to enlarge)
galleries
details of head
pronotum
posterior teeth
posterior end
elytra and abdomen in side view
