Pogonocherus hispidus

Pogonocherus hispidus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally under the genus Cerambyx. It has a wide distribution throughout Europe and North Africa. It contains the varietas Pogonocherus hispidus var. rufescens.^[1]

Pogonocherus hispidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Pogonocherus
Species:	P. hispidus
Binomial name
Pogonocherus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cerambyx dentatus Geoffroy, 1785 Cerambyx hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 Cerambyx pilosus Fabricius, 1787 nec Poda, 1761 Eupogonocherus hispidus (Linnaeus) Villiers, 1978 Lamia pilosa (Fabricius) Schönherr, 1817 Pogonochaerus dentatus (Geoffroy) Severin, 1889

P. hispidus feeds on Cornus sanguinea, Corylus avellana, Ilex aquifolium, Hedera helix, and Euonymus europaeus. It serves as a host for several parasitoid wasp species, including Dolichomitus agnoscendus, Eurytoma morio, Ephialtes manifestator, Lestricus secalis, and Cenocoelius aartseni. It measures between 4 and 6 mm (0.16 and 0.24 in).^[1]