Menesia bipunctata

Menesia bipunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Menesia
Species:	M. bipunctata
Binomial name
	Menesia bipunctata; (Zoubkov, 1829)
Synonyms
	Saperda bipunctata Zoubkoff, 1829 nec Creuzer, 1796; Saperda biguttata Redtenbacher, 1842; Saperda trimaculata Kugelann, 1857; Polyopsis bipunctata (Zoubkoff) Germar, 1844;

Menesia bipunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Zoubkov in 1829, originally under the genus Saperda. It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia. It measures between 6 and 9 mm (0.24 and 0.35 in). It feeds on Juglans regia and Frangula alnus.^[1]

Varietas

Menesia bipunctata var. quadripustulata Mulsant, 1863
Menesia bipunctata var. perrisi Mulsant, 1856

References

^ BioLib.cz - Menesia bipunctata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

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[1] BioLib.cz - Menesia bipunctata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

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