Nathrius brevipennis

Nathrius brevipennis
	Nathrius brevipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Nathrius
Species:	N. brevipennis
Binomial name
	Nathrius brevipennis; (Mulsant, 1839)

Nathrius brevipennis is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. It is found (and originated) in the Palearctic ^[2] but has been spreading by commerce (with timber and wood packaging) and is now cosmopolitan. It is 4–7 mm. long. It is polyphagous on dead twigs of dominantly broadleaved trees (Alnus, Rosa, Fraxinus, Corylus, Ficus, Castanea, Salix, Juglans, Quercus, Morus, Cornus, Ceratonia, Pistacia, Ziziphus, Robinia Ostrya)

References

^ Mulsant E., 1839 Histoire Naturelle des Coléoptères de France. Longicornes, Annales de la Société Impériale d'Agriculture, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts Utiles de Lyon 1862: 1-480.
^ Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles

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[1] Mulsant E., 1839 Histoire Naturelle des Coléoptères de France. Longicornes, Annales de la Société Impériale d'Agriculture, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts Utiles de Lyon 1862: 1-480.

[2] Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles

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