Nothorhina muricata (Dalman, 1817)

othorhina muricata (Dalman, 1817) 
[= Nothorhina punctata (Fabricius, 1798)]

Subfamilia: SPONDYLIDINAE / Tribus: ASEMINI

Body length: 6 - 12 mm
Life cycle: 2 years
Adults in: June - July
Host plant: pines (Pinus)
Distribution: Europe

The living beetles in the pictures were photographed in locality near Třeboň (South Bohemia, Czech Republic) on bark of a living solitary pine tree (Pinus sylvestris). Excuse me please for low quality of live beetle pictures, but Nothorhina muricata is very shy and extremely fast running beetle, hidden under bark scales most of the day-time.

Collected by M.Hoskovec.