Arhopalus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Dusky Longhorn Beetle)

Interactions where Arhopalus rusticus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within dead wood PINOPSIDA conifers Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Arhopalus rusticus/Arhopalus rusticusdusky longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdeadwood
larva larva feeds within under bark PINOPSIDA conifers Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Arhopalus rusticus/Arhopalus rusticusdusky longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersunderbark
larva larva feeds within wood Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Arhopalus rusticus/Arhopalus rusticusdusky longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspineswood

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2006Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 406-414.

Arhopalus rusticus (Dusky Longhorn Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Arhopalus rusticus (Dusky Longhorn Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArhopalus rusticus (Dusky Longhorn Beetle)
GenusArhopalus (a genus of beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arhopalus rusticus (Dusky Longhorn Beetle)

Arhopalus rusticus (Dusky Longhorn Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arhopalus rusticus (Dusky Longhorn Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Arhopalus rusticus (Dusky Longhorn Beetle)
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