Ernobius mollis (Linnaeus, 1758) (pine-knot borer)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.

TMAG collections

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Bostrichoidea

Family: Ptinidae

Subfamily: Ernobiinae

Tribe: Ernobiini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 6
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: wood-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic

Ecological attributes: — Pinus radiata is a host-plant (Bashford, 1990a).

Collection method(s) for TFIC material: — Baited trapping (funnel trap) — Baited trapping (wasp trap) — Hand collection (substrate not specified) — Not specified — Panel trapping — Pipe trapping — Rearing in insectary (host not documented) — Rearing in insectary from Acacia dealbata — Rearing in insectary from Eucalyptus delegatensis — Sticky trapping (substrate not specified) — Sticky trapping on fire-scorched pine — Vane trapping.

Source ecological literature:
Bashford, R. (1990a). Tasmanian forest insects and their host plants: records from the Tasmanian Forestry Commission insect collection. Hobart: Tas. Forestry Commission, 32 pages.