Notable beetle records from GermanyRecords, photos and text by C. Benisch, 2008–2016
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05.06.2009 (published on 02.07.2009)
Record of Obrium cantharinum in the floodplain of the old Rhine river bed
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On June 5th, 2009, one single specimen of the longhorn beetle Obrium cantharinum was discovered on a dead branch of poplar in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant Philippsburg. The beetle is 5–10 mm long and can be distinguished from to common Obrium brunneum by its black femora, tibia and antenna. The species develops in small branches of deciduous trees, poplar being largely preferred. Obrium cantharinum is a rare species (RL 2) and most probably nocturnal. Records of the adult beetle in the wild are rather rare, most often the beetle is reared from dead branches of poplar.
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