Ochina ptinoides

Ochina ptinoides is a species of beetle in the genus Ochina of the family Ptinidae.^[1][2][3]

Ochina ptinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Ptinidae
Genus:	Ochina
Species:	O. ptinoides
Binomial name
Ochina ptinoides (Marsham, 1802)

Description

Ochina ptinoides can reach a length of about 2.5–3.5 millimetres (0.098–0.138 in). Elytra are dark brown. Pubescence forms transversal bands before middle and apex. Also head is dark brown. Antennae are serrate and composed by eleven segments. This species is associated with Ivy (hence the common name) and the larvae bore into the stems. Adults can be found from early May until August.^[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.^[5]