Anaglyptus mysticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle, "Mysterious Wallpaper Beetle")

Interactions where Anaglyptus mysticus 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
imago imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Anaglyptus mysticus/Anaglyptus mysticusrufous-shouldered longhorn beetle, "mysterious wallpaper beetle"imago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsflower (4-)
larva larva feeds within compact, very dry, dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Anaglyptus mysticus/Anaglyptus mysticusrufous-shouldered longhorn beetle, "mysterious wallpaper beetle"larva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treescompact, very dry, deadwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2British Wildlife Vol 19, No 1: 35-43.

Anaglyptus mysticus (Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle, "Mysterious Wallpaper Beetle") may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anaglyptus mysticus (Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle, "Mysterious Wallpaper Beetle") may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnaglyptus mysticus (Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle, "Mysterious Wallpaper Beetle")
SubfamilyCERAMBYCINAE (a subfamily of longhorn 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 Anaglyptus mysticus (Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle, "Mysterious Wallpaper Beetle")

Anaglyptus mysticus (Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle, "Mysterious Wallpaper Beetle") may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anaglyptus mysticus (Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle, "Mysterious Wallpaper Beetle"):

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