Spined Bark Longhorn vs Red-legged Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Spined Bark Longhorn	Red-legged Rove Beetle
Scientific Name	Acanthocinus reticulatus	Lathrobium brunnipes
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Cerambycidae	Staphylinidae
Size	8-14 mm	5-8 mm
Habitat	Forests	Indoors
Diet	Wood Feeders	Predators
Regions	Central and Northern Europe	Europe, Western Siberia
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Spined Bark Longhorn

A small flattened longhorn with reticulate patterning on its elytra and long lateral spines on the pronotum. Found across European coniferous forests, it breeds under the bark of recently dead pines. Adults are cryptic and rarely seen.

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Did You Know?

This beetle's flattened body allows it to squeeze into bark crevices only 2-3 mm wide to lay eggs.

Red-legged Rove Beetle

A slender, elongate paederine rove beetle with brown legs and a parallel-sided body. It is a soil-dwelling predator common in wet habitats across much of Europe.

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Did You Know?

Several Lathrobium species have extremely restricted ranges, with some known from single cave systems or mountaintops, making the genus important for conservation biology.