''Menesia bipunctata'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...

. It was described by Zoubkov in 1829, originally under the genus ''

Saperda ''Saperda'' is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Species * '' Saperda alberti'' Plavilstshikov, 1916 * '' Saperda bacilli ...

''. It has a wide distribution in

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and

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. It measures between . It feeds on ''

Juglans regia ''Juglans regia'', known by various common names including the common walnut, English walnut, or Persian walnut amongst other names, is a species of walnut. It is native to Eurasia in at least southwest and central Asia and southeast Europe, ...

'' and ''

Frangula alnus ''Frangula alnus'', commonly known as alder buckthorn, glossy buckthorn, or breaking buckthorn, is a tall deciduous shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. Unlike other "buckthorns", alder buckthorn does not have thorns. It is native to Europe, northern ...

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Varietas

* ''Menesia bipunctata var. quadripustulata'' Mulsant, 1863 * ''Menesia bipunctata var. perrisi'' Mulsant, 1856

References

Menesia Beetles described in 1829 {{Saperdini-stub