Hylotrupes
Hylotrupes bajulus (Linné, 1758)
Status not recordedbeetles
Hylotrupes (Hylotrupes bajulus) is a beetle in the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae and tribe Hylotrupini, within the order Coleoptera. Its other English names are house longhorn, old house borer, old-house borer, European house-borer and house longhorn beetle.

Quick facts about the hylotrupes
The species was named by (Linné, 1758) and is a living, not extinct, species according to the Catalogue of Life. Checklists record it in countries including Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 7 mm – 2.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest, human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 60 countriessrc for Countries on record
How big is the hylotrupes?
Photos of the hylotrupes
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Where does the hylotrupes live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The hylotrupes is listed for 60 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- China
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Netherlands
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Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: TITAN (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the hylotrupes?
Hylotrupes is a monotypic genus of woodboring beetles in the family Cerambycidae, the longhorn beetles. The sole species, Hylotrupes bajulus, is known by several common names, including house longhorn beetle, old house borer, and European house borer. In South Africa it also is known as the Italian beetle due to their introduction to the environment by way of infested packing cases that had originated from Italy. Hylotrupes is the only genus in the tribe Hylotrupini.
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Is the hylotrupes endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the hylotrupes classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCerambycidae
- genusHylotrupes
- SpeciesHylotrupes bajulus (Linné, 1758)
Synonyms Callidium affine, Callidium asaemoides, Callidium baiulus, Callidium baiulus, Callidium bajulus, Callidium bajulus, Callidium bajulus, Callidium bajulus, Callidium linneianum, Callidium puellum, Cerambyx bajulus, Cerambyx bajulus, Cerambyx bajulus, Cerambyx caudatus, Cerambyx didymus, Cerambyx latithorax, Cerambyx rusticus, Cerambyx scutifer, Cerambyx similis, Genus asaemoides, Hylotrupes baiulus, Hylotrupes baiulus var. bullatus, Hylotrupes bajalus, Hylotrupes bajula, Hylotrupes bajulus bullatus, Hylotrupes bajulus puellus, Hylotrupes bajulus var. bullatus, Hylotrupes bajulus var. lividus, Hylotrupes bajulus var. syriacus, Hylotrupes bajulus var. theresae, Hylotrupes bayulus, Hylotrupes bullatus, Hylotrupes caudata, Hylotrupes inaequalis, Hylotrupes incertus, Hylotrupes koziorowiczi, Hylotrupes latus, Hylotrupes linneiana, Hylotrupes livida, Hylotrupes minutus, Hylotrupes nematocerus, Hylotrupes pedicellatus, Hylotrupes puella, Hylotrupes puncticollis, Hylotrupes similis, Hylotrypes bajulus, Hylotrypes bajulus puellus, Hylotrypes bajulus scutifer, Hylotrypes bajulus theresae, Hylotrypes bajulus var. syriacus, Leptura quadri-punctata
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- European house-borerEnglish
- House longhornEnglish
- House longhorn beetleEnglish
- Old house borerEnglish
- Old-house borerEnglish
- Old-house borerEnglish
- QueraAragonese
- tesařík krovovýCzech
- HusbukDanish
- SkivebukDanish
- BalkenbockGerman
- Großer HolzwurmGerman
- HausbockGerman
- HausbockkäferGerman
- Carcoma grandeSpanish
- tupajääräFinnish
- Calleux charpentierFrench
- Capricorne des maisonsFrench
- Longicorne des maisonsFrench
- WeederwiremNorthern Frisian
- יקרונית גגותHebrew
- házi cincérHungarian
- Paprastasis trobininkasLithuanian
- husbukkNorwegian Bokmål
- HuisbokDutch
- Gewone huisbokDutch
- HuisboktorDutch
- Spuszczel pospolityPolish
- Домовый усачRussian
- Дровосек чёрный домовыйRussian
- fuzáč krovovýSlovak
- Hišni kozličekSlovenian
- husbockSwedish
- Деревач хрупеньUkrainian
- 家希天牛Chinese
Relatives of the hylotrupes
Other species in the same genus Hylotrupes.
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is Hylotrupes?
Hylotrupes is a beetle, an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Cerambycidae.
What is the scientific name of Hylotrupes?
Its scientific name is Hylotrupes bajulus, in the genus Hylotrupes.
What other names does Hylotrupes bajulus have?
It is also called house longhorn, old house borer, old-house borer, European house-borer and house longhorn beetle.
Who named Hylotrupes bajulus?
The species name is credited to (Linné, 1758).
Which countries is Hylotrupes bajulus recorded in?
Checklists record it in countries including Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Chile, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Egypt, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Is Hylotrupes bajulus extinct?
No, the Catalogue of Life lists it as living, not extinct.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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