Size: 3.5 to 3.8 mm. A tiny wood boring beetle which is a dark, dull grey in colour. It has a hood-like pronotum and a dark stripe along the front tibia.

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Associated with several species of deciduous trees.

Most likely to be encountered in summer and early autumn.

Widespread in south-east England and the Midlands.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.