Csóka, György and Kovács, Tibor (1999): Xilofág rovarok - Xylophagous insects. Hungarian Forest Research Institute. Erdészeti Turományos Intézet, Agroinform Kiadó, Budapest, 189 pp. Mn: Nagy korisszú / En: Large ash bark beetle The adult is 4-6 mm long, the largest of the Hylesinus species native to Hungary. Univoltine. The egg gallery is two-branched, 3 mm wide and 5-6 cm long. Larval tunnels are long, initially straight, later bend. Lives under the thick bark of ash (Fraxinus) species. In Hungary less common than H. fraxini.
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