Rhagium inquisitor

Scientific profile

Mean body length is 13.9 mm (with a literature average of 15.5 mm) and body mass approximately 0.1 g. The body is rounded (roundness 0.77), 4.3 mm wide and 3.3 mm high. Elytra measure 8.7 mm long by 2.2 mm wide; the membranous wings are longer at 11.2 mm by 4.1 mm, yielding a wing aspect ratio of 2.75 and a wing loading of 2.64. Eye area is 0.68 mm² (eye length 1.06 mm). Head width is 2.52 mm, head length 3.31 mm, and the antennae average 6.9 mm. Mandibles are short (0.73 mm) with a low aspect of 0.42. Total hairiness scored 36.6, with the densest setae on the dorsal head (48.5) and lighter hair cover on the pronotum and abdominal dorsum (around 31). General colour lightness measured 134.9 on a 0–255 scale, indicating a medium tone. No sexual size dimorphism is apparent (score 0.0). In Germany the species is categorised as unthreatened (Red List *) and shows a population trend code ‘h’ (commonly interpreted as stable).