ssp. brachypterus (Gebler, 1830)
Subfamilia: PRIONINAE / Tribus: PRIONINI
[Photo © Lech Kruszelnicki]
Psilotarsus brachypterus brachypterus, an endemic taxon to East Kazakhstan, has been described as Prionus brachypterus from Kazakhstan part of the Irtysh valley by Friedrich August Gebler in 1830 [▽]. P. brachypterus larvae develop on the roots of desert trees and shrubs (Salsola arbuscula, Krascheninnikovia spp., etc.). The seasonal activity of adults lasts for a very short time, about two weeks, but, in different seasons this period can significantly shift towards May or towards the end of July. Females do not fly [★].
Body length: ♂♂ 20 - 32.5 mm / ♀♀ 29-40 mm Life cycle: at least 3 years Adults in: May - July Host plant: polyphagous on roots of desert trees and shrubs (Salsola arbuscula, Krascheninnikovia spp., etc.) Distribution: an endemic taxon to East Kazakhstan
The depicted mounted beetles were collected in Kazakhstan.
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Gebler F.A.:
Allgemeine Bemerkungen über die im Kolywan-Woskresenskischen Hüttenbezirke vorkommenden Insekten.
In: Carl Friedrich von Ledebour - Reise durch das Altai-Gebirge und die songorische Kirgisen-Steppe 2 (3): 228pp, 1830. [download]
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Danilevsky M.L.:
Longicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea) of Russia and adjacent countries. Part 1.
Higher School Consulting, Moscow 1: 522pp [pages 47-48], 2014. [downloadDanilevsky M.L.:
Review of genus Psilotarsus Motschulsky, 1860, stat. Rest. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae).
Les Cahiers Magellanes 3: 1-34, 2000. [downloadKarpiński L., Szczepański W.T., Plewa R., Walczak M., Hilszczański J., Kruszelnicki L., Łoś K., Jaworski T., Bidas M., Tarwacki G.:
New data on the distribution, biology and ecology of the longhorn beetles from the area of South and East Kazakhstan (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)
ZooKeys 805: 59–126 (2018) [download
| Subfamilia | Prioninae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Prionini Latreille, 1802 |
| Genus | Psilotarsus Motschulsky, 1860 |
| Species | Psilotarsus brachypterus (Gebler, 1830) |
| Subspecies | Psilotarsus brachypterus brachypterus (Gebler, 1830) |