Dorcadion (Acutodorcadion) kapchagaicum Danilevsky, 1996

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIONINI
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
[Photo © Petr Jelínek]

Typical habitats of Dorcadion (Acutodorcadion) kapchagaicum, a species described by Mikhail Danilevsky in 1996 [✧], are clay semi-deserts in plains and grasslands in foothills at 700 m in Ili River valley from Bakanas in the west to Malai-Sary in the east, including Degeress Mts. in the north. Larvae feed on roots of various grass species (Poaceae). Adults feed on above-ground parts of the same plant species. In warm sunny weather, males are actively moving in search of virgin females. Females are less active and usually are hidden under plants [❖].

Body length:♂ 13 - 18 mm / ♀ 13 - 20 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:last decade of April - first decade o June
Host plant:various grass species (Poaceae)
Distribution:an endemic species to South-Eastern Kazakhstan (Ili River valley)


The depicted beetles were collected and photographed in grassland locality close to Ili River valley north of Kapshagay (Қапшағай) (610 m a.s.l., Almaty Region, South Kazakhstan) on April 25, 2015.

Collected by Petr Jelínek


[✧]
Danilevsky M.L.:
New taxa of the genus Dorcadion Dalman from Asia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae).
Lambillionea 96 (2) 2: 407-420, 1996. [download pdf icon]

[❖]
Toropov S.A., Milko D.A.:
Longhorns of the tribe Dorcadionini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia.
SatEnto, Bishkek, 103pp, 2013. [download pdf icon]


Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum ♂♂ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum ♀♀ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum
Dorcadion kapchagaicum ♂♂ [Photo © Petr Jelínek]


 
SubfamiliaLamiinae Latreille, 1825
TribusDorcadionini Swainson, 1840
GenusDorcadion Dalman, 1817
SubgenusAcutodorcadion Danilevsky, Kasatkin & Rubenian, 2004
SpeciesDorcadion (Acutodorcadion) kapchagaicum Danilevsky, 1996