ssp. auliensis Danilevsky, 2000
Subfamilia: PRIONINAE / Tribus: PRIONINI
[Photo © Lech Kruszelnicki]
Psilotarsus hirticollis, a species occuring in forer Soviet central Asian republics, has been described from Trans-Ili Alatau Mts. (Kazakhstan) by Victor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky in 1860 [▽]. Its subspecies, Psilotarsus hirticollis auliensis, distributed from Taraz environs (Kazakhstan) to Kara-Balta environs (Kirgizia) and further eastwards to Bishkek environs, was described according to specimen from Taraz (earlier Aulie-Ata; collected in 1899) by Mikhail Danilevsky in 2000 [❖]. Biology of P. hirticollis auliensis is not known, but larvae develop in the soil probably on the roots of desert herbs and shrubs.
Body length: ♂♂ 26.5 - 35.6 mm / ♀♀ 36.8 - 41.4 mm Life cycle: at least 3 years Adults in: May - July Host plant: inadequately known, probably polyphagous on roots of desert herbs and shrubs Distribution: Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan [✧]
The depicted mounted beetles were collected in Kyrgyzstan.
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Motschulsky V.I.:
Coléoptères rapportés en 1859 par M. Sévertsef des Steppes méridionales des Kirghises, et énumérés par V. de Motschulsky.
Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Petersbourg 2: 408-448, 1860.[❖]
Danilevsky M.L.:
Review of genus Psilotarsus Motschulsky, 1860, stat. Rest. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae).
Les Cahiers Magellanes 3: 1-34, 2000. [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 56], 2014. [download[✧]
Danilevsky M.L.:
Taxonomy notes on Palaearctic Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) with descriptions of several new taxa.
Humanity Space International Almanac 8 (2): 79-100, 2019. [download
| Subfamilia | Prioninae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribus | Prionini Latreille, 1802 |
| Genus | Psilotarsus Motschulsky, 1860 |
| Species | Psilotarsus hirticollis Motschulsky, 1860 |
| Subspecies | Psilotarsus hirticollis auliensis Danilevsky, 2000 |