New data on the distribution, biology and ecology of the longhorn beetles from the area of South and East Kazakhstan (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Abstract

New data on the distribution, biology and ecology of the longhorn beetles occurring in southern and eastern regions of Kazakhstan are presented together with a list of 78 species that were collected during two entomological expeditions conducted in May and June 2017. New localities of some rare taxa endemic to this region of Asia, such as Psilotarsusbrachypterusbrachypterus (Gebler, 1830), Stenocorusminutus (Gebler, 1841) and Dorcadioncrassipescrassipes Ballion, 1878 are given. Exocentrusstierlini Ganglbauer, 1883 is recorded from Kazakhstan for the first time. Moreover, the occurrence of three species: Amarysiusduplicatus Tsherepanov, 1980, Rhopaloscelisunifasciatus Blessig, 1873 and Saperdaalberti Plavilstshikov, 1916, which were recently found in the country, is also confirmed. Furthermore, high-quality photographs of several unique taxa, i.e. Psilotarsusbrachypteruspubiventris (Semenov, 1900), Xylotrechusadspersus (Gebler, 1830), X.alakolensis Karpiński & Szczepański, 2018, Anoplistesgalusoi (Kostin, 1974), A.jacobsoni Baeckmann, 1904 and Obereakostini Danilevsky, 1988 along with images of their habitats and feeding galleries are also presented. New localities of species considered serious pests or invasive, such as Turaniumscabrum (Kraatz, 1882) and Trichoferuscampestris (Faldermann, 1835), respectively, are also given. A new synonymy is proposed: Cerambyxscalaris Linnaeus, 1758 = Cerambyxhieroglyphicus Pallas, 1773, syn. n.

The first molecular insight into the genus Turanium Baeckmann, 1922 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiini) with a description of a new species from Middle Asia

“…Although species of this genus develop in branches and rather thin stems and, consequently, it is difficult to expect large economic importance, T. scabrum has been reported as a serious pest of Elaeagnus angustifolia and Populus diversifolia in tugai forests (Sinadskiy 1963). The imagoes of T. scabrum were observed in Kazakhstan mating on primarily oleaster old branches that formed a flood barrier (a com-mon solution in the region) (Karpiński et al 2018), which in case of massive occurrence of beetles may also weaken the durability of this protection. It seems that also T. losi Karpiński, Plewa & Hilszczański sp.…”

“…At least half of the species are common beetles in Central Asia and their adults, considering individual populations, are present in nature almost throughout the entire growing season. Moreover, it was documented that larvae are also able to develop in dry wood (T. scabrum; Karpiński et al 2018). The life cycle can be shortened to one year under optimal conditions (T. losi Karpiński, Plewa & Hilszczański sp.…”

About the nutrition of Cleroclytus semirufus Kraatz, 1884 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) with the exudate of the Fire blight of fruit crops

“…It is a pest of many fruit and tree-shrub species. This species is a wide polyphage, its larvae develop on the branches of various deciduous trees and shrubs (from genus Malus, Pyrus, Prunus, Armeniaca, Crataegus, Cydonia, Rosa, Berberis, Juglans, Atraphaxis, Salix, Populus, Fraxinus, Acer, Eleagnus, Sambucus) (Kostin 1973;Karpiński et al). Development lasts 1-2 years.…”

The complete mitochondrial genome of Anoplistes halodendri (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

“…2012 ; Karpiński et al. 2018 ). However, the study of A. halodendri on the level of genetic evolution was limited (Wang et al.…”

“…Anoplistes halodendri is a species of Cerambycidae belong to Coleoptera, which is widely distributed in China, Korea, and Mongolia (Karpiński et al. 2018 ). The host plants of A. halodendri include Tetraena mongolica , Lycium chinense, Hippophae rhamnoides , Lonicera japonica, Pyrus spp., etc.…”