Psilotarsus heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888
ssp. heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888

Subfamilia: PRIONINAE  /  Tribus: PRIONINI

Psilotarsus heydeni heydeni
[Photo © Denis G. Kasatkin]



Psilotarsus heydeni heydeni, known from montanne forests of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, has been described from Namangan environs (Uzbekistan) as Prionus Heydeni by Ludwig Ganglbauer in 1888 [▽].

Body length:♂♂ 17.4 - 45.5 mm / ♀♀ 30.5 - 50 mm
Life cycle:at least 3 years
Adults in:May - August
Host plant:polyphagous in rotten wood of deciduous trees
Distribution:Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan


The depicted beetle was collected in Almalyk environs (~10 km SSW Osh, N Alai Mt. range, Osh region, Kyrgyzstan).

Collected by А.Shapovalov


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Ganglbauer L.:
Ueber einige Prionus - Arten.
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Berlin 32 (2): 265-268, 1888. [download pdf icon]

Danilevsky M.L.:
Review of genus Psilotarsus Motschulsky, 1860, stat. Rest. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae).
Les Cahiers Magellanes 3: 1-34, 2000. [download pdf icon]

Danilevsky M.L.:
Longicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea) of Russia and adjacent countries. Part 1.
Higher School Consulting, Moscow 1: 522pp [pages 53-54], 2014. [download pdf icon]



 
SubfamiliaPrioninae Latreille, 1802
TribusPrionini Latreille, 1802
GenusPsilotarsus Motschulsky, 1860
SpeciesPsilotarsus heydeni (Fabricius, 1776)
SubspeciesPsilotarsus heydeni heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888