Psilotarsus heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888
ssp. heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888

Subfamilia: PRIONINAE  /  Tribus: PRIONINI

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[Photo © David Navrátil, click on the picture for 4K resolution]

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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 beetles were collected in: ♂♂ – Ozgur (Озгур) village environs (Kara-Suu district, Osh region, Kyrgyzstan) on June 26, 2024; ♀ – Jany-Aryk (Жаңы-Арык) village environs (Kara-Suu district, Osh region, Kyrgyzstan) on June 24, 2024.

Collected by Petr Papoušek

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

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

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 ]

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Male genitalia of Psilotarsus heydeni heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888 in detail: A. aedeagus, B. lateral lobes, C. subgenital plate.
[Photo © David Navrátil]

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Subfamilia	Prioninae Latreille, 1802
Tribus	Prionini Latreille, 1802
Genus	Psilotarsus Motschulsky, 1860
Species	Psilotarsus heydeni (Fabricius, 1776)
Subspecies	Psilotarsus heydeni heydeni Ganglbauer, 1888