Taxonomic notes on Palaearctic longhorned beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Part. 4

Humanity space International almanac VOL. 14, No 8, 2025: 619-626 Гуманитарное пространство Международный альманах ТОМ 14, № 8, 2025: 619-626 619 https://zoobank.org/References/319B86B8-0C25-41E5-B867-1A8AAA08768D DOI: 10.24412/2226-0773-2025-14-8-619-626 EDN: XRILTI Taxonomic notes on Palaearctic longhorned beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Part. 4 M.A. Lazarev Free Economic Society of Russia, Department of Scientifics Conferences and All-Russian Projects Bolshaya Tatarskaya str., 35, build. 3, Moscow 115184 Russia e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] ORCID 0000-0002-4040-0987 Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, taxonomy, zoogeography, new synonym, new combination, new subspecies Abstract. New localities of 5 species are proposed. Not available 10 synonyms of Pachytodes erraticus (Dalman, 1817) used as available by Danilevsky (2020) must be regarded as unavailable. An aberrant Stenurella (s.str.) melanura is shown. Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854 = Trichoformafascius Özdikmen, 2025a, syn. nov. Bulbocerambyx gui (Lin, Miroshnikov & He, 2025), comb. n., B. miaobenfui (Lin, Miroshnikov & He, 2025), comb. n., B. liyuani (Lin, Miroshnikov & He, 2025), comb. n. Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus, 1767) from Russian Far East can be O. c. shimomurai Takakuwa, 1984. Özdikmen (2025b) proposed 4 unacceptable modifications in Anaglyptini. Pogonocherus (Trichorondonia Breuning, 1965 = Prominensipenna Özdikmen, 2025c, syn. nov.). Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli olegpaki ssp. n. is described from Kazakhstan (Tarbagatai). Introduction A series of 3 articles (2024a, 2024b, 2025) with taxonomy remarks on Palaearctic Cerambycidae are followed with 13 new notes. Results 1. One female of Brachyta (s. str.) interrogationis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 1) was collected in Southern Kazakhstan: Karatau Ridge (10 km SE Karaoi vill., 43°13′58′′N, 70°11′16′′E, 700 m, 14.5.2025, O. Pak leg.), is preserved in the collection of M.A. Lazarev (Moscow, Russia). The taxon is preliminary identified here as B. (s. str.) i. duodecimmaculata (Fabricius, 1781). M.A. Lazarev 620 2. Two series of Brachyta (s. str.) interrogationis miroshnikovi Lazarev, 2011 (Figs 2-3) from Caucasus are preserved in the collection of V.E. Ustinov (Moscow, Russia): 2 males, Russia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Daut, 10.7.1994; 3 males, Russia, Dagestan, Buynaksk District, Verkhny Kazalin, 10.7.2004, V. Sofronov. It is the first record of the taxon for Dagestan. 3. Most of the synonyms of Pachytodes erraticus (Dalman, 1817) have been published by M. Pic as variations, but often different variations were published from one locality. All such names are unavailable. The position of many synonyms needs verification. erraticus erraticus Dalman, 1817a: 490 (Leptura) E: AL BH CT CZ GE KZ MC ME PL RO SB SK SL SP ST ?SZ UK A: ES KZ WS XIN heyrovskyi Pic, 1924c: 26 (Leptura) [“Bohême”] russicus Pic, 1898h: 54 [“Russie”] erraticus erythrurus Küster, 1848b: 90 [“Türkei”] (Pachyta) E: AL BH BU CR FR GE GR HU IT KZ MC MD ME RO SB SL SP ST ?SZ TR UK A: AB AR GG IN KZ SY TR akbesianus Pic, 1898a: 6 [“Syrie, à Akbès”] - not available name anticedivisus Pic, 1914c: 14 (Leptura) [“Caucase: Arax; Brousse”] anticenotatus Pic, 1914c: 13 (Leptura) [“Veluchi, Sarepta, Eibes”] - not available name atroapicalis Pic, 1913b: 186 [“monts Amanus, en Syrie”] - not available name eibesanus Pic, 1914c: 13 (Leptura) [“Syrie: Eibes”] - not available name hungaricus Pic, 1913b: 186 (Leptura) [“Hongrie”] italicus Pic, 1916b: 4 [“Lombardie”] kalavritanus Pic, 1913b: 186 (Leptura) [“Morée”] ragusai Pic, 1923d: 3 [“Sicile”] - not available name rosinae Pic, 1901b: 11 (Leptura) [“Anatolie: Ak-Chehir”] rufoapicalis Pic, 1913b: 186 (Leptura) [“monts Amanus, en Syrie”] - not available name rufonotatus Pic, 1913b: 186 (Leptura) [“monts Amanus, en Syrie”] - not available name quinquepunctatus Pic, 1915g: 18 (Leptura) [ “Südosteuropa u. Kleinasien” by Reitter, 1912] septemsignatus Küster, 1848b: 89 (Pachyta) [“südlichen Türkei”] siculus Pic, 1916b: 4 [“Sicile”] - not available name subapicalis Pic, 1914c: 15 (Leptura) [“Akbès”] - not available name testaceofasciatus Pic, 1913b: 186 (Leptura) [“Turquie et Syrie”] - not available name unijunctus Pic, 1914c: 14 (Leptura) [“Syrie: Eibes”] - not available name M.A. Lazarev 621 Fig. 1. Brachyta interrogationis duodecimmaculata (Fabricius, 1781): female, Southern Kazakhstan: Karatau Ridge, 10 km SE Karaoi vill., 43°13′58′′N, 70°11′16′′E, 700 m, 14.5.2025, O. Pak leg.. Figs 2-3. Brachyta interrogationis miroshnikovi Lazarev, 2011: 2. male, Russia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Daut, 10.7.1994; 3. Male, Russia, Dagestan, Buynaksk District, Verkhny Kazalin, 10.7.2004, V. Sofronov. Fig. 4. Stenurella (s.str.) melanura melanura (Linnaeus, 1758): female, Russia, Bashkiria, South-Urals Natural Reserve, 22.7.2018, A.B. Ryvkin. M.A. Lazarev 622 4. An aberrant Stenurella (s.str.) melanura melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) female (Fig. 4) (Russia, Bashkiria, South-Urals Natural Reserve, 22.7.2018, A.B. Ryvkin) with prothorax unusually widened in the middle is preserved in the collection of V.E. Ustinov (Moscow, Russia). 5. Trichoformafascius Özdikmen, 2025a (type species Callidium pallidum Olivier, 1790) was proposed as a subgenus of Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854 for 2 species with peculiar elytral design - T. pallidus (Olivier, 1790) and T. lunatus (Szallies, 1994). But first, these species are not related, and second, such separation does not exhaust the diversity of the genus. So, at the moment Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854 = Trichoformafascius Özdikmen, 2025a, syn. nov. 6. All 3 new species described as Neocerambyx J. Thomson, 1861 by Lin, Miroshnikov & He (2025) belong in fact to Bulbocerambyx Lazarev, 2019 because of strongly swollen 3rd and 4th antennal joints in males, absence of lateral thoracic tubercles, relatively short 4th antennal joint, which is about equal in length to 3rd joint or just a little longer: Bulbocerambyx gui (Lin, Miroshnikov & He, 2025), comb. n., B. miaobenfui (Lin, Miroshnikov & He, 2025), comb. n., B. liyuani (Lin, Miroshnikov & He, 2025), comb. n. 7. According to Niisato (2007), populations of Obrium cantharinum (Linnaeus, 1767) are presumably represented in Russian Far East by Japanese subspecies O. c. shimomurai Takakuwa, 1984 (Hokkaido). 8. Nathrius brevipennis (Mulsant, 1839) was collected in Jordan (Aqaba gov., Wadi Rum, 989 m, 29°35′00.8″N. 35°24′57.7″E, [ex., Ficus sp., emerged 5.6.2024], 6.5.2024, R. Ambrus leg. is preserved in the collection of M.A. Lazarev (Moscow, Russia). 9. Özdikmen (2025b) proposed 4 unacceptable modifications: Aglaophis J. Thomson, 1857 was accepted by him as a genus name - in fact: Anaglyptus (Aglaophis). He accepted Aglaophis (Epodus Chevrolat, 1863) and Aglaophis (Metaglaophis K. Ohbayashi, 1960); in fact: Anaglyptus (Aglaophis J. Thomson, 1857 = Metaglaophis K. Ohbayashi, 1960 = M.A. Lazarev 623 Epodus Chevrolat, 1863). Akajimatora Kusama & Takakuwa, 1984 was accepted (Özdikmen, 2025b) as a genus: in fact: Anaglyptus (Akajimatora). 10. A male of Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758) with the label: “Cyprus, Pafos, Coral Bay, 15.5.2016, S.I. Khvylya” is preserved in the collection of M.A. Lazarev (Moscow, Russia). 11. A female of Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758) with 2 labels: 1) “Tunisia, Jendouba prov., Jebel Feidia Mts., 15 km NW Ghardimaou, 24.5.2007, Walter Grosser leg.”; 2) “ex larva, Quercus, 18.4.2008” is preserved in the collection W. Grosser (Opava, Czech Republic). 12. Prominensipenna Özdikmen, 2025c with type species Trichorondonia kabateki Viktora, 2024 was described as a subgenus of Trichorondonia Breuning, 1965. But Trichorondonia hybolasioides Breuning, 1965 - the type species of Trichorondonia Breuning, 1965 does not differ considerably from T. kabateki Viktora, 2024, so, Pogonocherus (Trichorondonia Breuning, 1965 = Prominensipenna Özdikmen, 2025c, syn. nov.). 13. Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli olegpaki ssp. n. (Figs 5-6) Type locality. Kazakhstan, N slope of Tarbagatai Mt., Maylyshat env., 47°47′20′′N, 81°44′49′′E. The new subspecies is very close to A. (E.) d. calculensis Lazarev, 2013 which is distributed far northwards near UstKamenogorsk (Agapanthia dahli dahli group of species). It is characterized by: relatively thin antenna, male antennae much longer than body, surpassing elytral apices with 6 joints, in females - with 4 joints; setae tuft of 3rd antennal joint well developed; 4th antennal joint with reduced setae tuft; black part of 3rd antennal joint very short, occupies about 1/5 of its length; elytral pubescence with hardly visible, scattered setae patches; humeral elytral area with same pubescence as dorsal elytral side; body length in male: 13.8 mm, width: 3.4 mm; body length in female: 14.3 mm, width: 3.6 mm. Type material. Holotype (Fig. 5), male, Kazakhstan, N slope of M.A. Lazarev 624 Tarbagatai Mt., Maylyshat env., 47°47′20′′N, 81°44′49′′E, 10.6.2025, O. Pak leg. is preserved in the collection of M.A. Lazarev (Moscow, Russia); Paratype, 1 female (Fig. 6), with the same label is preserved in the collection of M.A. Lazarev (Moscow, Russia). Etymology. The new taxon is dedicated to my close friend Oleg Pak (Donetsk-city), who collected the type series. Acknowledgment. I am very grateful to my good friends Richard Ambrus (Praha), Oleg Pak (Donetsk-city) and Vadim Ustinov (Moscow) for providing me with the specimens for study. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Walter Grosser (Opava) for his assistance. M.A. Lazarev 625 Figs 5-6. Agapanthia (Epoptes) dahli olegpaki ssp. n.: 5. Holotype, male; 6. Paratype, female. M.A. Lazarev 626 REFERENCES Lazarev M.A. 2024a. Taxonomic notes on longhorned beetles with the descriptions of several new taxa (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). - Humanity space. International almanac. 13 (1): 21-38. DOI: 10.24412/2226-0773-2024-13-121-38. Lazarev M.A. 2024b. Taxonomic notes on longhorned beetles with the descriptions of several new taxa (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Part 2. - Humanity space. International almanac. 13 (8): 712-718. DOI: 10.24412/2226-0773-202413-8-712-718. Lazarev M.A. 2025. 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