Phytoecia (Opsilia) prasina Reitter, 1911

Kasatkin, D. G., 2021, Notes on the fauna and taxonomy of longicorn-beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Near East and Transacaucasia, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (3), pp. 297-304 : 302

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Phytoecia (Opsilia) prasina Reitter, 1911
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Figs 14–16 View Figs 9–14 View Figs 15–16 .

TYPE MATERIAL: Holotype of Ph. Irakensis 1♂, Irak, Sultan-Bulagh , 25.5.1964, Vartian und Dr. Kasy leg. , Holotypus, “ Phytoecia irakensis Breuning det.” ( NMW) .

MATERIAL: 2♂ 1♀, Iran, Azerbaijan-e-Qarbi prov. , near Rajan, 25 05 2014, leg. Kasatkin D. (cDK) ; 3♂, 1♀, Iran, Azerbaijan-e-Qarbi prov. , near Rajan, 24 05 2017 leg. Kasatkin D. (cDK) ; 1♂, 1♀, Iran, Khamadan prov. , 1 km E Ylfan vill., 34.740476°N 48.621117°E, 10–11 05 2017, leg. Kasatkin D. (cDK) GoogleMaps .

NOTES. This rare species was known only from some localities: Iran, Lorestan (the type locality) and Azerbaijan, Talysh [ Miroshnikov, 2009], a host plant was unknown previously. We collected some specimens of Ph. prasina in Hamedan and Azerbaijan-e-Qarbi Provinces of Iran. All our beetles were collect on Nonea anchusoides Boiss. et Buhse. Ph. irakensis Breuning, 1967 was described by a single specimen from ´´ Irak, Sultan-Balagh, 25.5.1963 ´´ [ Breuning, 1967]. Label data of the holotype is “ Irak, Sultan-Bulagh, 25.5.1964 ” ( Fig. 16 View Figs 15–16 ). Actually, the type locality of Ph.irakensis is located in Iran (Hamadan province, 52 km NW Hamadan city, Sol ân Bolâghî,) and well known from materials of the Austrian expedition in Afghanistan and Persia [ Kaszab, 1965]. Thus, the type locality is located in Iran.

Breuning incorrectly compared Ph. irakensis with Ph. coerulescens (Scopoli, 1793) . Examination of the holotype ( Fig. 15 View Figs 15–16 ) shown that Ph. irakensis is the male of Ph. prasina prasina . Thus, the following new synonymy is proposed: Ph. prasina Reitter, 1911 = Ph. irakensis Breuning, 1967 , syn.n.

Breuning S. 1967. Osterreichische entomologische Expeditionen nach Persien und Afganistan. Beitrage zur Coleopterologie. Teil IV: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae. Beschreibung einer neuen Phytoecia (Opsilia) - Form aus dem Irak // Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Bd. 70 [1966]. 435 p.

Kaszab Z. 1965. Osterreichische entomologische Expedition nach Persien und Afghanistan // Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Bd. 68. S. 667 - 670.

Miroshnikov A. I. 2009. [Contribution to the knowledge of the littleknown longicorn beetles species - Phytoecia (Opsilia) prasina Reitter, 1911 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)] // Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. Vol. 5. No. 2. P. 243 - 244 [in Russian].

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Figs 9–14. Habitus and genitalia some species of Phytoecia Dejean, 1835: 9 — Ph. (Pilemia) halperini Holzschuh, 1999; 10 — Ph. (Paracoptosia) brunnerae Sama, 2000; 11–13 — Ph. (Neomusaria) bodemeyeri Reitter 1913 (11 — Iran, Hamadan; 12 — lectotypus, Lorestan; 13 — Iran, Lorestan); 14 — Ph. (Opsilia) prasina Reitter, 1911 (Azerbaijan, Talysh). Рис. 9–14. ВнеШний вид и гениталии некоторых видов Phytoecia Dejean, 1835: 9 — Ph. (Pilemia) halperini Holzschuh, 1999; 10 — Ph. (Paracoptosia) brunnerae Sama, 2000; 11–13 — Ph. (Neomusaria) bodemeyeri Reitter 1913 (11 — Иран, Хамадан; 12 — лектотип, Лорестан; 13 — Иран, Лорестан); 14 — Ph. (Opsilia) prasina Reitter, 1911 (АЗербайджан, ТалыШ).

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Figs 15–16. Holotypus of Phytoecia irakensis Breuning, 1967: 15 — habitus; 16 — labels [Photos by H. Schillhammer]. Рис. 15–16. Голотип Phytoecia irakensis Breuning, 1967: 15 — внеШний вид; 16 — Этикетки [фото Х. Шилльхаммера].

NMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cerambycidae

Genus

Phytoecia