New data on distribution, biology, and ecology of longhorn beetles from the area of west Tajikistan (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)
Author
Kadyrov, Abdysalom Kh.
Author
Karpinski, Lech
Author
Szczepanski, Wojciech T.
Author
Taszakowski, Artur
Author
Walczak, Marcin
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ZooKeys
2016
606
41
64
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.606.9190
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.606.9190
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Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Cerambycidae
Turanium (Turanium) pilosum (Reitter, 1891)
Fig. 1I
Material examined.
Region of Republican Subordination, Takob [
Takob
], on a tree branch fence, (
38°49'N
,
68°56'E
), 1850 m, 9 VII 2014, 3♂♂, 1♀, leg. WTS; 2♂♂, 1♀, leg. LK; 1♂, leg. MW; (10 II 2015, 2♀♀, ex cult.
Malus sieversii
), leg. WTS; (7-21 XII 2014, 2♀♀, ex cult.
Malus sieversii
), leg. LK; (11-21 I 2015, 2♂♂, ex cult.
Malus sieversii
), leg. MW.
This species is distributed in the countries of Central Asia and the Xinjiang region of China (
Danilevsky 2016
). It inhabits the upper zone of deciduous forests and, less frequently, valleys. Although
Turanium pilosum
is polyphagous on deciduous trees (
Kadyrov 2007
), the larvae can also feed on conifers (
Danilevsky 2001a
). The species inhabits dry twigs and stems (Fig. 4E). Its development usually takes two years with pupation in spring. The adults fly from April to August (
Danilevsky 2001a
,
Kadyrov 2007
).
Mating of this species seems to start at the end of June. We observed adults flying into wooden components and actively moving on trunks of the wild apple tree
Malus sieversii
, where they were also mating.
Turanium pilosum
was recorded sympatrically with
Ropalopus nadari
in the same habitat (Fig. 4D).