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DOI: 10.24412/2226-0773-2025-14-1-15-20
EDN: MBUMYO
Two new Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835
(Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Kazakhstan
M.L. Danilevsky1, K. Hodek2
1A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Leninsky prospect, 33, Moscow 119071 Russia
e-mail: [email protected]
ORCID 0000-0001-8079-3343
2Havlenova 29, Brno - Štýřice 63900 Czech Republic
e-mail: [email protected]
Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Agapanthia, new species, Kazakhstan.
Abstract. Two similar new species are described from East Kazakhstan Agapanthia (Epoptes) kucherai sp. n. (Lepsy environs) and A. (E.) klabusayi sp. n. (Shubarkayin environs). Color photos of specimens and photos of localities are proposed.
Introduction
Two new species described below belong to the same species-group of the subgenus Epoptes Gistel, 1857, as 2 species described by me from Kazakhstan recently (Danilevsky, 2024): Agapanthia plewai Danilevsky, 2024 and A. badenkoi Danilevsky, 2024, because both with red basal parts of 3rd-12th antennal joints and without setae tufts of 3rd antennal joints; but both have yellow elytra with dense elytral cover, partially hiding punctation, while elytra of two following new species look very dark, nearly black.
Acronyms of collections:
MD - collection of M.L. Danilevsky (Moscow, Russia)
MH - collection of M. Holomčík (Lužice, Czech Republic)
FK - collection of F. Klabusay (Brno, Czech Republic)
KH - collection of K. Hodek (Brno, Czech Republic)
PK - collection of P. Kučera (Liberec, Czech Republic)
Results
Agapanthia kucherai sp. n.
Figs. 1-7
Description. Body small and narrow; frons elongated, shining, with several scattered small dots and very fine microsculpture, with pale recumbent pubescence concentrated near eyes, with several erect setae; genae a little shorter than lower eye lobes; vertex with a row of dense seta and hardly distinct small punctation; antennae thin, surpassing elytral apex in males with 5 joints, in females - with 3-4 joints; 3rd-12th joints red with black apices; antennal setae tufts are absent; apex of 3rd antennal joint with several single long setae (Fig. 3), which can be more or less denser (Fig. 4); apex of 4th antennal joint with not more than 3-5 long setae (Figs. 3-4); male prothorax about as wide posteriorly as long, in females prothorax basally a little wider than long; pronotum with dense central and lateral yellow stripes, without recumbent pubescence in between; pronotal punctation sparser in some places; elytra grey-black with poor luster; curved elytral margin with dense yellow pubescence; elytral setae patches hardly visible, nearly indistinct; grey lateral elytral stripe is absent; erect elytral setae short, strongly oblique, male elytra about 2.9 times longer than wide, female elytra - about 3.1-3.2 times; ventral body side with dense yellow pubescence; body length in males: 12.2-18 mm, body length in females: 12-18.1 mm.
Differencial diagnosis. The new species is very close to A. klabusayi sp. n. described below, but differs by shorter and sparser frontal pubescence; shorter antennae, surpassing elytra with 5 (males) or 3-4 (females) joints; apical setae of 3rd antennal joints from single to less numerous; prothorax subquadrate (not transverse); pronotal punctation sparser in some places; elytral punctation finer and sparser, never conjugated; erect elytral setae shorter, less numerous, strongly oblique.
Material. Holotype, male, E Kazakhstan, Lepsy environs, 46°13'N, 78°58'E, 400 m, 2.6.2016, K. Hodek leg. - MD; 60 paratypes: 3 males, 2 females with the same label - MD; 32 males, 20 females with the same label - KH; 2 males, 1 female with the same data, P. Kučera leg. - PK.
Fig. 1. Holotype of Agapanthia kucherai sp. n.
Fig. 2. Paratype, female of A. kucherai sp. n.
Figs. 3-4. 2nd-4th antennal joints of A. kucherai sp. n.: 3 - male, 4 - female.
Figs. 5-6. A. kucherai sp. n. in nature on Eremurus inderiensis.
Fig. 7. Landscape of the type locality of A. kucherai sp. n. with Eremurus inderiensis.
Biology. All specimens were observed feeding on Eremurus inderiensis (M. Bieb.) Regel. imagoes are active in early summer.
Etymology. The new taxon is dedicated to P. Kučera, who took part in the collecting of the type series.
Agapanthia klabusayi sp. n.
Figs 8-12
Description. Body small and narrow; frons elongated, shining, with several scattered small dots and very fine microsculpture, with very dense pale recumbent pubescence concentrated near eyes, with numerous erect setae; genae a little shorter than lower eye lobes; vertex with very distinct bigger punctation, micro-rugose, with a row of dense setae; antennae thin, surpassing elytral apex with 6 joints, in females - with 3 joints; 3rd-12th joints red with black apices; antennal setae tufts are absent; apex of 3rd antennal joint with several long setae (Figs 10-11); apex of 4th antennal joint with about 10 long setae; male prothorax slightly transverse, about 1.1 times shorter than basal width; in females prothorax about 1.3 times shorter than basal width; pronotum with dense central and lateral yellow stripes, without recumbent pubescence in between; pronotal punctation very dense, partly conjugated; elytra grey-black with poor luster; curved elytral margin with dense yellow pubescence; elytral setae patches hardly visible, nearly indistinct; grey lateral elytral stripe is absent; erect elytral setae longer, more numerous, less oblique, almost perpendicular; male elytra about 3 times longer than basal width, female elytra - about 2.9 times; ventral body side with dense yellow pubescence; body length in males: 12.0-17.9 mm, body length in females: 14.0-18.0 mm.
Differencial diagnosis. The new species is very close to A. kucherai sp. n. described above, but differs by shorter and sparser frontal pubescence; shorter antennae, surpassing elytra with 5 (males) or 3-4 (females) joints; apical setae of 3rd antennal joints from single to less numerous; prothorax transverse; pronotal punctation sparse in places; elytral punctation finer and sparser, never conjugated; erect elytral setae shorter, less numerous, strongly oblique.
Fig. 8. Holotype of Agapanthia klabusayi sp. n.
Fig. 9. Paratype, female of Agapanthia klabusayi sp. n.
Fig. 10-11. 2nd-4th antennal joints of A. klabusayi sp. n.: 10 - male, 11 - female.
Fig. 12. Landscape of the type locality of A. klabusayi sp. n. with Dictamus sp.
Material. Holotype male, E Kazakhstan, 4 km E of Shubarkayin (Samarka), 49°08'42"N, 83°20'16"E, 810 m, 15.6.2024, K. Hodek leg. - MD; 74 paratypes: 1 male, 1 female with the same label - MD; 21 males, 6 females with the same label - KH; 14 males, 9 females with the same data, M.Holomčík leg. - MH; 14 males, 8 females with the same data, F. Klabusay leg. - FK.
Biology. All specimens were observed feeding on Dictamus sp. in the middle of June.
Etymology. The new taxon is dedicated to F. Klabusay, who took part in the collecting of the type series.
Acknowledgements. We are very grateful to P. Kučera (Liberec, Czech Republic), M. Holomčík (Lužice, Czech Republic) and F. Klabusay (Brno, Czech Republic) for supplying us with specimens for study.
REFERENCES
Danilevsky M.L. 2024. Two new species of the genus Agapanthia Audinet-Serville, 1835 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Kazakhstan. - Russian Entomological Journal. 33 (4): 300-303.
Received: 03.01.2025
Accepted: 10.03.2025
