Return to List of CERAMBYCOIDEA of former USSR 11.3.2003 M.L. Danilevsky (MS Word -> HTML convertation by Andrei Lobanov) #1 Parandra caspia was recorded for Turkmenia (Kopet-Dag) and for Transcaspean Iran (Gorgan) - (Araujo-Arigony, 1977) on the base of Lameere (1902): "habite a Transcaucasie, le nord de la Perse et la Turcomanie." The records was regarded by A.Semenov (1902) as wrong. #2 According to Svacha (1987), Callipogon and Ergates belong to different tribes. #3 Ergates faber hartigi Demelt, 1952 and E.f.alkani Demelt, 1968 were regarded by Villiers (1978) as aberrations of females. #4 According to Vives (2000), Macrotoma Serv.,1832-June is a junitor homonym of Macrotoma Laporte,1832-April (Diptera). The necessaty of the name change must be checked in agree with Article 23.9.1. of ICZN (1999). But even if it must be changed, the necessity of new tribal name (Prinobiini Vives, 2000) is doubtful. Several other names can be used: Mallodonitae Thomson, 1860; Stenodontines Lameere, 1902. According to Vives (2000), Macrotoma germari Dejean, 1835 is a valid name. #5 Prinobius is a separate genus, according to Villiers (1978). #6 According to Sama (1994): Prinobius myardi Muls., 1842 = Prionus scutellaris Germ., 1817 nec Olivier, 1795 (Pyrodes). #7 Prinobius s. proksi Slama, 1982 was described from Crete. #8 In the remark to the original description of Prionus serricollis the author asked to read the name as serraticollis. According to Miroshnikov (1998) Rhesus was described by J.Thomson 1860 (nec N.Lesson, 1840) and then replaced to Rhaesus Motschulsky, 1875 (without special remark of replacement). Rhaesus Motschulsky, 1875 was introduced for Rh. persicus , which is a synonym of serricollis. #9 The generic differences between Megopis and Aegosoma is generally accepted (Villiers, 1978; Sama, 1988). So subgenus Spinimegopis belongs to Aegosoma. #10 Meroscelisitae J.Thomson, 1860 (after Monne et Giesbert, 1993). #11 Bily et Mehl (1989) recorded T. depsarium for Caucasus and Amur Valley after Horion (1974: 5-6) and Samoilov (1936) #12 According to the original publication: paradoxus Fald.,1833; not Fald.,1832, as in Lobanov et al. (1981). #13 The difference between island and mainland populations of P.insularis seems to be considerable. P. yakushimanus Ohbayashi, 1964 (Yakushima Is. and Tanegashima Is.) was regarded as a synonym of P.insularis by Kusama and Takakuwa (1984), but also as its subspecies (Ohbayashi et al., 1992). Prionus insularis was recorded for Gornaia Shoria (Altai) by Novikov and Petuninkin (1987). #14 Prionus asiaticus was recorded for China Mongolia by Gressitt (1951) on the base of the description of Prionus henkei Schaufuss, 1879 (= asiaticus). According to Jakovlev (1887) P. henkei was described "au gouvernement d'Astrakhan aux environs du mont Bogdo". The records of P. asiaticus for China or Mongolia is nonsense. The species was recorded for Elburs (Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1927), but it could concern P. persicus. #15 According to the original description, Prionus zarudnii. The species was collected in Karategin Ridge (14km N Novabad, 1700m, 30.7.69 and 5.8.1969, J.Shchetkin leg.) - 2 males and 1 female in the collection of M.Danilevsky. #16 A revision of Psilotarsus was published by M.Danilevsky (2000). #17 Psilopus was traditionally attributed to Motschulsky (1875), but it was described by Gebler (1859) with a valid species name. #18 According to personal communication of A.Miroshnikov (1986), several corrections must be made to the publication of Lobanov et al.(1981,1982): Prionus semenovianus Plav. 1936 (not 1935) Xylosteus caucasicola Plav. 1936 (not 1938) #19 P. (s.l.) semenovianus was transfered to Pogonarthron by Danilevsky (1999b). #20 The tribe system of Lepturinae (with Rhamnusiini, Oxymirini, Enoploderini, Sachalinobiini and so on) is more or less agree with P.Svacha divisions (1989 in Svacha, Danilevsky, 1989), but Encyclopini is regarded as separate and of similar evolution level as Xylosteini, as well as Enoploderini. Several tribes (Rhamnusiini, Oxymirini, Enoploderini) were named by Danilevsky in "A Check-list :" (Althoff and Danilevsky,1977). Sachalinobiini was never published. #21 According to Sama (1993a) Xylosteus caucasicola is a subspecies of X. spinolae. It was declared that oldest name Psilorhabdium is not valid because the youngest name Leptorhabdium was chosen by Ganglbauer (1882: 38), as first reviser (Article 24 ICZN). In the original description: "Leptorhabdium". "Leptorrhabdium" was introduced by Ganglbauer, 1881 (Best.Tab.) #22 Xylosteus caucasicola was recorded for European Turkey and Cortodera umbripennis for Bulgaria (Sama, Rapuzzi, 1999). It is very probable, that last record was connected with very close Cortodera khatchikovi Danilevsky, 2001. #23 Leptorhabdium caucasicum was recorded for Turkey (Torul) by Gfeller (1972). #24 The synonymy Encyclops = Microrhabdium was accepted by Lobanov et al., 1981 (after Gressitt, 1951; inroduced by Gressitt, 1947, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington, 49: 191.). A lot of other taxonomic and geographical positions were accepted (or canceled) after different authors or introduced as new (Lobanov et al., 1981, 1982). #25 According to (Danilevsky, 1988c): E. macilentus Kr.= E. parallelus Pic = E. ussuricus Cher. Grammoptera cyanea = G. plavilstshikovi (Far East Russia and Sakhalin), later (Danilevsky, 1993) Neoencyclops was regarded as a subgenus of Grammoptera. Alosterna chalybeella absent in the mainland (S.Sakhalin,Kunashir,Japan). Gaurotina sichotensis stat.n. (= G. superba m. sichotensis) was found in Khasan district of Far East Russia (1 male in collection of Danilevsky) and G. superba absent in Russia. Molorchus starki Shabl., 1936 = M. ussuriensis Plav., 1940 (syn.n.) Phymatodes vandykei Gress., 1935 = Ph. ussurucus Plav., 1940 (syn.n.) Xylotrechus salicis Takakuwa et Oda., 1978 = X. nadezhdae Tsher.,1982 (syn.n.) Tetropium gracilicum was recorded for Shikotan Is. - first record for Russia, as well as Oligoenoplus rosti (Kunashir) and Chlorophorus diadema inhirsutus (Kunashir). Rondibilis (as Eryssamena) schabliovskyi is the only one representative of the genus in Russian Far East mainland - absent on islands (possibly it was described before as E. coreana Breuning, 1974). Eryssamena (or Ostedes) tuberculata absent in Russia. Rondibilis (as Eryssamena) saperdinus is known from Kunashir, Shikotan and Japan. Oberea scutellaroides = O. chinensis #26 Two genera Rhagium and Rhamnusium were separated by E.Vives (2000) in a small tribe Rhagiini, while other Rhagiini (including Oxymirus) are grouped in tribe Toxotini. #27 According to Danilevsky (1992): Phytoecia pustulata = Ph.pilipennis, Cortodera transcaspica = persica = lobanovi, Agapanthia lederi = helianthi Rhagium caucasicum semicorne st.nov. - first record for USSR (Talysh) #28 I.K. Zahaikevitch basing on the area analysis supposed (personal communication), that record of Rhagium inquisitor inquisitor for Crimea was connected with accident introduction. #29 B.Namhaidorzh (1972) recorded for Mongolia: Rhagium inquisitor rugipenne, Gnathacmaeops pratensis, Leptura annularis (as Strangalia arcuata) #30 According to Kusama and Takakuwa (1984) the following taxa are absent in Japan: Rhagium inquisitor rugipennis, Stenocorus amurensis, Brachyta interrogationis, Acmaeops marginatus, Lepturobosca virens, Gracilia minuta, Xylotrechus adspersus, Monochamus guttulatus, M. galloprovincialis, Acanthocinus aedilis, Leiopus albivittis, Eutetraphà metallescens. #31 Acalolepta cervina (described from India) absent in Russian fauna. It was recorded (before the description of A.ussurica) only once (Samoilov, 1936) and absent in Russian materials in all known to me collections. The presence in Russian mainland fauna another Acalolepta (excepting A.ussurica) is very doubtful (A. sejuncta is known from Korea). Samoilov also recorded for Russia: Cylindilla grisescens, Nupserha alexandrovi (as Oberea, described from China), Phytoecia ferrea (as analis = mannerheimi). The species was also mentioned for USSR by Plavilstshikov (1932: 195): "[East Siberia]", missed by Tsherepanov (1985), but recorded by Krivolutzkaia (in: Tsherepanov, 1996: 139),as Ph. mannerheimi Breun. I know at least 2 males of Ph. ferrea from Primorie Region in collection of Zoological Museum of Moscow University (a pair from Mongolie in my collection). #32 According to Hayashi (1980: 14) - A.t.bivittis = A.t.ab.nigra Mats.et Tam.,1940 = A.t.b.ab. plavilstshikovi Podany, 1963. I've checked the paratypes of A.t.b.ab. plavilstshikovi in Bratislava - it was dark forms of A.t.bivittis from Tuva. I've also studied holotype and two paratypes of Rh. minimum Podany in Frankfurt, so Rhagium inquisitor stshukini = Rh. minimum. #33 Hesperophanes, Deroplia, Anaesthetis and Exocentrus are attributed by E.Vives (2000) to Dejean, 1835, as well as Stenocorus to Geoffroy, 1762; Parmena and Purpuricenus to Dejean, 1821; Opsilia to Mulsant, 1862; Oberea to Mulsant, 1835; Tetrops to Stephens, 1829. #34 Tetrops praeusta and T. gilvipes can be definitly distinguished only with larvae (Danilevsky, Miroshnikov, 1985). A taxon with "gilvipes-like larvae" is very common in West Europe, but its adults are very similar to T.praeusta (Svacha, Die Larven der Kafer Mitteleuropas, Band 6)! So possibly a yellow form of T. gilvipes was described from Europe as T. praeusta. In that case black beetles from Caucasus are T. praeusta ssp. gilvipes. And a taxon with "praeusta-like" larvae (sensu Danilevsky and Miroshnikov, 1985) needs another name. Any way the stable black colour of Caucasian (and Turkmenian) T. gilvipes makes impossible its synonymysation with T. praeusta, proposed by Sama (1988) and accepted by Bense (1995). But if T. praeusta has "praeusta-like larvae", then European taxon with "gilvipes-like" larvae (usually yellow, but sometimes black) can be named T. gilvipes ssp. nigra Kraatz, 1859. In Russia T. gilvipes seems to be absent, but in Crimea both species exist, and T. gilvipes often has yellow elytrae, but legs are pale yellow and elytral pubescence distinctly shorter and less erected. In West Europe adults of both taxa are (at least usually) indistinguishable. Big series of adults from different larvae must be investigated. #35 According to Hayashi (1980) Eutoxotus caeruleipennis present on Sakhalin. #36 According to Danilevsky (1988a) Oberea depressa = O.amurica = O. transbaicalica. #37 Stenurella jaegeri was recorded for Crimea (Bakhchisarai) by S.Baidak (1996b) - first record for Ukraine. The record of Asias halodendri for Dagestan (2 males, Rutul,1800m,16.6.94 and 15.7.94) by S.Baidak (1996a) is connected with a well known population, which represents a new taxon, as well as a population from Albania (Muraj, 1960). Paracorymbia tonsa was recorded for Crimea (Bakhchisarai); Pidonia "lucida" (evidently - lurida), Leiopus femoratus and Stenocorus insitivus for Poltava Region (Lubny); Ropalopus insubricus for Sevastopol; Echinocerus bobelayei (as speciosus) for Odessa Region (Primorskoe) by S.Baidak (1997). Echinocerus bobelayei (as speciosus) was also recorded for Rostov Region and Kalmykia (Arzanov et al., 1993; Kasatkin, Arzanov, 1995). The record of E.bobelayei (as speciosus) for Central Asia by Lobanov at al. (1982) was made without any comments. The species seems to be rather common in Kopet-Dag (Turkmenia). One male with the label: "Turkmenia, Kopet-Dag, Garygala, V.1994, J.Miatleuski leg." is preserved in my collection. No species of Plagionotus were recorded for Kopet-Dag by Plavilstshikov (1940), but this region is included in Plagionotus area in the map (:429). L. femoratus was also recorded for Crimea by Zahaikevitch (1991). #38 Stenocorus vittatus F.-W. = S. suvorovi Rtt. I've studied the types of S. suvorovi (from Dzharkent) in Budapest. The males really have several erect setae at elytral base, but no other differences from specimens from Cenral and North Dzhungaria or from Tarabagatai. I think such character is not enough for species separation. #39 Pidonia grisescens described from Urals is according to Plavilstshikov (1936) E. borealis. #40 According to Kusama and Takakuwa(1984): the following taxa are represented in Japan: Nothorhina punctata, Tetropium fuscum, Acmaeops septentrionis, Stenurella melanura, Nåñydàlis major, N. morio, N. sachalinensis, Obrium cantharinum, Agapanthia daurica, Olenecamptus octopustulatus, Oberea inclusa. the following taxa are represented in Russia by subspecies: Brachyta b. bifasciata, B. b. japonica, Anoplodera c. cyanea, Leptura d. duodecimguttata, L. o. ochraceofasciata, Nakanea v. vicaria, Strangalomorpíà t. tenuis, Necydalis m. major, Necydalis m. aino, Obrium c. cantharinum, Molorchus m. minor, Cyrtoclytus c. caproides, Asaperda a. agapanthina, A. r. rufipes, Pseudocalamobius j. japonicus, Egesina b. bifasciana, Pterolophia j. jugosa, Plectrura m. metallica, Acalolepta l. luxuriosa, A. s. sejuncta, Mimectatina d. divaricata, Pogonocherus f. fasciculatus, Eutetraphà ch. chrysochloris, Glenea r. relicta, Oberea i. inclusa. Leptura includes several subgenera: Nakanea, Pedostrangalia, Stenurella, Megaleptura (for L.regalis and L.thoracica). Paragaurotes suvorovi is a subspecies of P. doris, though usually in Japan publications: doris = suvorovi. #41 According to Kusama and Takakuwa (1984) Mesosa japonica is a subspecies of M. myops. #42 According to Danilevsky (1998a), Brachyta breiti is represented in Mongolia. According to holotype study of B. eurynensis by A.Lobanov (personal communication of 1987) it is a synonym of B. variabilis. The previously published (Danilevsky, 1988d) synonymy: B.breiti = B.eurynensis was wrong. #43 M. sinica was recorded for Far East Russia by Lobanov et al. (1981) and then by Tsherepanov (1996) without any comments. According to Hayashi (1979): Russian parts of the areas of Distenia gracilis and Megopis sinica must be occupied by nominative subspecies. M. sinica was recorded for Korea. Asemum punctulatum is represented in Mongolia (which is rather doubtful) and in Central Asia (which must be a mistake). #44 Lee (1982) recorded for Korea: Brachyta amurensis, Pidonia suvorovi, Grammoptera gracilis, Cornumutila quadrivittata, Judolia cometes, Leptura regalis, Necydalis pennata, N. sachalinensis, Clytus melaenus, Pseudocalamobius japonicus, Pterolophia jugosa, Monochamus nitens, Phytoecia rufipes, Oberea pupillata - the last record must concern O.heyrovskyi. #45 According to Podany (1962) Carilia virginea is reperesented in Siberia by C. v. aemula. According to Danilevsky (1998a), the traditional name of Siberian subspecies "thalassina" accepted by Plavilstshikov (1936), Tsherepanopv (1979), Lobanov et al. (1981), Tsherepanov (1996), can not be used here as it was introduced for red-thorax aberration from Austria! Carilia v. aemula Mnnh. = C. sibirica Podany - the type of the former was investigated in Bratislava by Danilevsky; the synonymy was published by Tcherepanov (1996). #46 According to Danilevsky (1998a): C.v. kozhevnikovi is not a separate species. #47 According to Mroczkowsky (1986, 1986a, 1987), Opinions: 1473, 1494 (ICZN, 1988a,1988b) were accepted, conserving following names: Tetropium Kirby, 1837 (= Isarthron Dejean, 1835), Leptura marginata F., 1781 (now Acmaeops marginatus (not Leptura marginata O.F.Muller in Allioni, 1766). Sama (1991) published Isarthron = Tetropium, ignoring the conservation. #48 I've studied (2001) the holotype male of Acmaeops sachalinensis (preserved in Zoological Institute in St.-Petersburg) with the label in Russian: "[Sakhalin, Nikolskiy Bay, Nikolsky leg.]" and another small lable with dated: 17.4.09. It is a colourless specimen of A. angusticollis, so A. angusticollis = A. sachalinensis. There is also a series of similar colourles specimens of G. pratensis with similar labels in Russian "[Sakhalin, Nikolsky leg.]" in the Museum. #49 The relation between G.pratensis and G. brachypterus was shown with larval characters by P.Svaha (Svaha, Danilevsky, 1989). #50 According to Danilevsky et Miroshnikov (1985): Cortodera syriaca Pic 1901 was discovered in Nakhichevan Republic. Purpuricenus caucasicus Pic is a species, distributed in Crimea, Caucasus and possibly in West Europe (later was regarded as a subspecies of P. budensis by Sabbadini and Pesarini,1992 from Armenia and Turkey). Molorchus monticola, is a species distributed in Talysh and Armenia. The name was introduced by Plavilstshikov (1931) for aberration, so it became valuable after Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985). Clytus arietis lederi Ganglb. 1881 is a distinct subspecies distributed in Talysh, Kopet-Dag and North Iran. Cortodera transcaspica, Tetropium castaneum (Krasnodar), Exocentrus stierlini and Trichoferus campestris are represented in Caucasus, the latter also in South East Russia. The distinguishing characters and areas of Molorchus kiesenwetteri and M. semenovi are not clear. Cartallum is a wrong spelling of Certallum. Phymatodes alni alni absent in Caucasus. Parmena balteus L. and Mallosia mirabilis Fald. absent in USSR. Dorcadion ñinerarium F. 1787 = D. ñaucasicum Kust. 1847. Parmena aurora must occur in Turkey. Phytoecia hirsutula present in Turkey. All records (Håórîwsêó,1967; Villiers,1978) of Saphanus piceus for Caucasus are wrong. #51 According to Danilevsky (1993b), Ph. pubescens (= Ph. glaphyra) was usually mixed with Ph. manicata. Ph. manicata is known only from Syria and neighbour territories and differs by spines of posterior male coxae (so can be mixed with small Ph. cylindrica). That is why the record of Ph. manicata for Caucasus (Danilevsky, Miroshnikov, 1985) was wrong. Ph. pubescens is distributed in Balcan Peninsula, Near and Middle East and is rather common in Transcaucasia. The species identity was restored by Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985, as Ph. glaphyra). It is close to Ph. icterica. Kasatkin and Arzanov (1997) recorded Ph. pubescens (as manicata) from Kamyshanova Poliana near Lagonahi in Krasnodar Region. According to personal communication of Kasatkin (2002) it was based on wrong identification of Ph. cylindrical. According to Kasatkin (1999), Ph.pubescens is represented in North East Caucasus (one male from Dagestan: Sulak env., 10.6.1954). It seems to be the first reliable record of the species for Russia. #52 In order of preliminary improvement of Cortodera taxonomy: C. circassica is a subspecies of villosa. C. fischtensis is a subspecies of C. alpina. The system of Cortodera species close to C. reitteri and C. ruthena was revised by Danilevsky (2001ab). #53 Cortodera alpina seems to be described from Dagestan. There are several males from Shahdag with Menetrie's labels (cotypes?) in collections of Moscow Zoolological Museum and in collection of M.Danilevsky. According to these specimens C. alpina and C. umbripennis differ as subspecies of one species. According to type materials (preserved in Budapest), C. starki is a black parthenogenetic subspecies of C. alpina from West Caucasus. #54 Exocentrus pseudopunctipennis was recorded for Caucasus by Lobanov et al. (1982) without any remark, then it was recorded for Talysh (Danilevsky, Miroshnikov, 1985) and Georgia (Danilevsky, Dzhavelidze, 1990). It was also collected in Kopet-Dag (Ai-Dere, 1985) by S.Murzin (personal communication). #55 Cortodera transcaspica is very numerous in Turkey and Iran and well represented in collection of C.Holzschuh, but only by females, so it must be parthenogenetic. #56 According to Danilevsky (1993): Cortodera cirsii Holz., 1975 and Agapanthia salviae Holsz., 1975 were recorded for Transcaucasia by Kaziuchitz (1975) after wrong determination of C. umbripennis (local black form) and A. walteri respectively. Tetropium staudingeri ab. laticolle regardless of Podany's (1967) opinion is not a species. Purpuricenus sideriger is recorded for Russia. Oberea inclusa (not a synonym of O.vittata) must be absent in Russia and in Japan. Pidonia malthinoides = Pidonia quercus Leptepania okunevi = Molorchus incognitus Chlorophorus obliteratus (described from "centralen Mongolei")= Ch. ubsanurensis Xylotrechus asellus = X. grumi Agapanthia lederi (= A. helianthi) = A. lopatini #57 Most probably Anoplodera atramentaria sibirica does not exist. I believe that under the name Leptura (Vadonia) atramentaria sibirica Plavilstshikov described (it was first description in his life) one of Siberian Cortodera (both type females disappeared). His black type female of Cortodera semenovi from Kondoma River has just same label as types of V.a.sibirica and totally fits its decsription: Leptura a. sibirica Plav. 1915 ?= Cortodera semenovi Plav., 1936? Possibly Plavilstshikov did not see L. atramentaria Gangl. It is very strange that a short latin diagnosis of L.atramentaria, proposed by Plavilstshikov (1915) without any references to materials or publications, strongly contradicts with its original description! For example: in L. atramentaria atramentaria: "scutello nigro ciliato", while in original description: "Scutello dense albido-cinereo pubescente." Similar difference in the description of elytral pubescence! But later Plavilstshikov (1936: 344) described L.a.atramentaria exactly following original description! Anyway, his A. a. sibirica from Altai does not connected with Leptura atramentaria Ganglb., described after unique male from "Kan-ssu, 18.6.1885" from G.N. Patanin materials. Holotype was recently discovered in collection of J.Vorisek (Czechia, Jirkov) and figured by A.Miroshnikov (1998: 397, 400). The taxon was placed in genus Anoplodera (s.str.) by Hayashi and Villiers (1985). #58 C.Holzschuh (1991) described from China Neoencyclops debilipes. Following his opinion Neoencyclops differs from Grammoptera by nearly right angle between frons and clypeus. I prefer to regard both taxa as subgenera inside one genus. G. angustata seems to be a transitional form both in head structure and body form. #59 E.Vives (2000) proposed for Ropalopus clavipes (F., 1775) the oldest name R. nigroplanus (Degeer, 1775); for Grammoptera ruficornis (F.,1781) - G. atra (F., 1775). The changes can not be accepted according to the Article 23.9. of ICZN (1999). #60 G. ruficornis obscuricornis, described from Talysh, differs from nominative subspecies by dark legs and antennae; and is isolated geographycally. #61 Sivana = Sieversia Ganglb. (nec Kobelt, 1880 in Mollusca). Ohbayashi (1980) joined in one genus bicolor and Japan ruficollis under oldest name Macropidonia Pic, 1901. I prefer to regard both species in different genera. Kusama & Takakuwa (1984) contrary joined ruficollis with Japan Pseudosieversia under the name Macropidonia, which also looked not natural. #62 Pidonia = Pseudopidonia after Hayashi (1980). #63 A.Tcherepanov's (1979) synonymy Pidonia amurensis = P.signifera is wrong as P. signifera (decribed from Japan) does not occur in the mainland and absent in Russia. #64 According to Tcherepanov (1982) X. villioni was found on Kunashir Is. #65 Pidonia malthinoides was recorded for Korea by Danilevsky (1993d). #66 Nivellia extensa was recorded for Mongolia (Janovsky, 1980). #67 Pidonia amentata is represented on Kunashir Is by a subspecies P. a. kurosawai, which must be better regarded as separate species. #68 Necydalis gigantea was recorded for Kurile Islands (Hayashi, 1980) #69 The list of Cerambycidae of Kirghyzstan (Ovtchinnikov, 1996) contains some wrong data: Kirgisiana - wrong spelling of Kirgizobia Danilevsky, 1992. Prionus angustatus, P. turkestanicus, Apatophysis serricornis, Molorchus kiesenwetteri, Dorcadion sokolovi (=jacobsoni), D. obtusipenne (must be D. validipes), D. globithorax are absent in Kirgizia. Tetropium staudingeri and T. laticolle are synonyms. Molorchus schmidti Ganglb. 1883 = M. semenovi. "Oberea rufipes Fisch." - such name does not exist. Possibly, the author was going to mention Oberea ruficeps Fisch., as it was mentioned as "subendemic". It can be the first record for the region. If so, a very common in Kirgizia species Ph. rufipes Oliv. 1795 absent in the list as many other Cerambycidae of Kirgizia. #70 According to the original description: Leptura imberbis. The name was often used in form "imperbis", possibly after Plavilstshikov (1936). #71 The divisions of Pedostrangalia in 3 subgenera was accepted after G.Sama (1992). #72 According to I.M. Kerzhner (personal communication of 1986) the name variicornis for Pedostrangalia circaocularis is invalid (secondary homonym), but the name circaocularis (introduced as a replacement name by Gressitt,1951) is also not good enough because several old names of variations could be regarded as valid (niger, nemurensis). From the other side, the replacement name, introduced before 1960 and became generally accepted must be preserved. #73 According to the original descriptions, the right spelling: Dokhtouroffia and Dorcadion: dokhtouroffi, sokolowi (and the date is 1901), komarowi, tschitscherini, tenuelineatum, matthieseni, dostojewskii, glycyrrhizae, kuldschanum. #74 According to A.Miroshnikov (personal communication), the genital male structures of Dokhtouroffia species are so different that they can not be regarded as subspecies as was proposed by Kostin (1973). #75 G.Sama (1996) described L. maculata irmasanica (from Turkey), Hybometopia starcki ivani (from Turkey), and recognized Clytus schneidri inapicalis Pic, 1897 (stat.n.) as subspecies. #76 Leptura aurulenta occurs in Voronezh Region. Its larvae from Tellerman Forest Farm collected by B.Mamaev 7.10.1958 were identified by P. Svacha. #77 According to Pesarini, Sabbadini (1994), Leptura annularis F., 1801 is a valid name. #78 Leptura dimorpha described from Japan was recoded for Russia as a species by Plavilstshikov, 1936. I've not seen such specimens from the continent or from Russian Islands (in Japan it is common). It was also recorded for Korea as an aberration of L.aethiops by Lee (1982) and for Russia (without any geographical comments) as a subspecies by Tsherepanov (1979: 370). According to Hayashi (1979) it is a subspecies, but with impossible area including East Siberea (so sympatric with L.a.aethiops). According to Gressitt (1951), L. aethiops = L. dimorpha. According to Lobanov et al. (1981), Kusama and Takakuwa (1985) and Ohbayashi et al. (1992), L. dimorpha is a species. I believe that L. dimorpha is just a form of L. aethiops with red prothorax, which is very numerous in Japan and rather rare on the continent. The number of such specimens in Japan populations allow to regard a part of Japan L. aethiops (or all) as L. a. dimorpha. The presense of specimens with red thorax in Russia is not proven, but even if they exist here, their rarity does not allow to join Russian populations to L.a. doii. The situation in Korea is unclear. Leptura aethiops seems to be never recorded from Kazakhstan, but sure presents here at least in its easten Altai part. I.A.Kostin (1973:) mentioned it as possible for North Kazakhstan. #79 Oberea donceeli was originally recorded for Russia by Lobanov et al. (1981), for Transbaicalia by Tsherepanov (1985) and for Mongolia by Namhaidorzh (1979). #80 Strangalia attenuata and Oberea depressa were recorded for Mongolia (Janovsky, 1977). #81 Cortodra pumila was recorded for Rostov (1.6.1954) by Ju.Arzanov et al. (1993). According to D.Kasatkin (personal communications, 2000-2002), there are Cortodera pumila (Krasnyi Sulin) and Ph.(H.) millefolii (Persianovka, 1 05 2001, D.Gapon leg.) in Rostov Region and Stenurella novercalis (males with black abdomen) in North Caucasus (Bolshaia Laba Valley). #82 According to (Danilevsky, Dzhavelidze, 1990), S. b. limbiventris is regarded as a subspecies distributed in Adzharia and Turkey; S. septempunctata anatolica (known from Turkey and Bulgaria) is represented in Transcaucasia. #83 According to Kusakabe, Ohbayashi (1992), J. bangi and J. znojkoi are different species, and J. bangi, distributed in Japan, seems to be absent in Russia. #84 According to A.Villiers (1978) and E. Vives (2000), Judolia sexmaculata parallelopipeda (described from Dauria and Amur River) is an easten subspecies. According to my materials it is distributed eastwards Urals. The forests of south Urals (Iuriuzan env.) are occupied by J. s. sexmaculata. The western most locality of J.s. parallelopipeda must be Petropavlovsk env. (Kostin, 1973) and Jamal Peninsula (Shchuchie), then Tuva Republic. #85 According to A.Bartenev (personal communication,1982), Pachytodes erraticus absent in Crimea. A.Kaziuchitz (personal communication,1984) had 10 specimens from Crimea Peninsula. #86 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication, 1992), the original description of Strangalia connecta is the evidence of its synonymy with Pachytodes cometes. #87 According to Danilevsky (1988d): Oedecnema dubia (F., 1781) nom. praeocc. (non Scop., 1763) was changed by Silfverberg (1977) to O. gebleri (Ganglb., 1889) #88 According to Danilevsky, who studied in 1992 the type of Grammoptera japonica in Paris, it is Alosterna chalybeella. #89 B.Namhaidorzh (1972) recorded for Mongolia: Eodorcadion lutshniki, E. humerale ssp. humerale, E. humerale ssp. impluviatum. B.Namhaidorzh (1974) recorded for Mongolia: Anoplodera rufiventris, Hesperophanes heydeni, Cleroclytus collaris, Oberea inclusa. B.Namhaidorzh (1976) recorded for Mongolia: Alosterna tabacicolor erythropus (as bivittis), Saperda perforata, Saperda scalaris, Eumecocera impustulata, Nupserha marginella. B.Namhaidorzh (1979) recorded for Mongolia: Phytoecia ferrea (as mannerheimi). #90 A. ingrica (decsribed from Luga) is a species (Karpinsky, 1948 and others), which is not known eastwards Orenburg. It is not connected with Leptura erythropus, described from Altai. The original description of the latter totally fits to A. tabacicolor from Altai. Local A.tabacicolor is now regarded as A.t.bivittis, which was described from the area eastwards Baikal, so A. tabacicolor erythropus (Gebl.1841) = A.t.bivittis (Motsch. 1860), or represents a separate subspecies from Altai, as well as A.t. plavilstshikovi can be a separate subspecies from Tuva. #91 S.Bobrov (Ivanovo) collected A.ingrica in Arkhangelsk Region (Pinega Nat.Res., 8.1991). #92 According to Danilevsky (1992b): Anoplodera rufihumeralis occurs in Primorie (male and female in collection of Jaroslav Dalihod (Svobody 676, 27200 Kladno, Czechia). Grammoptera elegantula = Pseudalosterna orientalis. Cylindilla grisescens = Atimura askoldensis Oberea atropunctata was collected in Primorie by Uno Roosileht and M. Kruus (Estonia); male in collection of M.Danilevsky. #93 Using Miroshnikov's (1998) publication: I accept his transform of Palaearctic Anoplodera rufiventris and A. baeckmanni to Nearctic genus Xestoleptura, which was supposed before by Svacha (1989: 19). I include in Aredolpona (=Corymbia): rubra, dichroa, variicornis and absent in Russia fontenayi. Other members of Corymbia sensu Miroshnikov (until better decision) are included in Paracorymbia, as well as Melanoleptura as a subgenus. Paracorymbia = Batesiata. Brachyleptura Casey, 1913 and Stictoleptura Casey, 1924 are represented only in America, as well as Megaleptura Casey, 1913 = Stenura Dejean, 1837 (not Stenura Cuvier,1820, Aves). According to E.Vives (2000) Corymbia Gozis, 1886 is a junior homonym of Corymbia Walker, 1865 (described in Noctuidae, now in Notodontidae) and must be replaced by Aredolpona Nakane et Hayashi, 1957. The necessaty of the name change is evident as Corymbia Walker is not "nomen oblitum" according to the Article 23.9.1. of ICZN (1999) and was mentioned among valid names in "The Genera Names of Moths of the World." Vol.2. London. 1980: 44 (by Watson, A., Fletcher, D.C. and Nye, I.W.B. in Nye I.W.B.). #94 Paracorymbia apicalis was described from South Siberia (as Leptura). Two syntypes are preserved in Moscow Zoological Museum (both without head and prothorax). The beetles seem to be close to P. fulva, P. tonsa, P. pallidipennis. #95 According to J. Vorisek (personal communication, 1992), P. rufa is represented in Caucasus and Turkey by P.r. dimidiata (Daniel, 1891). But according to the original description, "dimidiata" is characterized by black elytral half (or 2/3); such form is uknown in Caucasus. The specimens, similar to Caucasian variations, were identified in Paris Museum as var. attaleiensis Dan. #96 According to G.Sama (1991): Leptura ustulata Men., 1832 (nec Laicharting, 1784) must be replaced with Leptura heydeni Ganglbauer, 1889. Plocaederus Dejean,1837 (not Thomson, 1860) was introduced for South American species, so African P.cyannipennis can not be its type species. P. bellator Serville, 1834 is designated as type species and the genus became totally American. For Plocaederus sensu Thomson, 1860 with type species P. cyanipennis, 1860 was proposed a new name Neoplocaederus. Cerambyx velutinus Brulle, 1832 (nec F., 1775) - was replaced with C. welensii Kuster, 1846. Cerambyx fulvum Villers, 1790 (not Scop. 1763) was replaced with Callidium unicolor Oliv., 1795. Callidium speciosus Ad., 1817 (not Schneider, 1787) was replaced with Plagionotus bobelayei Brulle, 1832. Morimus Serville, 1835 = Morinus Brulle, 1832 (type sp. is designated as - lugubris F., 1792 = asper Sulzer, 1776). Stenidea Mulsant, 1842 = Deroplia Dejean, 1837 (type sp. is designated as genei Aragona, 1830). Stenostola is attributed to Dejean, 1835. #97 According to the study of the type of Leptura dichroa in Paris: L. dichroa = Aredolpona succedanea (as it was intoduced by Gressitt,1951). #98 According to J.Vorishek (personal communication,1992), P.l.livida does not occur eastwards France; in Italy - P.l.pecta; in Greece, Black sea coast of Bulgaria, Transcaucasie and Turkey - P. l. desbrochersi Pic; but near Sochi - P.l. pecta. #99 Necydalis xanta Sem. was described as variation of N. major with yellow head, prothorax, legs and abdomen from near Novorossiisk. Later (Semenov,1902) it was regarded as a species. According to Plavilstshikov (1936) it is a synonym of N. ulmi. Without study the type I prefer to return the original position (I've got N.major from Gantiadi). According to several specimens collected in Khosrov (Armenia) by V.Dolin and preserved now in collections of Danilevsky and Murzin, N.ulmi mesembrina does not differ from European forms. #100 Niisato (1994) recorded Necydalis major aino for Mongolia. Siberian populations must be compared with Eyropean ones. #101 The name Aseminae Thomson, 1864 must be replaced with Spondylidinae Serville, 1832 becouse of priority. The correct spelling is accepted after Vives (2000), as well as Spondylidini. #102 Drymochares starcki was recorded for "Crimee" by Sama and Rapuzzi (1993: 278 in "Resume"), which had to be a mistake, as the locality was not shown on the map (:293) or discussed in the text of the article. The original spelling is: Drymochares starcki and Hybometopia starcki. #103 According to I.Zahaikevitch (personal communication,1982), Saphanus piceus Laich. was collected in Ivanovo-Frankovsk Region of Ukraine. The species was mentioned for USSR by Zahaikevitch (1991). S. piceus collected in Turkey is preserved in collection of S.Kadlec. #104 U.R. Martins (1980) placed Turcmenigena in Hesperophanini, and Myctus in Atimiini. #105 Atimia maculipuncta was recorded for Mongolia (as Myctus) by Lindeman and Lyamtseva (1979). A. maculipuncta from China and Mongolia differs from A. nadezhdae from Russia, so better to regard the latter as a subspecies, but not as a synonym as it was proposed before (Lobanov et al., 1981). #106 I.Zahaikevitch (1991) proposed: Mesocerambyx (not Mesocerambyx Breun.et Hitzinger, 1943), that must be a synonym of Microcerambyx Miksic et Georgijevic, 1973. Hylotrupini and Nothorhinini - the latter seems to be not necessary, as well as accepted by him Exocentrini Pascoe, 1864. #107 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication,1992), the east populations of Asemum striatum are characterized by rough elytral sculpture. So, the existence of the east subspecies can be accepted, but the name A.striatum amurense Kr.is younger than Asemum subsulcatum Motsch.1860: 152 ("Nord de la Siberie"). #108 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication,1992), T. gracilicorne from Ilmen Nat. Reserve (South Urals) is represented in his collection. It is the most western locality of the species (if T. gabrieli and T. gracilicorne are really different species, becouse no reliable differnces is observed - M.D.). #109 Asemum tenuicorne was recorded for Spain by E.Vives (2000b), as well as T. fuscum (Sanchez, Tolosa, 1999), but according to Vives (2000) the last record was based on wrong determination of A.tenuicorne. #110 Pogonocherus ovatus from the territory of the USSR is unknown. All specimens of the species in Plavilstshikov's collection are from the West Europe. According to Bartenev (personal communication, 1982),he proved for Crimea: Tetropium castaneum, Obrium brunneum, Pogonocherus ovatus, Phytoecia faldermanni. #111 After Silfverberg (1979): A.rusticus = A. tristis. Sama (1991) also excepted identity of the type of Callidium tristis F., 1787 and rusticus L., 1758, but Lipp (1937) declared identity of tristis and ferus Mulsant, 1839. Evidently, different type specimens exist. Is it possible to except Lipp's opinion as first? #112 Tetropium aquilonium was recorded for Sweden and Finland (Lundberg, 1993). #113 The tribe Apathophysides Lacordaire, 1869 was originally rased to subfamily level by Danilevsky (1979). #114 Ïîäðîä Protapatophysis Sem. et Schegol.-Bar. 1936 (type sp.: A. kashmiriana Sem.) includes A. montana Gah., but described later A. pavlovskii belongs to the nominative subgenus because of widely separated female posterior coxae (up to 2001 only one female seems to be known - Danilevsky, 1979) and poorly developed male tarsi pads. #115 Icosium tomentosum atticum was recorded for Azerbaidzhan by M.Slama (1999) after one specimen (Zerat,Bezh Barma,19.5.1975, Fr.Navratil leg.). #116 According to Sama (1994d), Trichoferus holosericeus (Rossi, 1790) = T. cinereus (Villers, 1789), described as Cerambyx (not Cerambyx cinereus De Geer, 1775) #117 Trichoferus griseus, described from Africa, was usually mixed with T. fasciculatus described from Transcaucasie and was never reliably recorded for USSR or Russia. T. griseus from Crimea (only females) seems to be preserved in collection of M.Danilevsky. #118 A.Brinev collected one specimen of Ph. semipunctata in Tzihizdziri (8.1990, Kobuleti distr. of Georgia) - preserved in Moscow Pedagogical University. #119 According to Hudepohl (1990), Neocerambyx Thomson,1860 = Mallambyx Bates, 1873. Neocerambyx raddei was often regarded as Massicus Pasc., 1867. #120 Cerambyx velutinus was definitely recorded for Transcaucasia by Plavilstshikov (1955: 512). According to Pavlov-Verevkin (personal communication to A. Lobanov, 1984), C. velutinus was collected by him in Georgia (Mtzheta) and preserved in his collection. #121 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication, 1992), C. cerdo klinzingi, described from Caucasus is a good species, described later as C. heinzianus. #122 Dissopachys pulvinata was recorded for Azerbaidzhan by Sama (1999): Iardymly, Avash, 1200-1500ì, 14.6.1996, 38"50N,48"10E, leg. W.Schwalller. #123 Rosalia coelestis houlberti Vuillet, 1911 (Tibet) is a separate species (Gressitt, 1951). #124 Lobanov et al. (1982) indicated the wrong dates for Purpuricenus talyshensis Rtt.,1891 (as 1914) and Callidium F., 1775 (as 1777). #125 Purpuricenus lituratus = petasifer, accepted after Kusama & Takakuwa (1984). #126 The taxonomy of Asias close to A.halodendri is not clear. It was evident mistake to regard all populations from European Russia to Far East as one species without any subspesies, as it was proposed by Namhaidorzh (1972). The differences between European and Far East populations are evident, so the name A. halodendri halodendri can not be used for east populations, as Cerambyx halodendri Pallas, 1776 was described "... ad Irtin" (= Irtysh), and the specimens from Kazakhstan are not close to Far East populations. As it was declared by Kostin (1974), populations from East Kazakhstan differs from West Kazakhstan populations at the subspecies level. I preliminary accept that A. halodendri ephippium (Steven et Dalman, 1817), described from South Russia (Terek River), is distributed from North Caucasus to the south part of European Russia (northwards to about Saratov) and in Ural Region of Kazakhstan. In Semipalatinsk region Asias halodendri halodendri is distributed. For far east Maritime subspecies, which penetrates far in East Siberia, the name Asias h. pirus (Arakawa, 1932) can be used. It was introduced for Korean population as Purpuricenus pyrus. Rather peculiar specimens from Tuva were described as Anoplistes minutus Hammarstroem, 1893 - same in Mongolia. According to Namhaidorzh (1972): "In low, south areas of Mongolia as well as in neighbour China a small, pale, pubescent form, described as A. kozlovi, occurs." (Lectotype was designated by him). From South-East Kazakhstan Purpuricenus (Asias) heptapotamicus Semenov, 1926 was described. Several rather strange specimens from near Balkhash Lake and from Tarbagatai (collection of M.Danilevsky) possibly belong to this form. The proposal of Kostin (1974) to regard A. jacobsoni (Valley of Syr- Daria River) as subspecies of A. halodendri seems to be a mistake. #127 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication, 1992), Asias jomudorum = Asias chodjaii Holz. 1974 #128 Aphrodisium = Tomentaromia - the synonymy was published by Gressitt et al. (1970). #129 Aphrodisium faldermannii was recorded for East Siberia by Reitter (Wien. Ent. Ztg., 1906, 25: 277) - after Gressitt, 1951: 202; and supposed for Mongolia by Namhaidorhz (1972). #130 Axinopalpis gracilis christinae Rapuzzi, 1996 was described from Pelopones, Mt. Taigetos. #131 D. starcki ivani Sama & Rapuzzi, 1993 and D.s. cavazzutii Sama & Rapuzzi, 1993 were described from Turkey. #132 The tribe Stenhomalini was described by A.Miroshnikov (1989: 742). According to A.Miroshnikov (1989) Stenhomalus lighti Gress. was found by S.Belokobylsky in S Primorie. S.lighti = S. vulcanus Tsher. #133 Obrium obscuripenne (according to Villiers, 1978) = O. graciliforme Lipp, 1939 = O. gracile Plav., 1933 (non O. gracile Krynicki, 1832). #134 According to Danilevsky (1988d): Chlorophorus sexmaculatus (Motsch., 1859), nom. praeocc. (non Donovan, 1805) was changed to Ch. simillimus (Kraatz, 1879) by M.Hayashi (1983). Tetrops elaeagni = T. plaviltshikovi #135 According to Kusama & Takakuwa (1984), M. minor fuscus is distributed on Hokkaido and Kunashir. Sakhalin is apparently occupied by nominative subspecies. #136 The taxonomic situation with Molorchus in Transcaucasia rests inclear. My series from near Tbilisi (Manglisi: a male and two females) looks very close to M. juglandis Sama, 1982 (described from S Turkey). According to personal communication by J.Kratochvil (Febr. 1986) to A.Lobanov: Molorchus minor monticola Plav. 1931 = M. rufescens Kiesenwetter, 1879, described from Borzhomi. So, it seems possible that M. rufescens Kies. 1879 = M. juglandis Sama, 1983 = M. monticola Plav., 1931. The name "monticola" was addressed to Danilevsky et Miroshnikov (1985) by Danilevsky in Svacha, Danilevsky (1988: 205), as allegedly originally introduced as infrasubspecific. But the title of Plavilstshikov's description is: "4. Molorchus minor L. var. monticola nova.", but in the text: "Wie es scheint , nicht eine Aberration, sondern eine Morpha (forma alpina)." So the word "Morpha" sounds, but formally it was described as variation, and I regard now M.m.monticola Plav. as valid. I've found a pair of M.monticola from Turkmenia (Krasnovodsk, 10,13.4.1899) in Zoological Museum in St.-Petersburg and one female from Kara-Kala is in my collection. #137 The original spelling was "Linomius". "Limonius" was used only by Villiers (1978). #138 According to Villiers (1978: 276 ): M. kiesenwetteri = M. plagiatus. #139 According to Sama (1995): M. marmottani absent in Russia; M. m. crovatoi Sama, 1995 (Italy) and M. m. frischi Sama, 1995 (Turkey) are described. M. plagiatus is recorded from Iran. M. schmidti = salicicola = semenovi; M. kiesenwetteri ssp. hircus (for Caucasus and Turkey) = M.anatolicus. #140 K.Adlbauer (1992) firstly recorded for Turkey: Molorchus marmottani, Isotomus speciosus, Anaglyptus persicus and Pogonocherus hispidulus. #141 According to Kusama and Takakuwa (1984): M. ishiharai = M. kobotokensis kunashiricus, that agrees with Danilevski's materials from Kunashir. According to A.Lobanov (personal communication, 1987), the holotype of Molorchus kobotokensis kunashiricus was lost in Novosibirsk. It is also absent in the list of Coleoptera types preserved in the Musem (Tshernyshev, 1997). #142 M.Danilevsky saw several Molorchus kobotokensis from Far East Russia (Kaimanovka, 15.6.1979, Czech collector) in C.Holzschuh's collection. No differences from Japan specimens were observed (1993). #144 Glaphyra heptapotamica (Plav.) was recorded for China (Ningxia-Hui; Wrzhong) - Hua L.Z., Niisato T. (1993), but the record could be connected with G. alashanica Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, Plavilstshikov, 1936 or with a new species. #145 According to my study in Zoological Museum of St.-Petersburg (2001) of a big series of Nathrioglaphyra heptapotamica from Ili valley (Kapchagai), Ural valley (Ianvartzevo), Aiaguz, Dzhezkazgan, Talasskiy Alatau (Daubaba) - N. heptapotamica = Molorchus amygdali. N. heptapotamica (as Molorchus) was recorded for Russia (Orenburg environs, Utvinskoe in Krasnokholms forest farm) by Tsherepanov (1981). In the Museum a series of N. heptapotamica is identified by Namkhaidorzh as Molorchus alashanicus Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, Plavilstshikov, 1936. Its original description was based on unique female from: "Mongolia australis: jug. Alashan, angustiae Tso-sto", which had to be preserved in Zoological Inst. (St.-Petersburg), but was not found there by me. M. alashanicus seems to be never recorded for Republic of Mongolia, so only original description seems to be available also for Namkhaidorzh. I've studied two specimens of Glaphyra from China ("Chekiang, Tien-Mu- Shan, 15.5.37 and 14.6.37, E.Suenson leg."). First is male, second seems to be a female because of short antennae (abdomen totally masked by hind wings). Both have same colour as N. heptapotamica, but differs from it considerably. Prothorax is much longer with three elongated shiny areas (as in M. alashanicus), elytra with rough but rather scattered punctuation; antennae in male much longer than body (surpassing abdomen by at least two apical joints), in female a little longer then body; while in N. heptapotamica male antennae slightly longer than body and in female much shorter than body. In general this pair is more or less fitting to the description of M. alashanicus, but the distance between their localities is about 1500km. Unfortunately antennal characters are totally omitted in the original description of M. alashanicus (only one "character" was mentioned: "Par la conformation de ses antennes cette espece appartient au groupe des especes voisines du M. kiesenwetteri Muls.") Antennal length in the pair from Chekiang is really similar to M. kiesenwetteri and 3d-4th joints are relatively short, a little shorter than 5th , but 1st joint is very unusual - very short, shorter than 3d and strongly swollen (only two times longer than wide). Sill I preliminary identify this pair as M. alashanicus. #146 According to J.Voricek (personal communication, 1992), Stenopterus rufus in Turkmenia is represented by S. r. transcaspicus Plav. #147 According to A.Kaziuchitz (personal communication, 1984) he had in his collection Stenopterus ater from Crimea. The species was also recorded for Crimea by Bartenev (1989). #148 According to I.Kerzhner (personal communication, 1985), Callimus Muls., 1846, was not preoccupated in Orthoptera, as Callimus Fisch.-Wald., 1830 is wrong posterior spelling of Callimenus F.-W., 1830. So, Callimellum is not valid. #149 The name "Protocallimus" used by Plavilstshikov (1940: 173,661) and then by Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985) seems to be just a wrong spelling of Procallimus Pic. #150 The published type locality of Certallum ebulinum is France. But the species description was based on black-pronotum specimen. Such specimens are known from Spain as very rare and seem to be possible in France (Villiers, 1978: "Seule la morpha ruficolle SEMBLE se rencontrer en France, :"). Such situation caused the supposition of wrong definition of type locality by Linnaeus (Villier, 1978; Sama, 1988). Sama (1988: 83) supposed the real locality of type specimen in North Africa and accepted Certallum ebulinum ssp. ruficolle (described from Italy) distributed from Iberian Peninsula to Caucasus and Iran. But I do not see the base for such supposition. The type specimen could really be collected in Europe and then C. ebulinum = C. ruficolle. #151 Original spelling is "Ropalopus". #152 R.fischeri, described from Central Russia, differs considerably from both European species (closer to R.insubricus). I prefer to regard it as a separate taxon until the revision of the group. #153 Ropalopus macropus from Caucasus are often designated in European collections as R.caucasicus. The main distinguishing character are spines on first antennal joints. But the development of antennal spines is rather variable both in European and Caucasian populations. I do not see any differences between them. According to Plavilstshikov (1940), R. clavipes = R. caucasicus. #154 Ropalopus varini Bedel, 1870 = R. spinicornis (Abeille, 1869), described as Callidium (not C. spinicorne Olivier, 1795). #155 Pronocera brevicollis Gebler, 1833 (nec Dalman, 1817). #156 According to A.Miroshnikov (personal communication, 1993), Callidiellum rufipenne was found near Sochi (imago and larvae in Cupressus). #157 According to Zahaikevitch (personal communication, 1983), Semanotus undatus must be included in Crimean fauna after one specimen (from Livadia) from V.Shavrov's collection. #158 Several species were definitely recorded fore Mongolia by Janovsky (1974): Anastrangalia renardi (Khubsugul and Ara-Khangai aimaks), Callidium aeneum (Khubsugul, Baian-Ulegey, Kobd aimaks), Xylotrechus altaicus (Ubsunur aimak), Amarysius sanguinipennis (Selenga aimak), Leiopus albivittis (Selenga and Khubsugul aimaks). #159 According to J.Voricek's opinion of 1992, C. aeneum in NW Georgia and West Caucasus is represented by C.a.longipenne Plav. #160 Phymatodes Mulsant,1839 (not Phymatodes Dejean, 1834 - Tenebrionidae) was conserved by ICZN (1989). #161 Phymatoderus Dejean, 1937 is nomen nudum, so Phymatoderus Reitter, 1912 = Reitteroderus Sama, 1991; #162 According to J.Voricek's opinion of 1992, south of Ukraine (Donetzk Region and Crimea) and Caucasus are occupied by Ph. pusillus rufipenne. Nominative subspecies is distributed in West Europe and West Ukraine. #163 According to Niisato (1995), Phymatodes infasciatus Pic, 1935 = vandykei Gress. 1935 = ussuricus Plav. 1940. #164 According to E.Vives (2000) Paraphymatodes fasciatus (described as Cerambyx fasciatus Villers, 1789, not Scopoli, 1763, not Degeer, 1775, not F., 1775, not Geoffroy, 1785, not Villers, 1789) must be replaced with P. unifasciatus (Rossi, 1790). The necessaty of the name change must be checked in agree with Article 23.9.1. of ICZN (1999) #165 Pogonocherus ressli and Phymatodes alni ebursensis were recorded for Talysh by A.Miroshnikov (2001). #166 The system of Cleroclytus was revised by Danilevsky (2001d). #167 According to the opinion of Zahaikevitch of 1983, Dorcadion tauricum and Anaglyptus mysticus absent in Crimea, because of the absence of any data. #168 According to Miroshnikov(2000), Anglyptus ganglbaueri = A. persicus = A. natae; all records of A. mysticus for Caucasus concern A. misticoides. Plavilstshikov (1940) as well as Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985) wrongly mentioned the author of A. persicus Pic, as "Pic et Reitter". #169 Oligoenoplus rosti was regarded as Cyrtophorus rosti by Kusama and Takakuwa (1984). #170 According to J.Voricek's opinion of 1992, Plagionotus detritus is represented in north and west Caucasus by P.d.caucasicola Plav. #171 According to Sama (1994): Plagionotus = Echinocerus, but I prefer to regard them as separate genera. Turanoclytus gen. n. for Xylotrechus namanganensis (original spelling is "namaganensis", but "namanganensis" is now in prevailing usage according to the Article 33.3.1 of ICZN, 2000) - typus generis and X. asellus, but for me Xylotrechus = Turanoclytus. Type species of Acanthoderes is Lamia daviesi (Thomson des., 1864) from C and S America, and European species belong to another genus - Aegomorphus. Same was done by Linsley et Chemsak,(1985) for American Acanthoderes. According to Monne (1994), the type species of Acanthoderes is Lamia varia F.,1787 = Acanthoderes clavipes (Schrank, 1781), designated by Bates, 1861 (but not S American Lamia daviesi, designated by Thomson, 1864). In fact the text by Bates (1861: 19): "In A. varius, the European species which may be considered typical of the genus,:" can not be regarded as the type designation of the genus. #172 According to Burakovski et al. (1990) Echinocerus Muls.,1863 is a junior homonym of Echinocerus White, 1848 (Crustacea). The new name is necessary. #173 Echinocerus scalaris was recorded for Caucasus (Lopez-Colon, 1997) without any reasons. #174 Ch. obliteratus was recorded for Mongolia by Heyrovsky (1965). Ch. mongolicus Pic, 1943, described from "Mongolie" was mentioned by Namhaidorzh (1972) as a separate species. One specimen with such identification is preserved in Heyrovky's collection (Prague) and looks very similar to my 3 males of Ch. obliteratus from Mongolia. Evidently that specimen was compared with Ch. diadema kaszabi in its original description. The dark elytral patterns in all my three Mongolian specimens (from rather distant localities: Gobi-Altai aimak, South-Gobi aimak, Kobd aimak) are a little different. The last specimen (with more reduced dark elytral pattern) is totally agree with the picture of Ch. ubsanurensis in Tsherepanov's(1982) monograph. Most probably Ch. obliteratus = Ch. mongolicus. The dark elytral pattern in Ch. obliteratus looks like reduced black patterns of typical Ch. diadema. That is why such specimens were described, as Ch. diadema kaszabi. The original description of Ch.d. kaszabi totally fits to some of my specimens of C. obliteratus. So it looks possible that Ch. obliteratus is a subspecies or just a colour form of Ch. diadema. I am sure same taxon was recorded for Mongolia as Ch. faldermanni (by Heyrovsky, 1968 for Kobd aimak, Khara-Us-Nur and independently by Namkhaidorzh, 1976 for South Gobi-aimak, 20km S Bulgan). Ch. diadema diadema was also recorded for Mongolia (Namkhaidorzh, 1974 1976). It is also represented by two specimens in my collection (South-Gobi aimak and Baian-Khongor aimak). Mongolian Ch. d. diadema is very close by all characters to Ch. d. diadema from Far East Russia. #175 First records for Mongolia: Chlorophorus ubsanurensis - Gobi-Altai aimak, Baian-Khongor aimak, Agapanthia leucaspis - Selenga aimak (Namhaidorzh, 1982). #176 A.leucaspis = A. euterpe (my study of A. euterpe type in Zoological Museum of Moscow University). The synonymy was published by Tsherepanov (1984). #177 Rhaphuma is characterized by long 3d antennal joint, spaced out antennal bases and others. #178 According to Kusama and Takakuwa (1985): Xylotrechus = Xyloclytus = Rusticoclytus. #179 Redescription and new locality data of Xylotrechus polyzonus in Primorie Region were published by Murzin(1981) #180 According to Miroshnikov (1990) Clytus stepanovi Danil.et Mirosh. 1985 (stat.n.) is a species (it was described as C. vesparum stepanvi). #181 After type materials study in Plavisltshikov's collection (1986) I regard: Clytus raddensis = C. hypocrita. Clytus arietoides = C. venustulus = C. nigritulus. #182 My preliminary opinion about type of Clytus nigritulus Kr. (#181) was probably connected with a mistake as the cotype of this specis in Paris is very similar to C. fulvohirsutus, but not arietoides. It is necessary to check once more the Kraatz's type in Eberswalde. #183 Paracorymbia fulva is reliably known to me (1991) from Belarus and Kharkov region (Ukraine). It was recorded for Belarus by Aleksandrovitch ey al. (1996). #184 Palimna liturata continentalis was regarded by Plavilstshikov (1958) as a synonym of the nominative subspecies from Japan, but as a separate taxon by Gressitt (1951) #185 Olenecamptus octopustulatus was recorded for Transbaicalie (Tchikoi - borderline with Mongolia) by Tcherepanov (1983), so old records for the taxon for Mongolia (ignored by Plavilstshikov, 1958) could be right. Some Japan authors (Kusama and Takakuwa, 1984; Ohbayashi et al.,1992) regard Ibidimorphum Motschulsky in Schrenck, 1860 (and so Olenecamptus octopustulatus Motschulsky in Schrenck, 1860) as nomen nudum and accept the description Motschulsky in Blessig, 1873. But the description of 1860 looks valid with type locality and colour picture. #186 Olenecamptus mordkovitshi was described after one specimen (with brown unicoloured elytra without spots) from near Tchita ("Nizhniy Tsasuchei"). #187 I do not see conciderable differences between Pterolophia mandshurica and P. angusta (Bates, 1873) from Japan (the details of punctuation are usually different and elytral tubercles of P.mandshurica are usually more developed). Both taxa could be regarded as subspecies. Possibly P. maaki also has very close Japan taxon (P. kaleea?). #188 According to Tsherepanov (1983): Pteroplophia mandshurica = selengensis (described from Mongolian part of Selenga River Valley. Holotype and a paratype of P. selengensis are preserved in Zoological Museum (St.-Petersburg). In general they are a little paler than specimens from Far East Russia, but no other differences. Egesina bifasciana was found on Sakhalin, Microlera ptinoides was found on Kunashir. The latter is also recorded by Tsherepanov for Taiwan, may be on the base of doubtful data of Gressitt (1951). According to Nakamura et al. (1992), M. ptinoides absent in Taiwan. Microlera ussuriensis sp.n. was described from Ussuri Land and later separated in a new genus Pseudomesosella Miroshnikov, 1989 (Apodasyini). As it was mentioned by Tsherepanov (1983: 134), the records of Acalolepta fraudatrix for Kunashir by Danilevsky and Kompantzev (1979) and possibly by Krivolutzkaia (1973) were concerned Japanese A. sejuncta, which is also known from Sakhalin, Korea and possibly from Russian mainland (Danilevsky, 1998a). But Acalolepta fraudatrix was recorded for Kunashir by Kusama & Takakuwa 1984. #189 I regard Pterolophia mandshurica = burakowskii on the base of original description accompanied by a picture. P. burakowskii was described from East-Gobi Aimak. I've got a female of Mongolian P. mandshurica from Bulgan Aimak. It was originally recorded for Mongolia by Namkhaidorzh (1974: 173 - Sukhe-Bator Aimak, East Aimak, East-Gobi Aimak) as P. rigida. Later (Namkhaidorzh, 1976: 213) the identifications of corresponding specimens were changed to P.burakowskii. #190 I've got in my collection one specimen of Apomecyna histrio with the label: "East Siberia, Selenginsk, 1914". #191 Following Plavilstshikov (1958), we (Lobanov et al., 1982) used wrong spelling "Pterycoptini" of Ptericoptini. According to Breuning (1960) the tribe Apomecynini includes Ptericoptini with genus Xylariopsis). The genus Mimectatina (=Doius) was placed in his Rhodopini (in my list Apodasyini) or in Rhodopinini (Breuning, 1975). Several authors regard Doius close to Xylariopsis and placed both in separate tribe Ptericoptini (Gressitt, 1961, Tsherepanov, 1984) #192 Rhodopinini seems to be composed of one genus only. Rhodopina is closed to Lamiini. According to Linsley and Chemsak (1985), Desmiphorini (the name was accepted by Vives,2000 for Anaesthetis and others) is rather special and includes only American genera. Other genera of Rhodopinini (sensu lato), often included in Apodasyini, are not close to each other and composition of the tribe is artificial (Miroshnikov, 1989). #193 The synonymy: Microlera ussuriensis Tsher. = Miaenia florovi Tsher. was declared by A.Lobanov (personal communication of 1987) on the base of holotypes study of both taxons and was published as possible by Miroshnikov (1989) on the base of original descriptons. Then it was published by G.O. Krivolutzkaia (in: Tsherepanov, 1996: 121) on the base of A.Lobanov's opinion. #194 According to Vorisek (personal communication of 1992), Armenien Stenidea genei is possibly S.g.naviauxi Villiers, 1970 described from Iran. The species was recorded for Stavropol Region (Mashuk Mt.) by Kasatkin and Arzanov (1997). #195 Sophronica obrioides (described from Japan) was primary recorded for Russia by Plavilstshikov (1932: 194) as Lasiapheles obrioides Bates and then by Samoilov (1936: 233). Tsherepanov's (1984: 49-50) record was connected with wrong identification of Ussurella napolovi (Danilevsky, 1995). Very possible that two first records were also based on U.napolovi. So, S. obrioides most probably absent in Russia as well as on the continent. #196 The genera Deroplia (= Stenidea) and Oplosia were placed by Breuning (1963) in Rhodopinini ("Rhodopini"). It is generally accepted position (in our list - Apopasyini). But in the revision of "Asiato-Ausralienne" Rhodopinini (Breuning, 1975) both genera are absent. May be the author regarded them as not quite "Asian"? Oplosia was placed in Acanthoderini by Linsley, Chemsak (1985). This position can be proven by larval characters (Mamaev, Danilevsky, 1975; Svacha, 2001). Mimectatina = Doius (see Breuning, 1963). #197 Terinaea atrofusca = Miania tiliae: the synonymy was published by G.O. Krivolutzkaia (in: Tsherepanov, 1996: 121)on the base of the personal communication of S. Murzin. According to personal communication of S.Murzin of 1986, T. atrofuca tiliae is a continental subspecies. #198 According to Miroshnikov (1989), Mimectatina divaricata was found on the continent (about 20km SE Ussurisk, 29.8.78, Kasparian leg.). The author prefers to regard Doius as a separate genus. Exocentrus lineatus was found on the continent (Nakhodka, 20.8.85, Belokobylsky leg.). Cornumutila quadrivittata was found on Kamtchatka Peninsula (Kozyrevsk, 7.85). Following Tsherepanov (1979), the author regards C.quadrivittata = C.semenovi. Miccolamia "verucosa" (in fact M.glabricula) was found in S Sakhalin (Kholmsk, Dolinsk). #199 Rh. schurmanni Breun., 1969 was found in Talysh by M.Danilevsky (1982). Once (Breuning, 1975) the species was wrongly spelled as Rh. schuberti. #200 According to Hasegawa and Ohbayashi (2001), Miccolamia verrucosa absent in Russia; it was recorded before on the base of wrong determination of M. g. glabricula, distributed in Japan, Sakhalin and Kurile Islands. #201 E.Vives (2000) accepted the original spelling Aplocnemia Stephens, 1831, which was changed in right form Aphelocnemia in the erratum to the original publication (according to Villiers, 1978) in 1831: 414; according to Vives, 2000, in 1832: 406. #202 Villiers (1970) transfered Mesosa obscuricornis to the subgenus Perimesosa because of hairy elytrae. #203 According to Hayashi (1964), Mesosa senilis belongs to the subgenus Aphelocnemia. #204 Mesosa hirsuta ssp. continentalis Hayashi 1964 was described from Korea and continental Russia. #205 Apriona rugicollis (=germari) was recorded for East Siberia by Breuning (1962). The occurrence of the species in the region seems to be possible, because of its very large area (Indie, China, Korea, S-E Asia). #206 According to J.Vorisek's opinion of 1992, Monochamus saltuarius must be divided in European and Siberian subspecies. #207 M. galloprovincialis consists of a number of subspecies: Caucasian M.g. ssp. Lignator is characterized by strong development of orange-yellow elytral pubescence, Siberian M.g. ssp. cinerascens just contrary often has glabrous or nearly glabrous elytra. North of European Russia is already occupied by very typical M.g.cinerascens. #208 The spelling of several names in some modern publications: M. urussovii, Tetrops starkii, Agapanthia dahlii, but second "i" can be eliminated, because of generally accepted usual spelling with one "i" - Article 33.3.1 of ICZN (1999). #209 Siberian M. sutor can be regarded as a separate subspecies M.s. pellio Germ. 1818 becouse of poor elytral pubescence. #210 According to E.Vives (2000: 659) Carinatodorcadion is a junior synonym of Dorcadodium Gistel, 1856. #211 The subspecies structure of D. carinatum was revised by Danilevsky (1998b). D. carinatum from Nizhnii Unal (male, North Osetia, Skalistyi Ridge, 2-5.7.1997, M.Nabozhenko leg. in D.Kasatkin coll.) can be preliminary attributed to D.c. sunzhenum (from Sunzhensky Ridge). #212 D. koenigi Jak., described from Daghestan (Temir-Klan-Choura), is distributed in mountain Daghestan and characterized by narrow body (the types were studied by me). #213 The nature of D. caucasicum is not clear (types are not available). Most probably two closely related populations from near Tbilisi (with pubescent and with glabrous elytrae) were described as D. caucasicum and D.sulcipenne. Anyway most of D. caucasicum from Caucasus in Plavilstshikov's collection are represented by D. sulcipene exertum. I preliminary accept the traditional interpretation of D. caucasicum (Plavilstshikov, 1958; Breuning, 1962) as D. cinerarium. Caucasian D. cinerarium (D.c.caucasicum) are all very different, but in general in this subspecies autochromal females are less pronounced and sometimes absent (according to the materials of D.Kasatkin: Karatchaevo-Tcherkessia, Daut Ravine, 6.1993 and neighbour Uchkulan Ravine 22.6.98 - males with a little pubescent elytra). The specimens from Teberda in S.Kadlec collection are glabrous with very rough pronotum. In Sisian environs and in Karabakh populations both forms of females are represented. One androchromal (glabrous) female (Megri reg., Shvanidzor env., Burtinkar Mt., 24.4.98 Agababian leg.) and one autochromal (with pubescent elytra) female (Lalvar, 8.6.60) are preserved in M.Kalashian's collection. His autochromal female from Shorzha (Gegarkuni reg., 20-25.5.99, M.Nabozhenko leg.) is most probable D.s.goektshanum. The taxon described by me as D. cinerarium danczenkoi from Talysh Mts (Mistan env.) is very special with very rough pronotal sculpture and total absence of pubescent forms must be better regarded as a species. #214 Dorcadion panticapaeum was wrongly spelled (as "panticapeum") by Lobanov et al.(1982). #215 According to Danilevsky (1992) D. kalashiani sp.n. was recorded before for Talysh (Lobanov et al., 1981: 789) as D. kasikoporanum. The latter is known from Arai-Ler Mt. in Armenian Republic. D. czegodaevi sp.n. was recorded before for Soviet Azerbaidzhan (Plavilstshikov, 1958) as D. kagyzmanicum Suvorov, 1915; the latter is absent on the territory of the former USSR. #216 D. impressicorne was described from Gori; same taxon was later described as D. sulcipenne exertum. The opinion of Breuning (1962): impesseicorne = argonauta - is not far from the reality, as D. argonauta is very close to D. sulcipenne and can be regarded as one of its Transcaucasian subspecies. D. s. goktshanum Suvorov, 1915 is a well definite subspecies from Sevan lake environs (I've got a big series from Sevan city environs). #217 Dorcadion caspiense Breuning, 1956 was described from Liryk and regarded as a species (Breuning, 1962). It was regarded by Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985) as D. sulcipenne caspiense. A big series of the taxon was collected near Lerik in Talysh by A.Nekrasov in 1981. #218 D. sericatum is regarded here as a species, so D. arenarium was absent in the USSR. #219 D. litigiosum otshakovi Suv. was described from near Kherson and regarded by Breuning (1962) also as a subspecies. According to Plavilstshikov (1958) D.litigiosum = D. otshakovi. I did not see the types, but I am sure that the description was connected with very numerous in the region D. pusilum. D. pusillum is very common all over Ukraine, and was described from Podolia (Vinitza and Khmelnitzky Regions). I do not know specimens of D. pusillum from Podolia, so possibly they could differ considerably from south Ukraine specimens. If so, D. pusillum otshakovi is a subspecies. But now I prefer to regard D. pusillum = D. otshakovi. I preliminary regard D. pusillum var. berladense Pic., 1903, described from Roumania as a subspecies. It seems that Suvorov's data were the only record of D. litigiosum (described from Roumania) for Russia. I've never seen D. litigiosum from the territory of the USSR, so its presence in Ukraine or Moldavia is rather doubtful. #220 D. mokrzeckii Jak. was primery found in Crimea out of the type locality: "Ottuk Mt., 16.4.1999, Andreeva leg." - a pair of not quite typical specimens in my collection received from V.Dolin. #221 I've seen in Paris a series, identified by Breuning as D. elegans m. crimeense Breun. It was D. mokrzeckii. So I regard D.crimeense as a synonym of D.mokrzeckii and D. elegans most probably absent in Crimea. #222 Dorcadion elegans was missed in the Key for Caucasus by Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985) though it is known from the region (east Ciscaucasia). The species is known westwards as far as Dnepropetrovsk in Ukraine, where it is very common. D. elegans is widely distributed in Asian part of Orenburg Region (Sol-Iletzk Distr., Ak-Bulak Distr.). #223 According to Danilevsky (1992a) only one Dorcadion species is distributed in Kopet-Dag, though the synonymy D.tuerki = D. komarowi was wrong. According to my series from Mazanderan (where the type locality - Hadschgabad - is situated), D. tuerki is in general bigger with less developed (or absent) erect elytral setae. But D.tuerki was absent in USSR. D. komarowi is not a synonym of D. kryzhanovskii. The latter is characterized by black legs and antennae with numerous black spots on elytral white stripes, while D. komarowi has usually red legs and antennae with rare or absent black elytral spots. So D. k. kryzhanovskii is a subspecies from Germab valley. #224 According to my study of the syntypes: Dorcadion euxinum Suvorov, 1915 = D. kubanicum Plav. 1934, that agrees with Plavilstshikov's (1958: 181) description of the type of D.euxinum. According to Plavilstshikov (1958) a part of D. euxinum syntypes were D. cinerarium. In fact the difference between D. sareptanum and D. euxinum is very small and sometimes totally absent. Several populations of D. euxinum are with very dark antennae and legs that is unknowm in D. sareptanum (black legs and antennae was the main reason for D. kubanicum), but D. euxinum with red legs and abtennae are also known, so I prefer to regard it as a subspecies. The type (male) of D. striatiforme is in very bad condition. I was not able to identify it good enough. It can be very small D. holosericeum or D. sareptanum euxinum. Both species are rather common in the region. #225 D. tristriatum is connected by the row of transitional forms with D. holosericeum, so I regard D.h. tristriatum as south subspeciers. It is distributed eastwards along Caucasian Ridge to Daghestan - one male from near Tlokh (2000m) in Andiyskoe Koysu Valley (27.5.1988, V. Karasev leg., collection of S. Saluk). #226 D. equestre m. transsilvanicum Ganglb., 1884 was described from Serbia and South Romania, so this subspecies can be represented in Moldova. #227 According to Danilevsky and Khvylia (1997), Dorcadion shirvanicum Bog. 1934 = D. azerbajdzhanicum Plav. 1937 #228 D. bisignatum was recorded by Breuning (1962) for Batumi and regared by Plavilstshikov (1958) as very possible for Adzharia. #229 According to the original description, D. indutum had to be described from east Transcaucasie, most probable from Karabakh. Just here the forms (and in Garni district of Armenia) with pale elytral stripes are distributed. Black forms, described as nigrosuturatum, are distributed north-westwards Sevan Lake. D. griseipenne was also describe from here (Semenovka). #230 Dorcadion sodale Hampe was recorded for USSR (Abbastuman, Achalzich) by Breuning (1962). #231 According to Danilevsky (1992a), D. jacobsoni = sokolowi = conicolle; and according to Danilevsky (1993b), D. jacobsoni = apicipenne = sokolowi = amymon = dsungaricum = melancholicum = conicolle and possibly = merzbacheri. I do not know the type of D. merzbacheri. Its type locality is uncertain - "Thian-Shan". But in the original description it was compared with "D. lucae" sensu Breuning, so with D. jacobsoni and could be conspecific to it. D. obtusicolle is a good speceis (I've studied the type in Prague), that agree with Plavilstshikov's (1958) opinion, and just contrary to Breuning's (1962) opinion. #232 D. samarkandiae was described after one female from "Samarkand" environs and was compared with "D.lucae" sensu Breuning (that meens - D. jacobsoni). Only one species can be in this region - D. turkestanicum, and its females can be really similar to D. jacobsoni, but if the locality was wrong, it must be D. jacobsoni. #233 According to Danilevsky (1993b): Dorcadion musarti Pic, 1907 is very close to D. morozovi, but is a separate species. #234 D. morozovi was found in China in the east part of Ketmen Ridge on Sarybutchun Pass (northwards Tekes-city): 1 male, 2300m, 11.6.99, I.Belousov leg. (my collection). It was collected together with several very big D. rufogenum. #235 The revision of subspecies structure of D. semenovi was published by Danilevsky (2002a). Old distributional data on D.s. semenovi and D.s. hauseri published by me (Danilevsky, 1993b) were revised. #236 Old data on the occurence of D. kuldshanum in Przhevalsk environs (Plavilstshikov, 1958; Breuning, 1962; Danilevsky, 1993b) were most probably based on specimens fron China territory. No reliable data on the occurence od the species in Kirgizia (or in Kuldzha environs) were available (Danilevsky, 2002a). #237 New locality (about 160km eastwards Narynkol along Tekes River Valley) of Dorcadion kuldschanum in China at the western most part of Narat Ridge in Koksu River Valley south-eastwards Tekes (several males, 2000-2300m, 12.6.1999, I.Belousov leg.) makes more possible the occurrence of the species in Kazakhstan near Narynkol. #238 According to Danilevsky (1996a), D. politum = D. lydiae. The types of D. lydiae (from Semipalatinsk) are just the most colourful specimens from the series, which was the base for D. politum ab. nanellum - small D. politum politum. I.A. Kostin (1973) proposed another synonyms D. eurygyne = balchashense = lydiae, that was absolutely wrong. The occurrence of Dorcadion politum in European Russia was supposed by me (Althoff, Danilevsky, 1997) on the base of a single male with a label: "Orenburg, 30.4.1963". Now the occurrence of D. politum in Orenburg Region is proven by a series from the Asian part of Orenburg Region (5 males: Sol-Iletsk District, 25km southwards Pokrovka, 24-27.5.2002, L.Korshikov leg.). My supposition of the species for European part of Kazakhstan was evidently wrong. #239 The separation of Compsodorcadion and Dorcadion s.str. was published by Danilevsky (1996a). #240 According to Danilevsky (1992a), D. crassipes is the valid name for D. obtusipenne sensu Plavilstshikov (1958), Breuning (1962) and others (not Motschulsky, 1860). D. obtusipenne was described from Kzyl-Orda environs and could be regarded as a valid name for D. androsovi as was proposed by Danilevsky (1992a), but better both taxa must be regarded as subspecies: D. glycyrrhizae androsovi and D. g. obtusipenne (according to Danilevsky, 2001a). The subspecific structure of D.crassipes was published by Danilevsky (1996a). #241 Dorcadion ganglbaueri up to now is known only from Kazakhstan and the record for Central Asian republics by Lobanov et al. (1982) was a mistake. According to Plavilstshikov (1958) it is distributed between Tchimkent and Vysokoe. I also know a good series from Aksu-Dzhabagly (Ak-Su River Valley, 2000m, 21.5.90, A.Konstaninov leg.). A new unusual locality of this very rare species was found by me in Central Karatau Ridge near Zhanatas (several hundreds of specimens on 27.4.93). #242 The subspecies structure of D. gebleri was revised by Danilevsky (1996e). D. gebleri is the longest known Dorcadion (30.0mm - male in my collection; females are shorter, but wider). The biggest known Dorcadionini is Eodorcadion heros Jakovlev, 1899 from Mongolia (males - up to 25.0mm, females - up to 32mm; both in my collection). #243 D. gebleri n. occidentale, raised to subspecies by Breuning (1962), was described from "Kirgisensteppe westwarts bis zur Wolga". The locality is impossible for D. gebleri known from east Kazakhstan. I saw the type in one of private collections. It was really normal D. gebleri, as it was published by Plavilstshikov (1958). So the type locality was wrong. #244 A population of Dorcadion glycyrrhizae striatum (= rufifrons) from Orsk environs (1 female - Orenburg Region, Guberli, 2.6.98, O. Gorbunov leg. and a series from same locality, 1-5.5.2001, M.Smirnov leg. - all in my collection) is characterized by a big number of specimens with totally black antennae and totally black femora. Such specimens are mixed with specimens of normal colour (red basal antennal joints and red femora). #245 The subspecies structure of D. glycyrrhizae was revised by Danilevsky (2001a). The occurrence of D. glycyrrhizae glycyrrhizae in Russia is rather doubtful. From Volgograd environs to Kazakhstan border and northwards to Saratov Region D. g. striatum is distributed (so Plavilstshikov's data for Saratov and Orenburg Regions were sure wrong). Russian D. g. glycyrrhizae can occur only in Astrakhan Region in sands eastwards Volga. The type locality of D. g. striatum is "South Urals". In fact several rather different populations of D. glycyrrhizae (includindg D.g.dubianskii) are known from South Urals. I accepted as typical the population from the southmost point of Orenburg Region from the valley of Shybyndy River (15 males and 4 females: Sol-Iletsk District, 25km southwards Pokrovka, 24-27.5.2002, L.Korshikov leg.). It consists of rather big specimens with totally red tibiae, femora and several basal antennal joints; frons is also usually red; female androchromal. Such specimens are very close to D.g. striatum from Saratov and Volgograd Regions (with neihbour localities in Kazakhstan: Dzhanybek env.). I preliminary attribute to D. g. striatum several populations of small beetles from middle part of Ural River Valley (right European bank) in Kazakhstan (eastwards Ural-city in Bykovka River Valley and Ianvartzevo env.) and near Kalinovka (about 120km westwards Aktiubinsk). #246 The synonymy: D. cephalotes = turgaicum by Kostin (1973), who followed Plavilstshikov's (1958) opinion on close relations between two species, was accepted by Tsherepanov (1983). In fact two species belong to different subgenera. Very rare D. turgaicum was unknown for Kostin and Tsherepanov. I've collected many specimens near Esil (Astana Region)in two seasons: 18.5.1992 and 1.5.2001. Two new localities of D. turgaicum: "Astana, Khan-Tau 6.74, V.Skopin leg." - 1 male in my collection; "Atbasar env., 5.74, V.Skopin leg." - male and female in my collection. #247 The subspecies structure of D. arietinum was revised by Danilevsky (1996d). According to Danilevsky (1996d), D. lucae Pic, 1898 (the holotype female is in Eberswalde), described from Kuldzha is a subspecies - D. arietinum lucae, known up to now oly from Kuldzha (Yining). Ealier it was regarded by Danilevsky (1992a)as a valid species name for D. strandi. Breuning (1962) wrongly interpreted D.lucae as a valid name for D.apicipenne = sokolovi. For Plavilstshikov (1958) D. lucae is a separate species close to D. strandi. #248 The subspecies structure of D. suvorovi was revised by Danilevsky (1996b). #249 D. suvorovianum was restored by Danilevsky (1999d). #250 D. matthiesini(sic!) m. unidiscale Breuning, 1946 (from Almaty) was regarded as D. globithorax ssp. uniduscale by Danilevsky (1996a)from Kaskelen Ravine and then (Danilevsky, 1999d) as a species D. unidiscale. #251 The subspecies structure of D. mystacinum Ballion, 1878 is not investigated yet. The taxon was described from "Kuldzha". Though the name was traditionally attributed by all authors to the species from near Aulie- Ata (= Dzhambul = Taraz). I don't know the type, but most probably the Ballion's specimens were really collected near Aulie-Ata. It was very usual for Ballion to mention "Kuldzha" as type locality for the species from Kazakhstan (for example Carabus lindemanni Ballion, 1878). D. rufidens was described from "Syr-Daria" - the type is in S.- Petersburg with label: "Syr-Darja, Arys". It meened the nearest to Arys slopes of Karatau Ridge as the species close to D. mystacinum is not known from the plane between Karatau and Syr-Daria. So I regard under the name D. mystacinum rufidens all mountain populations of D. mystacinum from Karatau. According to available materials, D. mystacinum from different parts of Karatau are very different and further subspecies divisions are desirable. D. pumilio, described from near Chu-city is connected with D.mystacinum by a row of transitional populations. The combinations D. mystacinum rufidens and D. mystacinum pumilio were published by Danilevsky (1999d: 39). Both taxa absent in Kirgizia. The record for Central Asian republics by Lobanov et al. (1982) for D. pumilio were based on the data from original description for "Frunze environs", which were really concerned with D. optatum matthieseni; another original record for Alma-Ata environs were also wrong. The wrong record for Central Asian republics by Lobanov et al. (1982) for D. rufidens were based on Plavilstshikov's (1958) data, that the area of D.rufidens is totally same that of D. mystacinum. #252 The subspecies structure of D. optatum was revised by Danilevsky (1999d). #253 The subspecies structure of D. tianshanskii was revised by Danilevsky (1999d). Breuning (1962) used wrong spelling of radkevitshi ("radkewitschi"). #254 I've studied twy syntypes (males) of Dorcadion globithorax var. alexandris Pic from "Alai" (a female from same series belongs to another pecuies) in Paris. The taxon was later described as D. luteolum, as it was published by Plavilstshikov (1958). #255 According to Danilevsky (1999d), D. globithorax, described from near Kapchagai, is known up to now only from the type locality. Numerous records of this species from other regions belong to other species. #256 After study a big series of D. tibiale toropovi, collected by me (7.5.2000) in itstype locality, I see that it must be considered as a species. #257 The real area of D. pelidnum (the environs of Bystrovka = Kemin only) was described by Danlevsky (1999d). #258 Iberodorcadion fuliginator was recorded for Lithuania (Telnov et al., 1997), so - D.f.fuliginator. #259 I do not see the declared differences between Eodorcadion s.str. and Ornatodorcadion. #260 E. carinatum was described ater one specimen from "Siberia". I do not know the type and regard as typical the populations of the species from West Siberia (Russian regions: Orenburg, Cheliabinsk, Kurgan, Omsk, Novosibirsk; Kazakhstan regions: Kustanai, Kokchetav, Atbasar, Semipalatinsk. I've got a pair of E.c.carinatum from Cheliabinsk Region. E. altaicum was described from Narym River Valley (right tributary of Irtysh southwards Zyrianovsk: Bolshenarymskaia, Altaiskaia). It is very special form, not a synonym of the nominative. I've studied the syntypes. According to the original description of E. involvens m. blessigi, is a common Altai form of E. carinatum with irregular white elytral stripes distributed in Shebalino environs and southwards Chemal, and probably (according to Suvorov, 1909) as far eastwards as Minusinsk. Chemal environs are occupied by E. carinatum with regular white elytral stripes - E.c. bramsoni (= gassneri). I've studied the holotype of Neodorcadion carinatum v. bramsoni in Budapest. #261 Eodorcadion dorcas was recorded fo Russia (Plavilstshikov, 1958), but most probably it absent in Russian fauna, as its area is very far from Russian border (see Namhaidorzh, 1972). Plavilstshikov's (1958) data on E. dorcas area looks fantastic. It could be easy missed with other black species. The presence in Tuva E. humerale impluviatum seems to be possible but rather unlikely. #262 "Black" Eodorcadion of Tuva are represented by 3 close allopatric taxa, which could be regarded as species or subspecies: E. ptyalopleurum, described from Barlyk River, is distributed eastwards up to Chadan only. It is also known from Shui River in the environs of Teeli and Ak-Dovurak. The taxon is characterized by rough elytral sculpture with several granules on shoulders, with bright white apical elytral stripes, with dense white abdominal pubescence. The type locality of E. maurum (Àëòàé) was wrong. According to Namhaidorzh (1972) the type series was collected near Ulangom. Same populaion was partly used for the description of E. grumi. Another part of D. grumi syntypes was collected in north Tannu-Ola (I've got such specimens from Torgalyk River and in collection of S. Kadlec a big series from Khadyn Lake is preserved). I do not see the difference between specimens from Tuva and Mongolia. If the diference exists, the synonymy maurum=grumi could be canceled, after respective lectotype designation. Now the area of the taxon is very large. Tuva: planes northwards Tannu- Ola, hills southwards Tannu-Ola from Mugur-Aksy to Samagaltai. Mongolia: west part of Greate Lakes Valley southwards up to Kobdo. It is characterized by smooth, often shining elytra without humeri granules, without epical elytral white stripe, abdomen with less dense pubescence. E. tuvense: most part o the type series was collected near Chaa-Hol, but holotype is from Chadan environs. The taxon is also known from Shagonar environs. The environs of Ishtii-Hem and Khondergei River Valley (a part of type series) are occupied by transitional populations (to E.ptyalopleurum). The taxon is characterized by dull elytra without humeral granules and without apical stripes; elytra always with very special white sparce pubescence. In all three taxa forms with regular white elytral stripes or with deep longitudinal furrows are known. #263 According to Namhaidorzh (1972), E. carinatum involvens m. bicoloratum Plavilstshikov, 1958 is in fact a form of E. lutshniki without white stripes (I saw syntypes in Plavilstshokov's collection, Moscow). According to my materials this form has very distinct area and so must be regarded as subspecies. I know 3 populations: Shurmak environs (east Tannu- Ola), Erzin environs (Saluk collection, Minsk) and according to Namhaidorzh (1972)- Tes environs in Mongolia. In Tes population striated and glabrous specimens are mixed - all with special sculpture and body form, so could be separated in new subspecies (ZIN collection, St.- Petersburg). #264 Eodorcadion katharinae Rtt., described from north Mongolia (most probably from Ubsu-Nur Lake Valley) after one male (holotype in ZIN, St.Petersburg) and represented in my collection by three males (south, east and north of the lake) must be evidently excluded from Russian fauna as Russian forms from Tere-Hol Lake and Erzin environs taransitional to typical E. quinquevittatum (south Kyzyl environs) are much more closer to E. quinquevittatum than to E. katharinae. Both forms must be regarded as subspecies. E. leucogrammum Suv., described from north Tannu-Ola (in my materials typical population is represented by specimens from Bai-Haak) is also connected with E. quinquevittatum by a row of transitional populations and is in fact its subspecies. E. leucogrammum is also known to me from the north Kyzyl environs (2 males with very distinct longitudinal furrows from Siserlig: 20.6.97, V.Patrikeev leg., in D.Kasatkin coll.; a series from Sush: 15.6.97, S.Vaschenko leg.) up to Turan and to the east up to Saryg- Sep. E.q.quinquevittatum is known to me eastwards up to Ishtii-Hem, but must be distributed at least up to Chadan. #265 Now I accept Cerambyx hispidulus Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783 as type species of Pogonocherus Dejean, 1821 following the opinion of P.Svacha (2003, personal communication): Genus Pogonocherus Dejean, 1821 Type species: Cerambyx hispidus F., 1775 (nec L. 1758) = Cerambyx hispidulus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783 (Guerin design., 1826). #Dejean_fs 1821 catalogue contains _ghispidus_h without any author_fs name, but, according to J.A. Chemsak (pers. comm.), Dejean in later editions of his work (not seen by me) attributed the name to Fabricius. Also other indirect indications, such as selection and ordering of species names or mentioning _g(Cerambyx. Fabr.)_h under the generic name Pogonocherus, suggest that Dejean used the classification of Fabricius. There is unfortunately no material of Fabricius_f Cerambyx hispidus in his collection in the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen (O. Martin, pers. comm.), but hispidus sensu Fabricius was undoubtedly misidentified. Characterizing Cerambyx hispidus, #Fabricius (1775) obviously had before him Pogonocherus hispidulus since he clearly mentioned bidentate elytral apex (_gCerambyx thorace spinoso, elytris apice bidentatis, antennis mediocribus hirtis_h), although he considered his specimen(s) identical to the Linnaean species (he also cited the Linnaeus_f 1758 description of Cerambyx hispidus from Systema Naturae, but that description does not mention shape of elytral apex). #Fabricius (1787) repeated his earlier characteristics of C. hispidus and described Cerambyx pilosus which is probably the true Linnaean hispidus (unidentate elytral apex). The name pilosus (again without author_fs name) was also included by Dejean. I therefore accept the approach of #Linsley & Chemsak (1985) and regard Pogonocherus hispidulus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) as the type species of Pogonocherus Dejean, 1821. #266 According to Lobanov et al. (1981), Pogonocherus dimidiatus = tristiculus. The synonymy was accepted by G.O. Krivolutzkaia (in: Tsherepanov, 1996). According to Gressitt (1951), P. dimidiatus Bl., 1973 = P. seminiveus Bates, 1873. Both names were accepted by Tcherepanov as the names of different species (island and continental). I do not see the differences between both populations, so traditional synonymysation is right. The dates of both names must be checked: according to Kusama and Takakuwa (1984) and Ohbayashi, Sato et Kojima (1992): seminiveus Bates,1873 = dimidiatus Bl.,1873. #267 According to Dzhavelidze and Danilevsky (1981), Pogonocherus caucasicus = P. kuksíà. According to Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985), P. sieversi = P.caucasicus = P.kuksha. #268 According to A.F. Bartenev's materials collected in Crimea from Pinus and identified by A.Lobanov in 1982, Pogonocherus perroudi presents in Crimea. According to P.Svacha (personal communication, 2002) larvae of P. perroudi from Pitsunda (Georgia, Caucasus) were collected by J. Kratochvil from Pinus in 1987 and adults were reared. #269 According to E.Vives (2000), the date of Pityphilus Mulsant is 1862. #270 P. costatus (described from Jakutsk) was often regarded as dark Siberian (including Japan) subspecies of P. fasciculatus (Breuning, 1963, 1975; Kusama and Takakuwa, 1984). But similarly colored specimens are also known even in Europe (Breuning, 1963), as well as in Siberea pale specimens are also common (my materials). Pogonocherus fasciculatus = P.costatus (see Danilevsky, 1998a). Tsherepanov (1984) regarded both as different species with distinct larval characters. Caudal larval plates of Tsherapnov's "costatus" from Tomsk environs are impossible for P. fasciculatus. The picture of imago is also very special, so identification of his species rests unclear. It is necessary to try to look for these specimens in Novosibirsk. According to P.Svacha (personal communication of 2002), who studied the larvae of "P. costatus" from Tsherapanov's collection, most probably it is P. decoratus. So, P. decoratus is distributed eastwards at least to Altai Region. #271 Oligoenoplus rosti iwatai Ikeda, 1987 was described from Japan. #272 According to E.Vives, Pogonocherus ovatus Goeze, 1777 was described as Cerambyx (not Sulzer, 1776) and must be replaced by Pogonocherus ovalis (Gmelin, 1790). The change can not be accepted according to the Article 23.9. of ICZN (1999) #273 According to E.Vives (2000), Aegomorphus clavipes (Schrank, 1781) was described as Cerambyx (not Forster, 1771) and must be replaced to A. varius (F., 1787). The change can not be accepted according to the Article 23.9. of ICZN (1999). #274 According to Sama (1995), Oplosia fennica (Paykull,1800), described as Lamia fennica (nec Linnaeus, 1758) must be replaced with Oplosia cinerea (Mulsant, 1839). #275 According to Miroshnikov (1990) Acanthocinus giseus in Caucasus region is known from N Caucasus (Ubinskaia, Gelendzhik) and from Armenia (Arzakan, Idzhevan). #276 According to Hasegawa (1996) Acanthocinus griseus orientalis is a species as well as A. carinulatus sachalinensis. So, Kunashir (2 males and 3 females in my collection) and possibly Iturup (Krivolutzkaia, 1973) are occupied by A. orientalis, which is also distributed in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kiushu, Tsushima, Yakushima). According to Hasegawa (1996), A. sachalinensis is distributed in Sakhalin, Hokkaido, Russian Primorie, Korea and in North China. But my big series from Primorie, Amur Land, Chabarovsk and Magadan Regions mostly consist of typical A. carinlatus, though include several specimens, which look not so typical. A. carinulatus was recorded by Hasegawa from Altai to Buriatia only. According to Hasegawa (1996), A.griseus is totally absent in Siberia, though there are some very typical specimens of A. griseus in my collection from Tomsk and from Krasnoiarsk. In general the situation with Acanthocinus species in Siberia rests unclear. #277 According to J.Voricek (personal communication of 1992), Leiopus caucasicus must be regarded as a species, which is closer to L.bedeli, than to L.nebulosus. #278 According to Breuning (1978), Leiopus femoratus = L. pachymerus. #279 According to Breuning (1978), Lobanov et al. (1981,1982) and Tsherepanov (1984) Leiopus malaisei (described from Kamtchatka)is a species. According to Ivliev, Kononov (1966) it is just L.albivittis m. malaisei from Magadan environs. According to Danilevsky (1988a), it is L. a. ssp. malaisei. #280 According to Baeckmann (1924), Leiopus albivittis = L. ganglbaueri (described from Enisei river southwards Krasnoiarsk); Pseudopidonia alticolluis = tristicula; Chloridolum sieversi = Aromia coreana. #281 According to Teocchi (1983), E. adspersus = E. alem-daghensis Breun. #282 Exocentrus hirsutulus (Fald.,1837) was recorded for Caucasus on the base of 2 specimens collected in Nakhichevan by S.M.Iablokov-Khnzorian (Lobanov et al., 1982; Danilevsky and Miroshnikov, 1985). Plavilstshikov (1927) proposed to regard the name as nomen nudum, because of poor description. The species was excluded from the genus revision by Breuning (1958). We accept here the position by Winkler (1929) E. adspersus = ? hirsutulus. Specimens from Nakhichevan most probably represent a new species. #283 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication of 1992) Ex. punctipennis from Transcaucasie can be attributed to E. punctipennis signatus, described from Konstantinopol and recorded for Turkey and Greece (Breuning, 1958). E. punctipennis was recorded for Rostov Region by Kasatkin and Arzanov (1997), then for Rostov Region, Minsk and Kiev by D.Kasatkin (1998). #284 A.I.Tsherepanov (1985): transferred Eumecocera to Saperdini on the base of larval characters; recorded Oberea scutellaroides for Russia (as O. chinensis sp.n.); regarded Molorchus semenovi as a subspecies of M. kiesenwetteri Muls. #285 According to Danilevsky (1988d), Stenostola atra Gressitt, 1951 was recorded for Russia (Lobanov et al.,1981,1982) on the base of wrong determination of Eumecocera callosicollis. #286 E.Vives (2000) regards Cerambyx carcharias L., 1758 as type species of Saperda (Westwood designation, 1840), while in fact it is Cerambyx scalaris L., 1758 (Curtis designation, 1829). So, Anaerea is not a synonym of Saperda. There is no type designation of Saperda in "Hist. Nat. Gen.et Partie" Tome 3 by Latreille (1802: 215) as it was stated by some colleagues. Latreille's text: "Les saperdes de Fabricius. Exemple Saperda carcharias F." - is not a type designation. I prefer now to regard Saperda s.l. consisting of several subgenera including Lopezcolonia (replacing name for Argalia Mulsant, 1862 not Gray, 1846). #287 According to Danilevsky (1993b): Saperda subobliterata = S. mandschukuoensis = A. harbinensis (the last position was originally published by P. Dessart (1983). Conizonia (Iranocoptosia) fausti = I. balashowskyi. #288 One female from Khabarovsk Region (10-17.7.1991, Shadinkov leg.) was preliminary identified by me as Saperda bilineatocollis Pic. It is close to S.populnea, but without elytral spots and with bright pronotal hair stripes. #289 According to Danilevsky and Miroshnikov, 1985, Stenostola maculipennis is a subspecies of S.ferrea. #290 Nupserha alexandrovi must be included in Japan fauna (Tokio env., 24.7.32 and 27.7.38, N.Filippov leg. - male and female in my collection). The date of N. alexandrovi was wronly mentioned by Lobanov et al. (1982) as 1921. Many original Plavilstshikov's descriptions of 1915 were published once more in 17th(1917) volum of Russ.Ent.Obozr. appeared in 1921. That is why wrong "1921" appeared in many publications (Gressitt, Breuning) for: Macrorhabdium, M. ruficolle, Gaurotes kozhevnikovi, Pseudopidonia unifasciata, P. subsuturalis, Ropalopus speciosus. #291 The synonymy Oberea herzi = coreana, accepted by Lobanov et al. (1981) and Tsherepanov (1985) was wrong, and our reference to Breuning (1960-62) was not exact, as Breuning proposed another synonymy: O.herzi = morio = scutellaroides = coreana. According to Gressitt (1951), all four are different species. Here I regard O. morio = coreana and others names belong to different species. #292 Oxilia argentata was recorded for Iran (Tegeran) by Breuning (1967)and for Crimea by Bartenev (1989). #293 Pteromallosia albolineata was regarded as Conizonia (Pteromallosia) albolineata by Breuning (1954) or as Conizonia albolineata by Lobanov et al. (1982). #294 According to Danilevsky (1990), M. scovitzi tristis Reitter, 1888 = M. angelicae Rtt., 1890. A population of Mallosia from Armenia northwards Bichenek Pass (Angechakot, 1600m, 20.6.87, Kadlec et Vorisek leg. - one male in my collection) is morphologically identical to typical M. tristis from Talysh. Taking into account that typical M. scovitzi is very common southwards Bichenek Pass and all around Armenia, I prefer to regard M. tristis as a species. #295 Paramallosia afghanica Fuchs was found in Turkmenia: one specimen from Kopet-Dag (without exact data) in collection of S.Murzin and one female (Kopet-Dag, Ipai-Kala, 6.5.1989) in my collection. #296 Phytoecia kubani described from Tadzhikistan must be placed in Conizonia. #297 A male of Ph.(Helladia) humeralis and a male of C.(Eurycoptosia) bodoani (both in my collection) were found by V.Siniaev (1992) in Talysh. #298 Phytoecia tigrina (Armenia) and Agapanthia maculicornis (Dagestan) were recorded for Caucasus by Miroshnikov (1990). According to my observations, A. maculicorinis was rather numerous in Volgograd Region (June 1999) on Tragopogon (Compositae). The species was also recorded (Bense, 1995) for Helianthus, and (Kovacs and Hegyessy, 1997) for Campanula glomerata. While very close A. korostelevi develops in Armenia on Scorzonera pulchra (Compositae). #299 Conizonia (Coptosia) bithyniensis Ganglb., 1884 was recorded for Ordubad by Breuning (1954). Coptosia was regarded as a genus by Plavilstshikov (1948), Bense (1995). According to Breuning (1966: 741) it is a subgenus of Conizonia. According to Lobanov et al. (1981), it is a subgenus of Phytoecia. #300 According to Danilevsky (1988d), Mallosia imperatrix Dan. was recorded for USSR fauna (Lobanov et al., 1982) after wrong interpretation of Plavilstshikov's (1948) record for Armenia M. imperatrix cribratofasciata Dan., that is just a synonym of M. caucasica Pic (Breuning, 1954). Mallosia imperatrix absent in Transcaucasie. #301 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication of 1992) most of subgenera of Phytoecia s.l. must be regarded as genera. Pseudocoptosia must be subgenus of Conizonia, and Pseudomusaria must be a subgenuas of Musaria. #302 I regard: Ph. cinerascens Kr., 1882 = Phytoecia sokolovi Sem., 1895 and Ph. eylandti Sem., 1891 = Phytoecia glasunovi Sem., 1895. #303 I (1994) identified in Dubatolov's (Novosibirsk) materials: 1 male of Agapanthia nigriventris (Badkhyz, 20-25km SE Polekhatum, Gezgiadyk Ridge, 15-16.4.93, D.V. Logunov leg.); Phytoecia eylandti (Badkhyz); Dorcadion gebleri (Kemirkol Lake, SW Kurchum, 26.6); D. eurygyne (left Irtysh bank near Ust-Kamenogorsk, Menovoe, 19.8.88 and Serebriansk env., 7.5.93). I received 1 male and 2 females of A.nigriventris (Badkhyz, Gezgiadyk, 10.4.1993, A.Klimenko leg.). #304 According to Plavilstshikov (1961), Phytoecia farinosa = mucida. #305 Ph. pretiosa ninives Sama, 1994 was described from Irak. #306 According to Danilevsky and Kadlec (1990) 3 ex. of Ph. (Helladia) orbicollis were collected near Biurakan. S.Kadlec accepted (2002) the opinion of G.Sama and P. Rapuzzi (2000: 20) that Helladia orbicollis is endemic of Liban. From Turkey to Armenian Republic it is replaced by Helladia adelpha (Gangl.). According to Rejzek, Sama and Alziar (2001: 279), it is a subspecies H. orbicollis adelpha (Ganglb., 1885), but according to Sama and Rejzek (2001: 242) it is a separate species Helladia adelpha (Ganglb., 1884). Now I've accepted here the last position with the date of original description (1885) from Breuning (1951). #307 A big series of Ph. iranica in collection of C.Holzschuh (Vienna) includes specimens with same elytral design as in Ph. armeniaca and as in Ph. natali; though in Armenia strong development (and fusion) of black elytral spots is unknown. Ph. natali is up to now (2001)known after only one specimen (from near Altyagach in Azerbajdzhan). Until new materials available it would be better to regard all 3 taxa as subspecies. #308 Ph. rubropunctata was recorded for Czechia and Slovakia by Heyrovsky (1955), for Crimea by Plavilstshikov (1965) and on the base of this record by Lobanov et al. (1982) for USSR. According to Bense (1995) all records of Ph. rubropunctata for East Europe were connected with wrong determination of Ph. argus. The easten most locality of Ph. rubropunctata is in West Germany. #309 Ph. affinis (Europe), tuerki (Brousse, Turkey), boeberi (Teberda) and volgensis (Volga River) were usually regarded as different species (Breuning, 1951; Plavilstshikov, 1965; Lobanov et al., 1984). The natural relations between all four taxa are not clear. I do not now in Caucasus specimens with so bright orange pubescence as in certain specimens from Brusse (but other specimens can be very similar to Caucasian). All specimens from Volgograd environs are with pale elytral pubescence and such typical Ph. volgensis can be collected westwards up to Stavropol, though already from Daghestan they are mixed with specimens covered by black pubescence and both forms can be here with red or black pronotum. Even in Teberda the typical Ph. boeberi with black pronotum are mixed with specimens of red pronotum, which are very close to European Ph. affinis (Ph. affinis from Europe also can be sometimes with black pronotum as well as with pale elytral pubescence). Specimens with black pronotum are dominant in Armenia, Azerbaidzhan (including Nakhichevan), East Georgia (Tbilisi and eastwards) and seems in north Caucasus from Daghestan to Stavropol. Specimens with red pronotum are dominant in West Caucasus including West Georgia (Borzhomi), Black Sea Coast, Krasnodar environs and mountains around Guseriple. So I prefer now to regard all four taxa as subspecies. Ph. a. nigropubescens is a preliminary name for Caucasian subspecies with red pronotum specimens dominating. I do not know the type locality of this name - if it is Teberda, then boeberi = nigropubescens, and for West Caucasian subspecies must be found another name (circassica Rtt., 1888; starcki Rtt., 1888). The combinations Ph. nigripes ssp. nigropubescens and Ph. nigripes ssp. tuerki were published by Villiers (1978). #310 Ph. astarte lederi, distributed in Transcaucasie, differs from the nominative subspecies from Turkey by black elytral pubescence. #311 Ph. puncticollis stygia Ganglb., 1886 from Kopet-Dag is always with black prothorax. #312 According to Breuning (1951) the author of Ph. (Neomusaria) suvorovi is not Koenig, 1906 (Plavilstshikov, 1930, 1948), but Pic, 1905. The species was recorded for Caucasus by Lobanov et al., (1982) and for Armenia (Megri) by Danilevsky, Miroshnikov (1985), both records were without exact data. One mail was collected in sands near Goravan by M.Kalashian (May, 2001). #313 Ph. analis Mannerheim, 1849, not Ph. analis (F.,1781), was changed by Breuning (1951) to Ph. mannerheimi. I do not know, why another names (ferrea Ganglbauer, 1887; or atropygidialis Pic, 1939)were not used. #314 According to Lobanov et al. (1981), Ph. pustulata (m. pulla) = Ph. kryzhanovskii. According to Danilevsky (1992), Phytoecia pustulata = Ph. pilipennis (Ordubad). Ph. pustulata from Kazakhstan and from SE Russia is sometimes without red pronotal spot, and body is covered with very long and dense white pubescence. Such specimens (m. pulla) from Kazakhstnan and Uzbekistan (Karatau Ridge, Chatkal Ridge, Chu-Ili Mts and eastwards to Semipalatinsk) were described as Ph. kryzhanovskii and must be regarded as Ph. p. ssp. pulla. The subspecies was accepted by Heyrovsky (1958) for Astrakhan env. In my collection Ph.p.pulla is represented by a syntype (male) from Karatau, male from Dzhungarsky Alatau, male from Sary-Chelek (Kirgizia) and a male from Chechnia (Caucasus). Some Kazakhstan and Kirgizian populations can not be attributed to Ph.p.pulla, being rather typical Ph.p.pustulata (Bishkek env., Kalbinsky Ridge). Also specimens from Caucasus are often darker with veru dense pubescence and can be regarded as Ph. p. murina. #315 According to G. Sama (1988a: 184), the records of Ph. rufipes for Siberia and Central Asia are connected with wrong identification of another species - Ph. sibirica. Same statemen (Sama, 1988) was explained by monophagy of Ph. rufipes on Foeniculum, which is absent in Russia and Central Asia. After study of my series of Ph. rufipes from Kazakhstan G.Sama (personal communication) recognized, that it did not differ from European specimens and must be identified as Ph. rufipes. According to my observations, Ph. rufipes developes in Kazakhstan and Central Asia on Prangos spp. Ph. rufipes latior Pic, 1895 (Akbes, Turkey) was restored by Sama (1996). #316 Phytoecia cinctipennis was recorded for Kurgan Region of Russia (Tsherepanov,1982). #317 Ph.(Opsilia) tienschanica was described after two specimens: holotype (male) from "Sussamyrgebirge, Ketmen Tjube" (Ketmen-Tiube on the south bank of Toktogul water reserve, Kirizia) and a female from Narynkol. I saw in Vienna both specimens from Fuchs private collection. Both specimens are rather dark, but not black with distinct blue pubescence. They are sure conspecific to numerous Ph. coerulescens collected by me in deifferent parts of Central Asia (Alabel Pass - just near type locality, Karatau, Chimgan, Kuramin Ridge, Zaamin Ridge, Nuratau, Samarkand, Piandzh, Marka- Kol, Zyrianovsk). I am not sure if this form is conspecific to European and Caucasian Ph.coerulescens. #318 Ph. bucharica was described from "OST BUCHARA, Tschitschantan, Nufswald, F.Hauser 1898" (two syntypes in collection of C.Holzschuh). The locality is situated in Tadzhik area (Vorukh) southwards Isfara (39°51'N, 70°35'E). Ph. breuningi G. Dahlgren, 1988 was described after one female from same series (Ost Buchara, Nusswald,Tschitschantan, F. Hauser, 1898), which is preserved in Ebersvalde and was studied by me. So, Ph. bucharica = Ph. breuningi. Two such males from Tadzhikistan are preserved in collection of C.Holzschuh (Gandzhino, Kizil-Kala, 1200m, 12-13.4.1978, V.Dolin leg.). I've compared a big series of Opsilia (22 males and 14 females from Afghanistan (Nurestan, N Waigal riv., 2000-3000m, IV-VII, 1971-73, O.Kabakov leg.) with 4 Opsilia bucharica of C.Holzschuh. variability range of Afghan series includes all known to me specimens of Ph. bucharica and I do not see aven subspecific differences. #319 Ph. prasina (described from Luristan) was recorded for Talysh (Danilevsky, Kadlec, 1990). The record (Breuning, 1951) for "Buchara" (Tadzhikistan?) is very doubtful. One specially coloured female was collected by Miroshnikov in Armenia (Gehard). #320 After study of big series of Balcan Ph. vittipennis and Armenien Ph. pravei I see the distinct constant differences, so I cancel the synonymy published by Lobanov et al. (1981) and prefer now to return to Plavilstshikov's position on two different species. Breuning (1951) regarded both as subspecies. I collected Ph. prawei in Turkmenia (8ex.: Kopet-Dag, Dushak Mt.,1800m, 23.6.1992). #321 The tribe Hippopsini was included in Agapanthiini by Breuning (1962, 1966). The genera Calamobius and Theophilea were regarded in Agapanthiini (Breuning, 1966). This natural position was accepted by (Ñhemsak et al., 1982). #322 The typical A. violacea and A.intermedia from C. Europe (France and Czechia) are really rather different (A. violacea without dense white pubescence on metepisternum, long erect elytral setae are gradually shortened backwards reaching apices; while in A. internedia long setae are only near shoulders. According to my materials from Moscow to Saratov only typical A.intermedia are distributed. In steppe area a variable taxon of transitional characters is very numerous (species?). In my materials: from Kherson through Volgograd to Ural valley. In North Caucasus (Krasnodar and Stavropol regions) both forms (violacea and intermedia are occue sympatrically. In Crimea only A. violacea is distributed. In Transcaucasie local forms similar to A. violacea are very common as well as A. persicola (Talysh, Nakhichevan, Megri, Kafan, Agveran; a series from Kopet-Dag collected from Runex), differing dense white pubescence of metepisternum (in A. intermedia the episternal pubescence is concentrared in line) and very dense erect elytral pubescence reaching apices. All big Agapanthia from Transcaucasia belong to A. chalybaea, also distributed in East and Central Anatolia (A. osmanlis, described from Stambul env., absent in Transcaucasia - I've got it from Bulgaria and Hungary). A. chalybaea can be green, blue and metallic-gray. Besides a small bright-green Agapanthia is very numerous in Khosrov, with very rough pronotal punctation, episternum pubescence like in A.intermedia, but with numerous erect elytral setae (new species?). The easten most locality of A. intermedia in my materials is in Karaganda environs. Rather typical A. violacea is in my materials from Zailiisky Alatau (Talgar), Dzhungarsky Alatau, Tarbagatai. In South Kazakhstan and Kirgizia (Chimkent, Karatau, Talassky Alatau, Chu-Ili Mts., Ily River Valley, Bishkek env.) A. talassica (described as A. violacea talassica). Series of syntypes is preserved in my collection (2 males and 2 females, S. Kazakhstan, Talassky Alatau, Daubaba, 15.4.62, 22.4.62, 7.5.1962, A. Badenko leg.). The species is close to A. persicola, but erect elytral setae are rather long au to elytral apices. A. incerta described from Tadhikistan is close to A. talassica, but well differs by very big eyes; no other blue Agapanthia in Tadzhikistan. It is also known from near Samarkand. #323 A. muellneri and A. soror were recorded for Kazakhstan (Zailiisky Alatau) by Kadyrbekov and Tleppaeva (1997); both species were mentioned by Kostin (1973,1978), but without exact data. Rhagium inquisitor, Saperda perforata, Xylotrechus rusticus were also recoded for Zailiisky Alatau. A. soror, S. perforata, X. rusticus were recorded for North Tian-Shan by Kadyrbekov (1999). #324 I've studied the the syntypes of Agapanthia bucharica in Paris. Both small bright females are identical to A. detrita, so A. detrita = A. bucharica. They are a little similar to A. kirbyi, which is absent in Central Asia, and have no connection with A. hauseri. So position of Breuning (1961), hausery = bucharica (accepted by Lobanov et al., 1981) was wrong. The similarity to A.kirbyi, which was also stated in the original description is connected with relatively uniform elytral pubescense. The old name of type locality "Buchara" is most probably connected with modern Tadzhikistan (see, for example, Semenov-Tian- Shansky, 1935). Plavilstshikov (1968) regarded the taxon as a species with special record for Chardzhou (Turkmenia). In my description of A. obydovi Danilevsky, 2000 I supposed the occurense of A. detrita in Dzhungarsky Alatau based on Plavilstshikov's (1968) record for Panfilov (Dzharkent). Now (2002) I can prove it for Koksu River Valley (one female, 8.6.2001, O.Gorbunov leg.). I've also got a pair of A. detrita from Ketmen Ridge (Podgornoe, 2.6.2001, O.Gorbunov leg.). The species is also distributed along Zailiisky Alatau: a pair from Syuktobe Mt. (18.5.2001, Danilevsky leg.), a male from Talgar (17.5.1967, Falkovich leg., collection of ZIN). #325 A. lateralis was recorded for USSR (Lobanov et al., 1982) on the base of old doubtful data (Pic, 1910; Reitter,1898) and must be exluded from the list of the region. #326 According to Hayashi (1979) Leptura doii was described from "Etorofu, S.Kurile Is." and is a synonym of L. aethiops. L. doii was recorded as a species for Iturup Is. by Krivolutzkaia 1973 and then based on this record for USSR by Lobanov et al. (1981). The taxon was restored by Kusama snd Takakuwa (1984) with larger data on type locality: "Is. Etorofu, Kurile Isls., Hokkaido". The restoration was not suppoted by Ohbayashi et al. (1992). #327 Eutetrapíà sedecimpunctata = Saperda motschulskyi (Tsherepanov, 1985). #328 According to Danilevsly (1988c), Agapanthia auliensis Pic (described from Aulie-Ata = Dzhambul = Taraz) is a valid name for the species wrongly identified by Plavilstshikov (1968) and Kostin (1973) as A. angelicae. The species absent in Turkmenia and Uzbekistan; it is distributed in Kazakhstan from Muinkumy to Ily River Valley. I've got big series both from near Taraz and from near Kapchagai and can not see any differences. Becouse of this old mistake the species was described from Ily Valley once more under the name A. amabilis Holz. I've seen the type series and have specimens from Holzschuh's collection, so A. auliensis = A. amabilis. Recently several localities of A. auliensis were published (Kadyrbekov et al., 1998). Together with known localities (Taraz environs, Muiunkumy Desert northwards Tatty and Kapchagai) two new were discovered. First: NE Kyzylkumy, Karatau Mts westwards Syr-Darja near Bairkum (10.5.1992). The locality is so far from the known area, that the species identification needs to be checked. Second: Almaty region, 18km eastwards Aksuek (24.4.95). I often observed here a lot of A. obydovi on Eremurus sp., and the presence of another species on Eremurus seems to be very doubtful. #329 The date of A. altaica songarica was wrongly mentioned by Lobanov at al.(1982) and by Tscherepanov (1984: 170 - as "songorica") as 1978. The subspecies was described as A. dahli songarica Kostin, 1973 (a series of syntypes from Chernaia Rechka near Lepsinsk in my collection) and in fact is a local form of A. alternans, as well as A. altaica tarbagataica (a series of syntypes from Aktugai in Tarbagatai in my collction). So, A. aternans = A. d. songarica = A. a. tarbagataica. According to my (23.6.2002) observations, A. dahli in North and East Kazakhstan and in West Siberia (from Cheliabinsk and Kurgan to Petropavlovsk, Ust-Kamenogorsk and Dzhungarsky Alatau is connected with Malva; A. alternans is always monophagous on Prangos; while A. altaica is connected with Pionaea (Plavilstshikov, 1968; Tsherepanov, 1984). So A. altaica must be excluded from Kazakhstan fauna. #330 A. villosoviridescens was wrongly recorded by Lobanov et al. (1982) for Far East Russia and East Asia without any reasons. According to Tsherepanov (1984), A.villosoviridescens = A. daurica. #331 According to personal communication of Zahaikevitch (1982), he identified Vadonia bisignata Brulle. from near Kishinev. According to personal communication of J.Vorisek (1992), this statement is impossible, because V.bisignata is known only from Peloponnessos and Thessalonike. It could be V.moesiaca, known from Rumania. #332 Rhopaloscelis caucasicus Danilevsky (nomen nudum), mentioned by Lobanov et al. (1982), was marked out on the base of wrong identification of Rh. schurmanni. #333 According to personal communication of Zahaikevitch (1983), in Cerambycinae several supertribes could be criated: Cerambycites, Rosaliites, Callidiites, Clytites, Callichromites, Molorchites. The last supertribed is the most specialized one. #334 Dorcadion leopardinum was recorded for USSR by Lobanov et al. (1982) without any reasons (Danilevsky, 1988d). #335 The separation of Callidium aeneum in subgenus Callidostola was accepted by Winkler (1929), Kusama and Takakuwa (1984) and others. For Villiers (1978), Bily and Mehl (1989) it is a genus. #336 The genus Trichoferus was sometimes regarded (Villiers, 1946) as a subgenus of Hesperophanes. #337 According to Rose (1983), Penichroa is in Hesperophanini. #338 The type species of Olenecamptus, according to Lobanov et al. (1982) is O. serratus Chevr., according to Gressitt (1951) is O. serratus Chevr., 1835 = bilobus F., according to Plavilstshikov (1958), is Saperda bilobus F., 1801. #339 Oplosia suvorovi was regarded as a species by Tsherepanov (1984). According to Tsherepanov (1984), it is distributed not only in Japan, SE Siberia (Amur Region in my materials) and Far East of the continental Russia, but also in Sakhalin Island, Korea and China (no references to any publication or materials). #340 Agapanthia lais Reiche 1858 was described from Balkan Peninsula ("du Peloponese") and absent in Central Asia. It was recorded for Tadzhikistan by Plavilstshikov (1968), Lobanov et al. (1982) because of wrong identification of A. incerta. #341 According to the study of the type series of Chlorophorus motschulskyi chasanensis Tsherep.,1982 form Khasan Lake by A.Lobanov (personal communication of 1987) it is a synonym of the nominative form. #342 Special reference must be made in the case when the original description was prepared by the author, who was not the author of the publication. #343 Due to unpredictable and unprecedented delay of the publication of my aticle (Danilevsky, 1987) by "Revue d'Entomologie de l'URSS" more than for 3 years, all new names of this paper were published in the key by Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985) without full description, photographs and type materials. So, the type materials, published in 1987, were represented by lectotypes and paralectotypes. #344 According to Danilevsky (1999d), Exocentrus curtipennis Pic 1918 recorded for USSR by Plavilstshikov (1932), Lobanov et al. (1982), was previously described as E.fasciolatus Bates, 1873 (Breuning, 1958) from Japan and absent in Russia. #345 According to Danilevsky (1988a), O. scutellaroides Br. = O. chinensis Tsher. A series of "Oberea chinensis" in Tsherapnov's collection consists of two species: pale specimens are O. herzi, dark specimens are O. morio; but no O. scutellaroides. I've got a big series of O. scutellaroides from Russia (Ussuri-Land, Barabash-Levada, 2-4.6.1989, S.Nikireev leg. and same locality, 24- 30.5.1989, D.Obydov leg.). #346 Arhopaloscelis bifasciatus (as Rhopaloscelis) was recorded for Sakhalin and Kunahir by Tsherepanov (1984). #347 Euribatus gravidus was placed in USSR list by Lobanov et al. (1981) on the base of Heyrovsky (1952) record: "Turcmenia, Kara-Kum Wuste", which is unbelievable. #348 E. chrysargirea was recorded by Krivolutzkaia (1973) for Kuriles on own materials and then by Lobanov et al. (1982). It was evidently wrong determination of E.chrysochloris (which was "absent" in Krivolutzkaia's materials). She included in the area of her "chrysargirea" East Siberea, so joined island species to continental E. metallescens. In fact E. chrysochloris chrisargirea (described from Honshu) is a south Japan subspecies (Kusama, Takakuwa, 1985) and absent on Kuriles, Hokkaido and the continent. #349 According to Villiers (1978), American genus Cyrtophorus absent in Palaearctic Region. If it would be necessary to separate A.bicallosus and A.gibbosus in Anaglyptus s.str., then other subgenus needs a new name. #350 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication of 1992), he has Dorcadion scabricolle and Dorcadion similar to D.argonauta from Kara-Kala, D. holosericeum from Chuli. All specimens were "collected" by Potopolsky (Ashkhabad) - the data are unbelievable. #351 According to Lobanov et al. (1981), Xylotrechus rufilius = X. irinae, that was accepted by Tsherepanov (1982). X. magnicollis, described from West China (and known from Taiwan to Burma and Assam), was recorded for Russia by Gressitt (1951) and Hayashi (1992) on the base of synonymy: X. magnicollis = X. irinae. The species identity of X. rufilius and X. magnicollis is rather possible (according to my series from Taiwan). #352 According to Miroshnikov (personal communication of 1993): D. ciscaucasicum = D. mokrzeckii Dorcadion "cinerarium" from Taman peninsula is D. panticapaeum. The record was published by Kasatkin and Arzanov (1997). #353 According to Miroshnikov (personal communication of 1993), old materials collected by Vostrikov are often with strange (and wrong) locality data: D. elegans - Elisavetpol (= Kirovabad = Giandzha) D. wagneri - Tersk. Region, Naurskaia D. scabricolle - Grosnyi #354 According to J.Vorisek (personal communication of 1992), A. pavlovskii must be placed in subgenus Protapatophysis Sem. et Schegl.-Bar. 1935, but in fact it has no special characters: female coxae are widely separated as in Apatophysis s.str., males and females without glabrous pad line of all tarsi joints, 3d tarsi joints are with sharp lobes. #355 According to E.Vives (2000) Penichroa fasciata (desribed as Callidium fasciatum Stephens, 1931, not Herbst, 1784, not Billberg, 1817) must be replaced with P. timida (Menetries, 1831). The necessaty of the name change must be checked in agree with Article 23.9.1. of ICZN (1999). #356 According to P. Svacha in Svacha, Danilevsky (1989: 19), Strangalia = Strangalina. #357 According to Tsherepanov (1987): Stenocurus quercus was recorded for West Saian Mts. (so probably is also distributed in West Siberia?). Anoplodera rufipes was recorded for West Saian Mts. (so probably is also distributed in West Siberia?). Phymatodes testaceus was recorded for Altai (Maima River, 5km from Kyzyl-Ozek) #358 Several wrong records for Tadzhikistan were made by A.K.Kadyrov (1989), sometimes with wrong references to Semenov-Tian-Shanskij (1935). The following reported species absent in Tadzhikistan: Pogonarthron tshitsherini (recorded as Prionus) Polylobarthrom margelanicus (: as Prionus) Dorcadion turkestanicum Agapanthia violacea Agapanthai lais Under the names Oberea erythrocephala and O. ruficeps most probably one species was recorded - O. ruficeps muchei. For both species Saccharum officinarum was recorded as a food plant, while up to now they are known only from Euphorbia. #359 Volume 9th of Rev.Russe d'Entom. with Suvorov's descriptions of 1909 has on the title another date - 1910. Volume 10-th of Rev.Russe d'Entom. with Suvorov's descriptions of 1910 has on the title another date - 1911. Volume 11-th of Rev.Russe d'Entom. with description of Rosalia coelesthis Sem. and Suvorov's descriptions of 1911 has on the title another date - 1912. #360 There is a male of Alosterna scapularis from Kopet-Dag in Zoological Museum, St.-Petersburg (Nukhur, Transcaspian Reg., Archman env., Christof leg.). #361 Eodorcadion humerale (Gebler, 1823; Mem.Soc.Nat.Moscou), but not E. humerale (Fischer-Waldheim, 1823; Mem.Soc.Nat.Moscou), as it was published by Breuning (1961), though Fischer-Waldheim (1823) also published the description of Dorcadion humerale, but in his "Entomographia Imperii Rossici" and with reference to Gebler. In Gebler's description the type locality was mentioned precisely ": in pratis fabricae Petrovsk prope Werchnei-Udinsk." The pictures to "Entomographia imperii Rossici" vol.2. 1923-24 by Fischer-Waldheim were published before (1923). So the date of new names is 1923 if they are illustrated, if not - 1924. #363 The date of Dorcadion glycyrrhizae (Pallas), published as Cerambyx in "Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs, T.2", is 1773, as it was shown in the references to the article by Danilevsky (2001a), but not 1771, as it was wrongly mentioned in the title of the article and in its text (pp. 1-4). The mistake was left in the paper after first version of my text based on Breuning (1961) data. The original spelling "glicyrrhizae" restored by me (Danilevsky,1999), must be forgotten according to the Article 33.2.3.1. of the ICZN (1999). The general accepted spelling "glycyrrhizae" must be used. #364 It is not evident that Rhamnusium bicolor and Rh. gracilicorne are different species. But if they are different (Villiers, 1978), then Rh. bicolor is distributed only in West Europe. #365 There are two similar Cortodera ruthena from near Aktiubinsk in collection of P.V. Romantzov (St.-Petersburg) - yellow elytrae, black legs and abdomen. Male: Temir valley, Pokrovsky 22.5.2000 Romantzov leg. Female: Karahobda River, Alpaisai 26.5.2000 Romantzov leg. #366 A pair of Grammoptera gracilis were collected on Sakhalin by R.V. Filimonov (Sakhalin, Susunai Ridge, 10km E Novoalexandrovsk, 29.06.91). #367 Tetrops formosa was described from Issyk-Kul (Kirgizia). I've seen (2002) several specimens of T.fomosa in Heyrovsky's collection (Prague) with labels: "Kreise Karakol, Issyk-Kul, 2.6.31, V.Parfentiev" and "Issyk- Kul, Terski-Tau, 6.1902, coll. Hauser". Tetrops formosa bivittulata Jankowski, 1934, described from Zailiisky Alatau (Alma-Ata) as a variation differs from the nominative subspecies by dark general colour and specially by usual presence of elongated elytral black spots. It was regarded as a subspecies distributed in Zailiisky Alatau by Kostin (1973: 206) under the name "T. formosa bivittulata Plav." Wrong attribution of the name to Plavilstshikov was repeated by Lobanov et al. (1981: 790-791) in the wrong synonymization: "Tetrops formosa formosa Baeckm., 1903 = T. formosa bivittulata Plav., 1954 (sensu Kostin, 1973)". T.f.songarica (Dzhungarsky Alatau) has just same colour as T.f. formosa. The differences between these two very distant subspecies are not clear yet because of too small number of known specimens. O. Mehl reared a series of Tetrops formosa ssp.n. from Malus twigs collected (1991)near Arslan-Bob in Fergansky Ridge (Kirgizia). Specimens are daker than T.f.formosa, but in general lighter than T.f. bivittulata, though black elytral stripes are often present. The statement of Kostin (1973), that in Ily valley two Tetrops species: "T.plavilstshikovi" (=elaegni) and T. formosa songarica live together is wrong. According to his materials in Zoological Museum (S.- Petersburg), he identified less pubescent T.elaeagni from Ily valley as T. formosa songarica. So T. f. songarica is distributed only in Dzhungarsky Alatau and absent in Ily River valley. T. elaeagni seems to be first recorded for Russia by Althoff, Danilevsky (1997). I've put this record on the base of my two specimens from Dzhanybek, which is situated exactly on Russia-Kazakhstan border. The species is also known from Amu-Darja River Valley in Turkmenia (see Kostin, 1973: 207). #368 The iterpretation of two species of European Stenostola is different in different publications. According to Bily and Mehl (1989), the species with more developed metallic lustre and rough elytral punctationis is S. ferrea ("Body black with slight metallic lustre. Elytra with coarse punctuation." Villiers (1978)accepted same position: "Corp d'un noir ardoise, a net reflet metallique." But for Bense (1995) S. ferrea: "Elytra macroscopically without a blue metallic shine; :", and S. dubia: "Elytra macroscopically with a distinct blue shine; :". This position was accepted by Heyrovsky (1955), Plavistshikov (1965) and many other authors incuding Danilevsky and Miroshnikov (1985 - so S. ferrea maculipennis Holz. belongs to European species with less metallic lustre, finer punctuation and denser pubescence). That is why all faunistical records of two species are doubtful. According to Plavilstshikov (1965) Stenostola in the European part of the USSR was distributed southwards from the south of forest areas. According to Bense (1995), Stenostola ferrea is distributed in Bultic Republics; according to Alexandrovitch et al. (1996) Stenostola presents in Belarus. I've got two males of S. dubia (sensu Bense) from Vladimir Region (Kol'tchugino Distr., Zhuravlikha, on Salix caprea, 9.5.2001, Svetlov leg.). #369 One pair of Anaesthetis flavipilis (Barnaul env., Goretovskaia, 2.6.1901) is preserved now (2001) in Zoological Museum (St.-Petersburg). According to the original description, two syntypes were collected in Barnaul env. (10-13.6.1899 and 2.6.1901). The species is very similar to A. confossicollis and differs only by yellow colour of pubescence. Both Siberian species differs from A. testacea by big and scattered pronotal punctuation. Up to now A. flavipilis seems to be knowm only from type locality and was never collected after original description. The synonymisation of Breuning (1975): A. flavipilis = Mimosophronica strandiella (which was described from Kuldzha) looks very doubtful. All A. testacea from different parts of Caucasus (from Ciscaucasia to Transcaucasia) differ from European specimens by longer pronotal pubescence and denser pronotal punctuation. So they represent a separate subspecies, which can be named A. t. rufescens Beckmann, 1903. The taxon was described as A. t. var. rufescens from Beshtau Mt. (Stavropol Reg. of Russia near Piatigorsk) after specimens with reddish head, antennae and legs. Such coloured specimens are not rare in A.t.rufescens, but normally colored beetles with black head, legs and antennae are more numerous. Specimens from certain populations in Transcaucasia (Megri environs in Armenia) have so long pronotal pubescence that are close to A. lanuginosa. Similar specimens must be distributed in the south part of A. testaceus Asian area. #370 In Cenral Asian Republics Pilemia hirsutula seems to be represented only in Turkmenia (as P.h.homoiesthes). In Kazakhstan it was recorded by Kostin (1973) for west, center and south. I do not know the species from South Kazakhstan, but if it is really distributed here, its subspecies attribution is uncertain. According to personal communication (2001) of R.V. Filimonov, he collected P.h.hirsutula in Aktiubinsk Region of Kazakhstan (7ex., Temir River Valley near Pokrovskaia, 5.1999 on Phlomis tuberosa), as well as in Kurgan Reion of Russia (2ex., Ust-Uiskoe, 6.2000). #371 The genus Turanium was revised by Danilevsky (2001e). #372 The attribution of the name Stenocorus tataricus (Gebler, 1841), described as Toxotus, to the species from Kirgizia and Uzbekistan by Plavilstshikov (1936) was wrong (it was accepted by him after Reitter, 1907). In fact Toxotus tataricus was described from: "deserto ad fl. Ajagus" (east Kazakhstan). S. "tataricus" sensu Reitter (1907, 1913) and Plavilstshikov (1936), totally absent in Kazakhstan, as it was already mentioned by Kostin (1973). In fact under the names Toxotus tataricus and T. minutus Gebler (1841: 375 - both descriptions in one page!) described big and small specimens of one species. It is really distributed from Aiaguz River Valley and Ust-Kamenogorsk to Tarbagatai Mountains, Zaisan Lake Valley and Markakol Lake Valley (so very possible in neihbour China regions and in Russian Altai). The type locality of T. minutus was not mentioned by Gebler, but T. minutus also originated from east Kazakhstan, as all Gebler's desriptions of that paper were based on Dr. Screnk's expedition (1840) materials "von Semipalatinsk aus in die sudostliche Kirgisensteppe den Fluss Ajagus hinab zum See Balchasch, von da in die sudosrlich um diesen See gelegenen Steppen und zu den sie begranzenden Gebirgen Alatau und Tarbagatai :". I prefer to leave for this species the name Stenocorus minutus (Gebl.), which was used for it by several authors (Plavilstshikov, 1936; Gressitt, 1951; Kostin, 1973; Lobanov et al., 1981). So, S. minutus = S. tataricus. Big specimens of S. minutus really have round elytral apices as it was mentioned by Gebler, while for small specimens obliquely truncate apices are more usual. Males and females of S. minutus can be totally black, or black with pale-brown elytra, or also with brown abdomen. Legs and antennae from totally black to totally brown, often antennae apically as well as femora and tibia are darkened. Both Stenocorus taxa from Uzbekistan and Kirgizia are characterized by special antennal structure with big and flattened joints. Sure this character was not mentioned by Gebler for his T. tataricus and T. minutus. Stenocorus "tataricus", sensu Plavilstshikov, is distributed in Fergana Valley (Uzbekistan) and neihbour regions of Kirgizia: south slope of Chatkal Ridge (Sary-Chelek, Sumsar) and SW slope of Fergana Ridge (Kara- Alma). This taxon was described as Toxotus validicornis Pic. The name was originally published without description (Pic, 1900), but with a short geographical data: "? Turk." and was attributed by Pic to Kraatz. The description of T. validicornis was published later (Pic, 1906), but without locality. I have studied the holotype of T. validicornis in Paris (2002). It is small male with totally brown elytrae, without geographical label, but with the label indicated its origin from Kraatz collection. Based on the morphology of the holotype I can suppose the type locality as Fergana Valley with surrounding mountains. The holotype of T. validicornis var. alaiensis Pic, 1906 (similar but bigger)described from Alai Mts is also preserved in Pic's collection. Another Central Asian Stenocorus was described as Stenochorus (sic!) univittatus Reitter, 1913 from "Taschkent, Ala-Tau". The taxon is very numerous on Chimgan Mt. (west part of Chatkal Ridge in Uzbekistan). Rather special populations, which up to now are regarded as S. univittatus, are known from Aksu-Dzhabagly Nat. Reserve (Kazakhstan) and Karatau Ridge (Kazakhstan). I've got one specimen of S. univittatus from Kandara (Gissar Ridge in Tadzhikistan). The taxonomical status of S. validicornis and S. univittatus is not evident. In general populations from near Fergana Valley are represented by specimens with a little more dense elytral pubescence, and elytra are always uniformly colored (black or brown). Specimens with longitudinal yellow elytral stripes are not known from the area. From the other side specimens from Chimgan Mt. are very often unicolored, and sometimes are not distinguishable from specimens from Sary-Chelek. So, now I prefer to regard both taxa as subspecies. The populations from Karatau Ridge and from Aksu-Dzhabagly represent two another subspecies (not described yet). The attribution of Gissar population needs new materials. I've also got one totally black male with poorly pubescent elytra from the southmost point of Fergana Ridge just from China border (Tar River), which subspecies attribution is also not clear. Recently "Stenocorus univittaus" (so, S. validicornis univittatus) was recorded for Zhetyzhel Mountains (westernmost part of Zailiisky Alatau Ridge) from near Karakastek Village, (10.6.1997, 1500m) after one female (Kadyrbekov et al., 1998). The species attribution of this female rests unclear. Toxotus tataricus Gebler, 1841 is the type species of Toxotochorus Reitter, 1907 (monobasic), but in fact it was wrong determination of Toxotus validicornis Pic, 1906: "Toxotus tataricus Gebl., den ich wenigstens dafur halte, hat abweichend gebildete Fuhler; sie sind namlich schon vom dritten Gliede an etwas abgeflacht und ihre au?eren Apicalwinkel stumpfeckig vortretend. Ich errichte darauf die Sektion Toxotochorus nov." So, according to the Article 70.3 of ICZN (1999) I regard T. validicornis Pic, 1906 as the type species of Toxotochorus. Toxotus turkestanicus Ganglbauer, 1889 described after 1 female: "aus Turkestan" was regarded as a synonym of T. tataricus by Aurivillius (1912) and Gressitt (1951), that was evidently wrong, because according to the original description: "Flugeldecken :, auf Rucken mit 2 schwach erhabenen Langslinien." I accepted here the synonymysation of Reitter (1913): "Stenochorus" vittatus = S. turkestanicus. #373 The name T. hauseri nigra Kostin, 1973 is homonyme (not Kraatz, 1859) and must be changed. #374 Tetrops rosarum was recorded for Mongolia by Tcherepanov (1985) and Krivolutzkaia (in: Tsherepanov, 1996) without special comments. Most probably the records were based on Tetrops mongolicus Murzin, 1977. #375 I've got two males of Asias tuvensis from Mongolia: "North Mongolia, Zuun-Erzu, 5.8.63", another locality is not readable (5.8.62). #376 Cortodera holosericea was recorded for Rostov Region (Donleskhoz near Shakhty-city, 13.6.96) and for Stavropol by D. Kasatkin (1998). #377 Cortodera ruthena was recorded for two localities of Rostov Region by D. Kasatkin (1998). He also mentioned it for Lugansk Region (first record for Ukraine?), but without concrete data. #378 Isotomus comptus was recorded for European Russia: Borisoglebsk near Voronezh, 8.1984, A.Fomichev leg. (Arzanov et al., 1993; Kasatkin, 1998). #379 Two interesting series of Dorcadion are preserved in the collection S.Kadlec (Litvinov, Czechia): 1. Dorcadion g. glycyrrhizae, 2 males and a female: "Emba River near Guriev, 6.1983, I.Kabak leg." 2. D. globithorax: "Kazakhstan, Shengeldy (eastwards Kapchagai), 10.V" #380 According to the remark (2002) of S.Kadlec: if Plavilstshikov (1968) was right, including A. subnigra Pic, 1890, described from "Georgie", in A. subchalybaea Rtt., 1898, the name of the species must be A. subnigra. #381 The name Rhabdoclytus for Clytus acutivittis Kr. was mentioned by Plavilstshikov (1940: 493) with reference to Jakobson (1913, v.71, f.28). According to personal communication by Kasatkin (2002), Rhabdoclytus Ganglb. was mentioned by Pic(1900, Catalogue bibliographique et sinonymique... p.64) with reference to "Cat. Mars: 479" The name Rhabdoclytus is a senior synonym of Hayashiclytus and can be valid. #382 According to personal communication (2002) by D.Kasatkin, the record of C. reitteri for Salsk by Plavilstshikov (1936) was connected with the black female from "Salsk Distr., vill. Kichkin, 27 05 28" preserved in Zoological Museum of Moscow Univ. (and unknown to me). Now it is Kichkino of Zavetnoe Distr. in about 200 êì NE Salsk. #383 Tetropium fuscum seems to be absent in the east of Asian continent, but is known from Hokkaido. The remark by S.Bily and O. Mehl (1989: 91): "from the Caucasus over Siberia to Japan" was not based on any data. #384 According to many publications (Bily and Mehl, 1989; Burakovsky et al., 1990 and others), the author of genus Prionus is O.F. Muller (1764). #385 Pogonarthron = Pseudomonocladum according to Danilevsky (1999b). I have identified one male of Pogonarthron minutum from Tadzhikistan (Babatag Ridge, 15km SW Gissar, 600m, 9.6.2001, A.Petrov leg., coll. of A. Petrov (Moscow University of Forestry). #386 I have studied the holotype (male with the label: "Alexander Gebirge") of Agapanthia alexandris in Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) in September, 2002. The taxon, described after 1 specimen from "Asie Centrale: Monts Alexandre" (now Kirgizsky Ridge), was wrongly regarded as a synonym A. muellneri (Plavilstshikov, 1968). The type differs considerably from A. muellneri (described from near Tashkent; I've see the type in Budapest; in my collection from Uzbekistan: Chimgan and Aktash in Tashkent env., Kuramin Ridge and Kirgizia: Sary-Chelek, Naryn Ridge) by very dense and bright yellow elytral pubescence with very distinct grey humeral stripe. I have collected a big series of A. alexandris in Kazakhstan near Rgaity (south part of Chu-Ily Mountains, 9.6.2002). Some of new specimens with poorly developed humeral stripe. The records of A. muellneri for Zailiisky Alatau could be based on A. alexandris. #387 According to C.Holzschuh (1999: 11), Pseudalosterna elegantula (mainland) and P. misella (Japan) are different species. No Pseudalosterna are known to me from Sakhalin or Kuril Is. #388 P.Svacha (personal communication, 2002) received from Japan the larvae of Nupserha marginella from Cirsium #389 As it was mentioned by me before (Danilevsky, 2001: 18b) the size of Cortodera haemorhoidalis (= C. analis) mentioned by Pic as 13-14mm was too big for C. analis. In September 2002 I have studied the unique female of C. haemorhoidalis in Pic's collection (Paris). It is normal C. analis with red antennae, legs and abdominal apex. The specimen with labels: "HOLOTYPE", "Siberie", "ex coll. Gebler" is 11,5 mm long, so big, but not unusual. I've also studied the holotype of C. analis var. ruficornis described from "Altai". The small black female with reddish anterior legs and antennae has a label: "Telezk See, Altay, Gessner". Teletskoe Lake was not mentioned before as a locality of C. analis and is situated far eastwards from the reliably known localities. #390 Semiangusta was restored as a separate genus by Sama and Rejzek (2002)with the desination of Conizonia delagrangei Pic, 1891 as its type species. Phytoecia pici and Ph erivanica were excluded from Semiangusta. Now both could be placed to Ph. (s.str.), as it was done by Breunig (1951). So, Semiangusta absent in the territory of USSR. #391 Anoplophora glabripennis was recorded for Khabarovsk Region of Russia by Lingafelter and Hoebeke (2002). The map of its area includes a dot (with question mark) near north part of Bureinsky Ridge (without any comments in the text). Several China localities of the species are situated just on the border of Russia: at the lower part of Argun River Valley (Chita Region) and in the middle part of Ussuri River (Primorsky Region). #392 Dinoptera minuta (described from Nerchinsk) seems to be absent in Japan, where it is replaced by very close Dinoptera criocerina (Bates, 1873). D. minuta was recorded for Sakhalin by Plavilstshikov (1936) and Tsherepanov (1979, 1996). Both species absent in Hokkaido and Sakhalin. #393 The taxon was described as "Leptura (Pachytodes) erratica race bottcheri" from "Altai" after one specimen with rather black elytra (yellow colour is represented by small spots only), and was regarded as a China subspecies of Anoplodera (Pachytodes) erratica by Gressitt (1951). I do not know such specimens, but still Pachytodes erraticus from Altai (Ust- Kamenogorsk environs) differs from European and Caucasus populations considerably: abdomen and elytral apex never reddish, yellow elytral colour much paler. So, easten populations (eastwards Urals?) represent a subspecies named preliminary as P.e. bottcheri. #394 A. altajensis ussuricus was described from near Ussuriisk (South of Primorsky Region). In the original description the taxon was compared with the specimens of Amarysius from West Siberia collected from Spiraea and wrongly regarded by the author as A.a.altajensis. Later Tsherepanov (1980) explained his mistake and described the taxon from Spiraea as A. duplicatus distributed in Salair Ridge and Tuva. On the base of this situation A.a.ussuricus was cancelled by Lobanov et al. (1981: 789), and Tsherepanov (1982) accepted the synonymy: A. altajensis = A. ussuricus. In 2002 I've collected a lot of A. altajensis in about its type locality near Ust-Kamenogorsk. The specimens of the nominative population differ from the easten specimens (in my materials from Buriatiya and Chita Region to Primorie Region) by different pronotal sculpture and different shape of black elytral field, which often reachs scutellum and usually notched posteriorly. So the easten subspecies A. a. ussuricus must be restored. A. duplicatus, described from Salair Mts. (near Novosibirsk) and Tuva, was recorded for Far East Russia (Amur Region and Primorsky Region) by Danilevsky (1998a) and so must be distributed in East Siberia, North China and probably in Mongolia. Three males from Kazakhstan (Ust- Kamenogorsk env.) are represented in my collection. Here both Amarysius species occur sympatrically. #395 Breuning (1975: 25; 1963: 518, in Breuning, 1958-1969) used wrong spelling "P. siewersi" of Pogonocherus sieversi Gangl., 1886: 139. The species was described from Manglisi southwards Tbilisi. The species was recorded for Crimea by Zahaikevitch (1991: 153). #396 Pachytodes longipes was recorded for Altai by Plavilstshikov (1936) and for Altai and Tuva by Tsherepanov (1979). In my materials the most western locality is in Buriatia (Transbaicalia). Pachytodes orthotrichus is definitely known from Tuva and Khakassia to Irkutsk Region (Sarma River in my collection). The species must occur in Mongolia, though up to now (2002) no exact records were published. It was recorded for Mongolia and for West Siberia by Lobanov et al. (1981), but without any comments. The main distinguishing character of two species mentioned by many authors is pronotal pubescence. Pronotum of P. longipes is always without erect setae. But only males of P. orthotrichus have pronotum with erect setae, in females erect setae absent. This fact can lead to wrong identification of corresponding females. In reality females of both species can be very similar, but in P. longipes antennae are usually distinctly longer. #397 The records of Chlorophorus sartor for West and East Siberia (Plavilstshikov, 1940) seems to be rather doubtful and were not confirmed by new materials. It was not collected in Siberia by Tsherepanov (1982). #398 Tetropini were separated by Planet (1924) and supported by Namkhaidorzh (1976) and Danilevsky, Miroshnikov (1985). #399 Nivellia sanguinosa and Anastrangalia sequensi were regarded as possible for East Kazakhstan (Kostin, 1973). #400 Menesia albifrons was recorded for Altai by Tsherepanov (1985); M. bipunctata was recorded for Mongolia by Namhaidorzh (1979); Menesia flavotecta and Ropaloscelis unifasciatus were recorded for Mongolia by Lobanov et al. (1982) most probably on the base of specimens which are now not in my disposal. #401 The record of Pidonia puziloi for Mongolia (Lobanov et al., 1981) is rather doubtful. The reasons for supposition of Dokhtouroffia nebulosa for Mongolia (Lobanov et al., 1981) are not clear. #402 The area of Amarysius sanguinipennis was enlarged eastwards by Tsherepanov (1982) to Altai and Tomsk. #403 According to Namhaidorzh (1972), all records of Eodorcadion brandti for Mongolia are doubtful. #404 Due to the courtesy of Dr. M. Hasegawa I've got the possibility to study the article by S.Matsumura (1911) with many new descriptions from Sakhalin Is. Many new names introduced in this paper were synonyms. Stenocorus amurensis = Toxotus sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911 Acmaeops angusticollis = Acmaeops viridula Matsumura, 1911 Oedecnema gebleri = Leptura decemmaculata Matsumura, 1911 Nivelia sanguinosa = Leptura rubripennis Matsumura, 1911 Rhaphuma gracilipes = Clytanthus sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911 The name "Acanthocinus oppositus Chevr., 1879" (nomen nudum?) was most probably connected with the species reported later as "A. carinulatus" from Sakhalin, as the name "Acanthocinus oppositus, Matsumura, 1931" was placed by Gressitt (1951) among the synonyms of his "A. carinulatus". The name "Leptura fulva" was most probably used for corresponding forms of Anastrangalia sequensi. At least two pairs of names used in this paper as names of 4 different species are now regarded as pairs of synonyms: Asemum striatum = Asemum amurense Leptura aethiops = Leptura aterrima The name Leptura (Pidonia) shirarakensis Matsumura, 1911 was most probably connected with Oedecnema gebleri, because of some characters mentioned in the original description: "Antennen schwarz, vom 6ten an bis 10ten Glieder an der Basis rotlichbraun. : Elytren schmutziggelb, je mit 4 schwarzen Flecken, von denen 2 nahe der Basis, ein anderer fast in der Mitte und ubrige an der Spitze occupirend. : Lange 12mm. : Der Form nach Pachyta cerambyciformis Schrank. etwas anliche." Another Sakhalin species with elytral pattern, which can be similarly described, is Judolia sexmaculata, but in J. sexmaculata antennal joints can never be with yellow bases. Kanoa granulata was recorded for Sakhalin (as Leptura granulata). The species (widely distributed in Hokkaido) seems to be never recorded from Sakhalin afterwards. #405 Agapanthia alternans was wrongly regarded as a synonym of A. dahli by Lobanov et al. (1981) following Kostin (1978). In fact it is not close to A. dahli and can not be regarded as its subspecies (Kostin, 1973), as both often inhabit one locality in East Kazakhstan (Ust-Kamenogorsk env., Samarka env.). A. dahli was recorded for Mongolia by Lobanov et al. (1982). The occurrence of the species in Mongolia does not look impossible as I have a typical A.dahli from Khakassia (Maina southwards Abakan). Several more interesting localities of A. dahli represented in my collection: Russia: Novosibirsk, Altai (Chemal, Gorno-Altaisk), Kurgan, Cheliabinsk; Kazakhstan: Petropavlovsk, Aktiubinsk, Astana, Arkalyk, Chimkent, Chulakkurgan, Lepsinsk, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Zyrianovsk, Samarka, Marka-Kol Lake, Ily Valley; Tadzhikistan: Revad in Zeravshan valley. #406 Recently (2002) D.Kasatkin (personal communication) discovered considerable differences between Agapanthia detrita and A. obydovi in the structure on the internal sac of aedeagus. #407 Enoploderes sanguineum was recorded for Rostov Region of Russia by A.Miroshnikov (2000). Pyrenoploderes Hayashi, 1960 was regarded as a subgenus of Enoploderes. #408 Monochamus urussovi was recorded for North Caucasus by Kasatkin and Arzanov (1997): "Piatigorsk, 11.6.1954". #409 Due to the curtsy of D. Kasatkin, I received the manuscript of the publication by Runich et al. (2000). The publication itself is still inaccessible for us both. It conteins several important positions: 1. P. livida caucasica Dan. was recorded for Mashuk and Zheleznovodsk. The taxon was never described, so P.l.caucasica Runich, Kasatkin, Lantzov, 2000 must be regarded as nomen nudum. 2. Dorcadion sareptanum and D.kubanicum (=D. sareptanum euxinum) were recorded from same localities as sympatric (Kumgorsk, 19 IV 1950; Proval, 7 V 1949). The records were evidently based on red and black specimens from one population. The border line between two subspecies of D. sareptanum is not clear, but now I prefer to regard all D. sareptanum from Caucasus as D. s. euxinum. 3. Agapanthia subhalibaea was recorded from Mashuk Mt.(7- 12.V.1947,18.V.1948,12.V.1949). 4. Phytoecia volgensis and Ph. tuerki were both recorded from Mashuk Mt. Undoubtedly both records belong to one taxon represented by specimens with red pronotum and black pronotum. According to my materials, in the region from Dagestan to about Piatigorsk the specimens with pale-grey elytral pubescence are dominated. So those populations can be regarded as Ph. (Musaria) nigripes volgensis (described from near Volgograd. #410 According to Kasatkin and Arzanov (1985), Aromia moschata ambrosiaca is distributed in North Caucasus: Naur, Essentuki, Kislovodsk and northwards to the lowest part of Kuma River Valley. The subspecies status of those populations depends on the percentage of red thorax specimens. All my specimens from Dagestan are with partly red thorax, but all from Krasnodar Region are with green prothorax. According to A.Miroshnikov (personal communication, 2002) specimens with partly red prothorax are distributed in Krasnaia Poliana environs. I've got a male of A. m. moschata from Turkmenia (Kopet-Dag). The record of A. m. ambrosiaca for Central Asia by Plavilstshikov (1940) was connected with A.m. cruenta. A. m. cruenta was recorded (without any comments) for Kirgizia by Ovtchinnikov (1996), but I am not ready to accept such data as reliable (Danilevsky, 2000). Very rare A. moschata specimens with red thorax and dark legs from Fergana most probably represent a new subspecies. #411 One male of Dorcadion beckeri from near Suchumi (4.4.1979, I.Sokolov leg.) is preserved in my collection. #412 Oberea euphorbiae was recorded for Transcaucasus by Heyrîvskó (1955), for Caucasus by Tsherepanov (1985) and for North Caucasus by Kasatkin (1999): male and female from Maikop (07.1954) preserved in Zoological Institute (St.-Petersburg). #413 Ph. varentzovi was recorded for Dagestan (Krainovka, 18.5.1963, Vorobiov leg.) by Miroshnikov (1990a) - first record for Russia. #414 Kasatkin (1998) recorded Ph. puncticollis for Dagestan (female from Kurush, 5.4.1953) - first record for Russia. Kasatkin (1999) recorded for Crimea: Dorcadion pedestre (Mt. Chatyr-Dag) and Semanotus russicus (Ialta). #415 Xestoleptura rufiventris was recorded for Far East Islands of Russia by Lobvanov et al. (1981) without any comments (as Anoplodera). Now it looks like a mistake. #416 The synonymysation Leptepania = Molorchinus, as well as the combination Leptepania okunevi was established by Namhaidorzh (1979). Contemporary the species was recorded for Mongolia. #417 The spelling Pseudallosterna (Plavilstshikov, 1936) was wrong. Original spelling is Pseudalosterna Plavilstshikov, 1934. #418 Only one species of Rhagium (Rh.i.inquisitor) was recorded for Crimea (Bartenev, 1989). I regard three more species (Rh. bifasciatum, mordax and sycophanta) as very possible for the region. #419 Phytoecia stenostoloides, described from "Verkhneudinsk" (now Ulan- Ude in Transbaikalia) and missed in Tsherepanov's (1985) monograph, was recorded for far-east Primorie Region of Russia (Tsherepanov, 1996). #420 Hybometopia was usually regarded in Saphanini (Aurivillius, 1912; Plavilstshikov, 1940). The taxonomic affinities of Hybometopia out of Sapahanini was shown by Mamaev and Danilevsky (1973). Axinopalpis and Hybometopia were placed in Callidiopini by Lobanov et al. (1981), but most probably wingless Hybometopia better must be separated in a new tribe. Penichroa was placed in Hesperophanini by Villiers (1978). #421 Cerambyx hieroglyphicus Pallas, 1773 was described from "Siberia". The taxon was accepted as easten subspecies by Breuning (1952: 177) and Gressitt (1951: 554). It is characterized by constantly blue colour of pale pubescence. It is agree with my specimens from Tuva and Russian Primorie Region. The subspecies was recorded for "Lappland" by Breuning (1952), so can be distributed in North of the European part of Russia, as well as in Norway, Sweden and Finland; for Sakhalin Is. by Matsushita et Tamanuki (1935) - afer Gressitt (1951); and for Mongolia by Heyrovsky (1973b),as well as for "Nordeuropa". #422 According to A.Miroshnikov (personal communication of 2003), Brulle (1832: 258) introduced: "Lamia (Morinus Serv. ined.) lugubris Fabr." and "Lamia (Morinus Serv. ined.) funesta Fabr.", but in same publication in "Errata": "Morinus, lisez Morimus". So the name Morimus Brulle, 1832 must be used and proposal of G.Sama (1991: 126): "Morinus Brulle, 1832 = Morimus Serville, 1835" can not be accepterd. #423 According to A.Miroshnikov (personal communication of 2003), the original spelling is Plagionotus bartholomei and Phytoecia bithynensis. Both can not be accepted, as "bartholomaei" and "bithyniensis" are "in prevailing usage" according to the Article 33.3.1 of ICZN. #424 A.Miroshnikov (1998: 392), affirmed, that E. Reitter's "Fauna Germanica. Die Kafer des Deutschen Reiches. 64. Familie: Cerambycidae" was published in 1913 (and not in 1912 as it is generally accepted). So, according to his personal communication (2003), several names must be dated 1913: Xylosteina [Xylosteini] Reitter, 1913: 5. Megarhagium Reitter, 1913: 6 [Rhagium subgen.]. Lepturobosca Reitter, 1913: 17. Lepturalia Reitter, 1913: 20. Callidostola Reitter, 1913: 37 [Callidium subgen.]. Melasmetus Reitter, 1913: 39 [Phymatodes subgen.]. Phymatoderus Reitter, 1913: 39 [Phymatodes subgen. Phymatodes (Poecilium) alnoides Reitter, 1913: 40 [Ph.(P.) alni ssp.]. Phymatodellus Reitter, 1913: 40 [Phymatodes subgen.]. Megasemum sharpi Reitter, 1913: 43 (syn. pro Megasemum quadricostulatum Kraatz, 1879). Hesperandrius Reitter, 1913: 44-45 (syn. pro Trichoferus Wollaston, 1854). Xyloclytus Reitter, 1913: 46 [Xylotrechus subgen.]. Pseudosphegesthes Reitter, 1912: 50. #425 According to A.Miroshnikov (personal communication, 2003), Ganglbauer's "Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren. VII. Cerambycidae" and "Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren. VIII. Cerambycidae" were first published in "Verhandlungen der k. k. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien", 1881 (Bd. XXXI, S. 681-757, Taf. XXII) and 1883 (Bd. XXXIII, S. 437-586). Then same works were published as separata in 1882 [S. 3(681)- 79(757), Taf. XXII] and 1884 [S. 3(437)-152(586)] that caused a big confusion in subsequent citations. Here are several important names from original publications by Ganglbauer (1881, 1883): Ganglbauer, 1881: Cyrtoclytus: 688, 736. Parmenopsis: 693. Cortodera pumila: 710. Rhagium pygmaeum: 718. Clytus arietis lederi: 730. Paraclytus reitteri: 737. P. raddei: 737. Icosium tomentosum atticum: 743. Ropalopus lederi: 747. Ganglbauer, 1883: Neodorcadion: 437, 508. Compsodorcadion: 437. Dorcadion litigiosum: 454. D. transsilvanicum: 462. D. songaricum: 477. D. semenovi: 479. D. tuerki: 486. D. plasoni (syn pro D. laeve Faldermann): 481. D. talyschense: 491. D. reitteri: 492. Eodorcadion carinatum blessigi: 512. Exocentrus stierlini: 530. Leiopus pachymerus (syn pro L. femoratus Fairmaire): 532. Acanthocinus elegans: 534. Agapanthia lateralis: 541. A. lederi: 542. A. intermedia: 543. A. daurica: 544. Phytoecia affinis boeberi: 559. Ph. affinis tuerki: 575. Ph. fatima: 570. Ph. plasoni: 571. Ph. puncticollis stygia: 572. Ph. kurdistana: 572. Ph. bithynensis: 573. #426 According to Miroshnikov (personal communication, 2003) the original spellings are - Dorcadion talyschense and Purpuricenus talyschensis. The original spelling: "Dorcadion talyschensis" was used by Breuning (1962) - so must be accepted, but the necessity to return to original spelling of Purpuricenus talyshensis is not evident because of the Article 33.3.1 (ICZN). #427 According to Miroshnikov (personal communication, 2003) the original description of Exocentrus stierlini was published two times in 1883: "Verhandlungen der k. k. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien",Bd. XXXIII: 530 and in "Wiener Entomologische Zeitung", II. Helf. 12. S. 298- 299. Taf. IV, Fig. 3. According to "Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien" the type locality is "Deutschland, Oesterreich", according to "Wien. Entom. Ztg." -the type locality is "Europa media". #428 According to A.Miroshnikov (personal communication of 2003), the separata of Jakowleff's article "Nouvelles especes du genre Dorcadion Dalm." from "Horae Soc. Ent. Ross."(t. XXXIV, p. 59-70) were distributed in May 1899. So, Jakowleff (1899) is the author of: Dorcadion ciscaucasicum: 1(59). D. apicipenne 3(61). (so the name can be older than D. jacobsoni Jakowleff, 1899). D. bisignatum: 8(66). D. phenax: 10(68). #459 D. glaucum was described from "Persien" and was recorded for Talysh Mts. (Breuning, 1962). It was recorded for Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaidzhan by Plavilstshikov (1958). But before Plavilstshikov (1948) was not sure, that the species occurs in Soviet Armenia. In fact no specimens exist from the territory of the former USSR with good collecting data. Most probably D. glaucum was never collected here. It is rather common in North Iran very close to Armenien border. In my collection it is represented by two series: IR (Azerbaidzhan), Pass 1900m, ca. 10km n Kaleybar, 30.5.1998, W.Heinz leg. NE Azerbaidzhan, Kaleybar, 2100m, 25.6.02, Th.Deuve leg. #460 Ch. motschulskyi was recorded for Mongolia by Namkhaidorzh (1976: 208). One male with a label: "Verkhneudinsk [now Ulan-Ude] env, Berezovka, 21.6.1920" is preserved in my collection. #461 In 2002 looking throug Heyrovsky's collection in Prague I've found two syntypes of Dorcadion songaricum m. scopini described from Ketmen Mts in Kazakhstan. In reality it is D. arietinum, described by me as D. a. ketmeniense, so D.a. scopini Heyrovsky, 1966 = D.a. ketmeniensis Danilevsky, 1996. #462 As it was written to me by G.Sama (personal communication, 2003): "Semenov (1914) introduced Asias a new name replacing Anoplistes Serville, 1833 not Westwood, 1831 (Diptera). I was able to consult Neave (Nomenclator Zoologicus, 1939, 1: 216); according to it, Anoplistes was described by Westwood only in 1835 (Anoplistes Westwood, 1835, London & Edinb., Phil. Mag., 3(6) (34): 280). This is confirmed by Horn & Schenkling, 1929 (Index Litteraturae Entomologicae, series 1, band 4: 1312) where any Westwood's paper dealing with Diptera is listed in 1831, while is confirmed for 1835 the description of "Insectorum novorum exoticorum". Phillos. Mag. (3), 6: 280-281" So, the name Anoplistes Serville, 1833 is valid. #463 Polylobarthron margelanicus is widely distributed in South Kazakhstan (not mentioned by Kostin, 1973). It was collected in Karzhantau by V.Lukhtanov (22-23.6.2000 - one male in my collection), in Keles River Valley by me (21.5.2000 - one male), besides I've got a male with the label: "Ala-tau, Kurdai, 26.11[?].1926". #464 Pogonocherus species, which looks close to P. stierlini, from Far East Russia differs considerably from European populations. It was preliminary identified as P. dalbergianus (see Danilevsky, Miroshnikov, 1985: 353). #465 Asaperda stenostola was recorded for Kazakstan by Lobanov et al. (1982) most probably on the base of specimens from East Kazakhstan, which now are not in my disposal. I've got a female from Altai Mts. (Chemal, 6.1988, E.Matveev leg.) #466 Brachyta interrogationis was recorded for Georgia by Miroshnikov (1990). #467 Molorchus umbellatarum was recorded for Central Asia by Lobanov et al. (1982) on the base of publication by Mamaev and Danilevsky (1975: 187). Later those materials were identified as M. semenovi (Svacha, Danilevsky, 1988: 207) The species was also recorded for South Urals by Tsherepanov (1981). #468 Molorchus tianshanicus was recorded for Kazakhstan by Lobanov et al. (1982) without any comments. #469 Callimus angulatus was recorded for Ukraine (Carpathians) by Zahaikevitch (1991: 154). #470 Callimoxys gracilis was recorded for Central Asia by Lobanov et al. (1982) without any comments. I've got a male from Turkmenia (Kara-Kala). #471 Deilus fugax was recorded for NW Kazakhstan (Embulatovka River) by Tsherepanov (1981). #472 Ropalopus femoratus was recorded for Central Russia by Althoff and Danilevsky (1997) without any comments. The species was recorded for SW of USSR by Plavilstshikov (1965) and was mentioned by Zahaikevitch (1991). #473 Traditionally (at least before 1993) Ropalopus nadari was often mixed with R. mali. All R. nadari known to me were collected in Tadzhikistan, but species is sure distributed in similar landscapes in Uzbekistan and possibly in Kirgizia. The record of Ropalopus nadari for Aksu-Dzhabagly in South Kazakhstan (Kryzhanovsky, 1974) was evidently connected with R. mali. The record of R. nadari for East Siberia by Lobanov et al. (1982) seems to be just a mistake. #474 I have collected a lot of Turanium rauschorum (with larvae) on Atraphaxis sp. in South Kazakhstan (8.5.1998) near Rgaity (Danilevsky, 2001). #475 Semanotus semenovi was recorded for Kazakhstan part of Talas Ridge by Kostin (1973). #475 Xylotrechus rusticus was recorded for Stalinabad (Tadzhikistan) by Plavilstshikov (1955: 525). #476 Xylotrechus pantherinus was recorded for Central Asia by Lobanov et al. (1982) most probably by mistake. #477 Agapanthia nitidipennis was described after one male from near Tbilisi (Dzvari, 22.5.1975). I saw the holotype and received one specimen from Holzschuh's collection: Azerbajdzhan, Besh-Barma (Zarat), 13.6.1979. In my own materials the species is represented by series from Georgia (Tbilisi,Tzhneti,Dzagvi,Mleta), Azerbajdzhan (Altyagach) and from Daghestan: Rutul env., 24.6.2001, M. Ismailova leg. #478 The subspecies rank of Agapanthia cardui pannonica was established by J.M. Gutowski (1992) #488 Due to the courtesy of Dr. Michiaki Hasegawa I received three specimens of Pseudanaesthetis rufipennis (Matsushita, 1933) from Taiwan (originally described as Eupogonius). Without any doubt P.rufipennis and my Ussurella napolovi belong to one genus (species are different). The type species of Pseudanaesthetis: P. langana Pic, 1922 described from "Tonkin" is not known to me, but it seems to be not close to P. rufipennis because of elongate cylindrical prothorax ( a very small color photo was puiblished by Lizhong Hua et al., 1993). Several publications (Gressitt, 1951; Nakamura et al., 1992) supposed Eupogonius rufipennis Matsushita, 1933 = Hirayamaia fuscorufa Matsushita, 1937 (also from Taiwan). H. fuscorufa is a type species of genus Hirayamaia Matsushita, 1937, which soon received a new name: Falsoterinae Matsushita, 1938. So, if the synonymysation is right, then at least: Falsoterinae = Ussurella. Before the final dicision of the problem I keep the name Ussurella as valid and transfer P. rufipennis into Ussurella. Transition to References list
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