Chelidonium zaitzevi (original) (raw)

Chelidonium zaitzevi Plavilstshikov, 1933

Subfamilia: CERAMBYCINAE / Tribus: CALLICHROMATINI

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Chelidonium zaitzevi, a rare East-Palaearctic taxon occuring in Russian far East and North-East China, has been described from Primorsky krai (Russia) by Nikolai N. Plavilstshikov in 1933 [▽]. In Russian Far East Ch. zaitzevi inhabits deciduous forests of Primorsky krai. Larvae start development in living thin twigs (3 - 5 mm diameter) of maples (Acer pictum, Acer mono, Acer mandschuricum), later feed in thicker branches. Life cycle 3 years. Adult beetles are active in July and August [✧]. **Body length:**17 - 25 mm **Life cycle:**3 years **Adults in:**July - August Host plant:Acer pictum, Acer mono, Acer mandschuricum **Distribution:**Russian Far East, China Depicted mounted female beetle (26 mm) was collected in Gorno-Tajozhnoje (Горно-Таёжное) village environs (N43°42′ E132°09′; 70-260 m a.s.l., 20 km SE Ussuriysk, Ussuriysky urban okrug, Primorsky krai, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia) on July 23, 2014.Collected by Alexander Napolov [▽] Plavilstshikov N.N.:Eine neue _Chelidonium_-Art aus Ost-Sibirien (Col., Cerambycidae).Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt 7 (3): 107-109, 1933. [download ] [✧] Cherepanov A.I.:Cerambycidae of Northern Asia, Volume 2 - Cerambycinae Part I.Amerind Publishing, New Delhi: 304pp [pages 128-133], 1988. [download ]

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