Brachyta rosti alexeevi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Lepturinae
Tribus: Rhagiini
Genus: Brachyta
Subgenus: Brachyta (Variobrachyta)
Subspecies: Brachyta rosti alexeevi

Name

Brachyta rosti alexeevi Lazarev, 2010: 193

Type locality: North Ossetia, Skalistyj Ridge, Ardon River, West Karivkhokh Mountain, Кhallon urotchishche, 2300-2500 m, about 20 km to the south from Alagir-city.

Holotype: coll. Danilevsky. male, 2 labels: 1 )"Severnaja Osetia, Skalistyj Кhribet, Ardon uschele reki Ardon, zapadnyj otrog gory Karivkhokh, urochische Кhallon, 2300m, 3.6.1985, S. Alexeev leg." [Russian], 2)"Holotypus Brachyta rosti alexeevi ssp. n. Lazarev det., 2009".

Bionomy The biotope of the taxon is represented Ьу rich motley grass subalpine meadow at about 2300-2500 m above the level of the sea with the domination of Апетопе flowers. Larvae develop in the soil feeding on roots of herbaceous plants; food plants unknown, but very possiЫe it is local Апетопе sp.; pupation in soil. Imagoes аге active in June-August.

Etymology The new species is dedicated to а well known entomologist Sergey К. ALEKSEEV from Kaluga, who discovered the new taxon.

References

• Lazarev, M.A. 2010. New subspecies of Brachyta rosti Pic, 1900 from North Caucasus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Lambillionea 110(2): 191–196. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6477402 Reference page. 

Links

• Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H.: TITAN: Cerambycidae database.
• Danilevsky, M. & Lazarev, M.: http://cerambycidae.net/.
• Zenodo PDF