Russian Entomological Society Sochi National Park ADVANCES IN STUDIES ON ASIAN CERAMBYCIDS (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE) Papers by Alexandr I. MIROSHNIKOV, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Judson Linsley GRESSITT Edited by Alexandr S. KONSTANTINOV, S. Adam Ślipiński & Alexey Yu. SOLODOVNIKOV KMK Scientific Press Ltd. Krasnodar – Moscow 2014 KONSTANTINOV A.S., Ślipiński s.A. & SOLODOVNIKOV A.Yu. (Eds): Advances in studies on Asian cerambycids (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Papers by Alexandr I. MIROSHNIKOV, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Judson Linsley GRESSITT. Krasnodar – Moscow: KMK Scientific Press Ltd. 2014. – 237 pp. Dr. Alexandr S. KONSTANTINOV Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, c/o Smithsonian Institution, Washington, U.S.A. Dr. S. Adam Ślipiński CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Australia Dr. Alexey Yu. SOLODOVNIKOV Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Cover design by A.I. Miroshnikov Frontispiece illustration by K.V. Makarov & A.I. Miroshnikov © A.I. Miroshnikov, 2014 © Sochi National Park, 2014 © Russian Entomological Society, 2014 © KMK Scientific Press Ltd., 2014 ISBN 978-5-87317-820-9 To the memory of Dr. Judson Linsley Gressitt (1914–1982), to the day of his forthcoming centenary, this work is being dedicated. CONTENTS From the editors ............................................................................................... 7 –8 From the author ................................................................................................ 9 A.I. MIROSHNIKOV. New genera and species of the tribe Apatophyseini Lacordaire, 1869 from continental Asia, with notes on the little-known taxa (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) .................................................................... 11–50 A.I. MIROSHNIKOV. The genus Trypogeus Lacordaire, 1869: an annotated check list and descriptions of new species from Cambodia and Laos (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) ............................................................. 51–71 A.I. MIROSHNIKOV. A review of the genus Paraclytus Bates, 1884, with the description of a new species from China (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) ................................................................................................. 73–132 A.I. MIROSHNIKOV. A review of the genus Clytellus Westwood, 1853, with notes on its systematic position and descriptions of eleven new species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) ................................................................133–237 FROM THE EDITORS study of planetary biodiversity is one of the most important objectives of Afundamental science. However, since the distribution of various groups of organisms over the globe is uneven, the level of their knowledge varies very significantly from one region to another. For example, Asia as a vast and geographically very complex region of the world supports an extremely rich, but poorly-known fauna of beetles (Coleoptera). This fauna is currently the subject of very active research by an international community of scientists. Among Coleoptera, the longicorn beetles, or the family Cerambycidae, comprise many large and spectacular species representing a very popular target for entomological studies. Therefore, one would expect cerambycids to be known better than many other beetle families, this holding true for Asia as well. Looking closer, however, shows the situation to actually be the opposite. Firstly, longicorn beetle species, especially tropical and subtropical, are often difficult to find in nature so that many of them are known from singletons only. Secondly, because of their appealing looks, longicorn beetles are highly popular as objects of study and collection by amateurs. Some of the latter sometimes tend to describe species without proper consideration of variability and/or erect various higher-level taxa without rigorous search for monophyletic groups. As a result, the systematics of longicorn beetles is rather complicated and often confusing. The taxonomic literature on Cerambycidae is full of controversies while pertinent type material is often scattered among hard-to-access private collections. Under such circumstances, revisionary work on cerambycids of Asia becomes a challenging task that can only be managed by experienced and very diligent researchers who necessarily work in touch or close cooperation with the world community of colleagues. Dr. Alexandr Miroshnikov, the author of this miscellany, is one of such entomologists capable of meeting the above task. He has prepared several papers on various groups of Asian Cerambycidae that eventually form this sizeable volume. Although papers of this volume differ in taxonomic scope and research goals, all of them have much in common. They are united not only by the shared taxonomic (Cerambycidae) or geographic (Asia) foci, but also by the author’s approach characterized by a broad coverage of material, due attention to detail, as well as the excellent and abundant illustrations based on front-end digital photography. Naturally, not all standing problems have become solved by this volume. For example, a need for a broad phylogenetic analysis of any tribe or even subfamily covered in the miscellany is still obvious. But even though phylogeny has not been the author’s objective, in fact his papers published in this volume form an important step towards such an analysis, let alone their taxonomic and faunistic significance. 8 From the editors It is noteworthy that the present collection of papers is dedicated to the 100th birthday of the late Dr. J.L. Gressitt, an outstanding coleopterist of the past century and one of the most notable explorers of beetles in South-East Asia. In this regard we are pleased to note such a continuity of scientific tradition among generations of taxonomists. We would also like to emphasize the enormous amount of work that has been and still is to be accomplished by systematic coleopterology, our favourite science. We hope that these papers by Dr. Alexandr Miroshnikov will inspire many researchers and help them in their systematic work on Cerambycidae the same way as do various publications of Dr. J.L. Gressitt which continue to be stimulating and useful, also for the author and the editors of this volume. Alexandr Konstantinov Adam Ślipiński Alexey Solodovnikov Washington – Canberra – Copenhagen, December 2013 FROM THE AUTHOR ver the past few years, I have been privileged to study or revise a rich and Ohighly interesting material of several little-known groups of longicorn beetles from eastern and southeastern Asia. Some of the results have recently been published elsewhere (e.g. Miroshnikov, 2012, 2013; Miroshnikov & Lin, 2012; Miroshnikov et al., 2013). However, it was decided to publish several papers in a single volume. These papers treat different taxonomic groups, but they are united by the region and approach. In particular, all papers are illustrated with a large number of colour pictures, deemed to be especially useful in complementing the information contained in the text. In addition, a good number of new taxa, mostly of the species rank, are described, and several new keys presented. It was with great pleasure that recently I accepted the offer of “KMK Scientific Press Ltd.”, a well-known academic publisher in Moscow, Russia, to publish these of my papers in the form of a miscellany, “Advances in studies on Asian cerambycids (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)”. An active and successful research in the taxonomy of the beetle family Cerambycidae, both in some larger regions of, and generally in, Asia, has become greatly advanced due to the works of Dr. Judson Linsley Gressitt (1914–1982), an outstanding specialist whose centenary soon will be celebrated. Therefore, I feel very fortunate to dedicate the entire present miscellany, as well as several new species, to the memory of that prominent scientist. To be able to finalize this work I owe a great deal to many colleagues and friends who have contributed by their responsiveness and supported my ongoing research. Their extremely comprehensive assistance is impossible to overestimate. In addition, when preparing the manuscripts for publication, I received valuable comments by editors. In conclusion, I would like to specially acknowledge the significant financial support of the Administration of the Sochi National Park, through which it was possible to complete the present work. I express my deepest gratitude to all persons who in this or that way have contributed to the implementation of this research and its publication. Alexandr Miroshnikov Krasnodar, December 2013 10 Advances in studies on Asian cerambycids January 28, 2014 New genera and species of the tribe Apatophyseini Lacordaire, 1869 from continental Asia, with notes on some little-known taxa (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Alexandr I. MIROSHNIKOV Russian Entomological Society, Krasnodar, Russia Sochi National Park, Moskovskaya str., 21, Sochi, Krasnodar region 354002 Russia E-mail: [email protected] With 127 figures MIROSHNIKOV A.I. 2014. New genera and species of the tribe Apatophyseini Lacordaire, 1869 from continental Asia, with notes on the little-known taxa (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Pp. 11–50. – In: KONSTANTINOV A.S., Ślipiński s.A. & SOLODOVNIKOV A.Yu. (Eds). Advances in studies on Asian cerambycids (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Papers by Alexandr I. MIROSHNIKOV, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Judson Linsley GRESSITT. Krasnodar – Moscow: KMK Scientific Press Ltd. 237 pp. Abstract. All genera of the tribe Apatophyseini Lacordaire, 1869 occurring in