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Hi everybody!

I need a confirmation in case of determination of this specimen from north Mongolia. Imago was reared (II.2016) from Salix twig collected in dark taiga in August 2015.

Is it Amarysius altajensis coreanus (Okamoto, 1924)?





Best regards,

Lech

I dont know this genus, but picture are amazing and beetle is wonderfull!!!

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Marci
"S'i fosse fuoco, arderei 'l mondo,
S'i fosse vento, lo tempesterei,
S'i fosse acqua, i' l'annegherei
s'i fosse dio, mandereil' en profondo" ( Cecco Angiolieri).

Dear Marcello,

Thanks a lot! Indeed, Mongolia is amazing country with pristine habitats. Additionally, Amarysius and Anoplistes genus belong in my opinion to the most beautiful and ecologically intresting (mainly in case of Anoplistes) ones.

Regards,
Lech

This genus seem quite close to our Purpuricenus and american Crossidius.

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Maurizio Gigli
http://utenti.romascuola.net/bups
http://bup.xoom.it/

I know nothing about Crossidius genus, but Purpuricenus belongs to the same tribe of Purpuricenini, as well as Anoplistes or Calchaenesthes.

I am not an expert in Cerambycidae, but Crossidius looks more similar to Amarysius than Purpuricenus.

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Maurizio Gigli
http://utenti.romascuola.net/bups
http://bup.xoom.it/

Belli i crossidius...Ne gradirei volentieri unabella scatola piena...

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Marci
"S'i fosse fuoco, arderei 'l mondo,
S'i fosse vento, lo tempesterei,
S'i fosse acqua, i' l'annegherei
s'i fosse dio, mandereil' en profondo" ( Cecco Angiolieri).

Dovevi nascere qualche anno prima! Ora credo che siano quasi tutti protetti, e negli USA non scherzano con queste cose.

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Maurizio Gigli
http://utenti.romascuola.net/bups
http://bup.xoom.it/

Faccio x dire...Ci manca solo che passi alla fauna neartica e posso pensare di separarmi da mia moglie...

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Marci
"S'i fosse fuoco, arderei 'l mondo,
S'i fosse vento, lo tempesterei,
S'i fosse acqua, i' l'annegherei
s'i fosse dio, mandereil' en profondo" ( Cecco Angiolieri).

I think that genus Purpuricenus is closer.
Amarysius is small group of species (8) with relatively small area of distribution and low variability between species. Genus Purpuricenus and Crossidius seems more related to each other - wide areas, very variable species and others.
Of course it is no important what I think about it because each can have your own opinion about it - this is disobliging.



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