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Phytoecia (Musaria) faldermanni Faldermann, 1837 - Russia, Rostov reg., Manych steppe, 17 05 2011

Splendida bestia!!!
Grazie Denis per avercela mostrata!

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Magnífico insecto, precioso !

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Interesting species, nice photos, thank You.
I've checked (Breuning, 1951:71) that this form (red coloured elytra and pronotum) was described as var.blessigi Morawitz, 1963.

Phytoecia Blessigi MORAWITZ, 1863, Hor. soc. ent. Ross., Il, p. 172: 1867, Abeille, IV, p. LXXII.
Phytoecia Faldermanni v. Blessigi GANGLBAUER, 1884, Best. Tab., Vm, p. 558.
Phytoecia Faldermanni ab. Blessigi PLAVILTSCHIKOV, 1926, Encycl. Ent., ser. B, II, Col. 1, p. 66.
Phytoecia (Musaria) Faldermanni v. Blessigi PLAVILTSCHIKOV, 1929, Eos, V, pp. 382, 395; 1932, Bol. soc esp. IlisL. Nat., XXXII, p. .321.
Phytoecia (Musaria) Faldermanni ssp. Blessigi PIC, 1933, Bol. soc. esp. Hist. Nat., XXXHI, p. 309.

Denis, have you typical form of Musaria faldermanni or M.faldermanni rosti (with black elytra, last abdominal segment reddish) ?

Dear Jacek, I have only specimens with reddish elytra. From Southern Russia I saw only this form and this species is rare in my region.