300 pp., color plates 127-169 with color photos, b/w photos, b/w line drawings, b/w distribution maps, hardback 4 [22 x 30.4 cm] [Japanese with English summary and bilingual index with Japanese and scientific species names]
This is the first Japanese book that introduces Japanese varieties of longhorn beetles and their various individual and regional mutations, and this book is scheduled to be completed in three volumes. This book is the second of its kind, covering some of thw subfamilies of the Cerambycidae, ncluding a part of the Cerambycinae and Lamiinae. A large number of specimens are shown on color plates and mutations are explained in detail in the text. Upon examining a variety of Japanese longhorn beetles based on a large number of specimens, 33 new subspecies from Japan, one new species and one new subspecies from Korea and two new subspecies from China and Taiwan are described and many reclassifications are suggested. Treated genera: Comusia, Stenhomalus, Uenobrium, Obrium, Pseudiphra, Longipalpus, Merionoeda, Molorchoepania, Tsujius, Caenoptera, Molorchus, Epania, Leptepania, Kurarua, Artimpaza, Cleomenes, Dere, Thranius, Rosalia, Acrocyrtidus, Pyrestes, Aromia, Chloridolum, Schwarzerium, Amarysius, Purpuricenus, Ropalopus, Callidium, Palaeocallidium, Callidielum, Semanotus, Phymatodes, Xylotrechus, Perissus, Brachyclytus, Cyrtoclytus, Clytus, Kazuoclytus, Plagionotus, Epiclytus, Teratoclytus, Chlorophorus, Raphuma, Amamiclytus, Rhabdoclytus, Demonax, Grammographus, Paraclytus, Anaglyptus, Akajimatora, Hirticlytus, Oligoenoplus, Falsomesosella, Mesosa, Japanomesosa, Mesoereis, Bumetopia, Notomulciber, Asaperda, Apomecyna, Atimura, Xylariopsis, Neosybra, Mycerinopsis, Microlera, Iproca, Sybra, New taxa: Uenobrium piceorubrum takeshitai n. ssp., Obrium takahashii fukidai n. ssp., Thranius variegatus nishinoi n. sp., Thranius multinotatus takakuwai n. sp., Thranius rufescens matsumurai n. ssp., Thranius rufescens kobayashii n. ssp., Xylotrechus grayii tsuyukii n. ssp., Perissus kiusiuensis nishinoi n. ssp., Brachyclytus monticallisus jezoensis n. ssp., Brachyclytus monticallisus sangkyuni n. ssp., Chlorophorus yayeyamensis boninonautes n. ssp., Chlorophorus boninensis karubei n. ssp., Chlorophorus kobayashii kagaorum n. ssp., Chlorophorus quinquefasciatus matsumurai n. ssp., Chlorophorus quinquefasciatus hanatanii n. ssp., Chlorophorus muscosus kogii n. ssp., Chlorophorus muscosus adachii n. ssp., Chlorophorus muscosus fukidai n. ssp., Chlorophorus muscosus ohtsuboi n. ssp., Chlorophorus muscosus ohnoi n. ssp., Chlorophorus muscosus ikedai n. ssp., Raphuma diminuta ogasawarai n. ssp., Anaglyptus yakushimanus kazukii n. ssp., Mesosa konoi kamezawai n. ssp., Mesosa yonaguni hiroyukii n. ssp., Mesosa itoi fukidai n. ssp., Mesosa pictipes nakabayashii n. ssp., Bumetopia oscitans adachii n. ssp., Asaperda bicostata kawadai n. ssp., Apomecyna naevia n. sp., Sybra maculiclunis makiharai n. ssp., Sybra maculiclunis hisaoi n. ssp., Sybra maculiclunis hanatanii n. ssp., Sybra maculiclunis shoyamai n. ssp., Sybra oshimana miyamotoi n. sp., Sybra ordinata inadai n. ssp.
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