New data on the distribution, biology and ecology of the longhorn beetles from the area of South and East Kazakhstan (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) Author Karpinski, Lech Author Szczepanski, Wojciech T. Author lewa, Radoslaw Author Walczak, Marcin Author Hilszczanski, Jacek Author Kruszelnicki, Lech Author Los, Krzysztof Author Jaworski, Tomasz Author Marek Bidas, Author Tarwacki, Grzegorz text ZooKeys 2018 805 59 126 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.805.29660 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.805.29660 1313-2970-805-59 89E4F806F173432BAA15C18E53A8FAEF Echinocerus floralis (Pallas, 1773) Material examined. East Kazakhstan Region: 3 km N of Taskesken [ Taskesken ] ( 47°14'N , 80°47'E ), 581 m a.s.l., 14 VI 2017, 1♂, leg. WTS; 3♂♂, 1♀, leg. LK; 15 km NW of Taskesken [ Taskesken ] ( 47°18'N , 80°36'E ), 15 VI 2017, 627 m a.s.l., 2♂♂, leg. WTS; 1♂, 1♀, leg. LK; 2♂♂, 2♀♀, leg. MW; 1♂, leg. MB; 15 km W of Tarbagatay [ Tarbagatai ] ( 47°46'N , 81°37'E ), 1072 m a.s.l., 15 VI 2017, 1♀, leg. WTS; Tarbagatay [ Tarbagatai ] env. ( 47°47'N , 81°17'E ), 964 m a.s.l., 15 VI 2017, 1♂, leg. WTS; 25 km W of Tarbagatay [ Tarbagatai ] ( 47°50'N , 81°49'E ), 878 m a.s.l., 16 VI 2017, 1♀, leg. LK; Kurshim [ Kүrshіm ] env. ( 48°34'N , 83°36'E ), 406 m a.s.l., 17 VI 2017, 3♂♂, leg. WTS; 10 km S of Bayash Utepov [ Bayash Utepov ] ( 49°35'N , 82°28'E ), 508 m a.s.l., 25 VI 2017, 3♂♂, leg. WTS; 2♀♀, leg. LK; 1♂, leg. MW. Remarks. This widespread thermophilous species is distributed from Europe throughout Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, the Middle East and Central Asia to the Xinjiang region in China ( Danilevsky 2018a ). The larvae develop in the stems and roots of various herbaceous plants (e.g. Medicago , Onobrychis , Amaranthus and Cornelia , Melilotus ) ( Cherepanov 1990b ). The adults are active in June and July, when they can be frequently observed visiting flowers of various plant species ( Sama 2002 ). The imagines were found in many rather dry or ruderal habitats, such as the roadside vegetation strips (Fig. 12C), hills with Rosa and canyons at riverbanks with Caragana and Lonicera (Fig. 15A).