Information: Dorcadion grande, belongs to the largest species of Dorcadion. A rare endemic species from south-eastern Kazakhstan, which occurs only in the Zailjisky Alatau Mountains. It was described in the former Semirechy region (Kazakhstan) as Dorcadion (Compsodorcadion) grande by Jakovlev in 1906.
Body length: 15 - 30 mm
Peak activity: May - June
Remarks: Dorcadion grande, which occurs together with D. unidiscale in the Kaskelen area on the northern slopes of the Trans-Ili Mountains. Dorcadion grande survives in small areas thanks to the anthropogenic transformation of their habitats. Males are active in warm weather, especially in the second half of May. Females are less active and usually staying under plants.
Distribution: Kazakhstan
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Longhorns of the tribe Dorcadionini of Kazakhstan and Middle Asia | Toropov 2013 Longicorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea) of Russia and adjacent countries. | Danilevsky 2023
Material examined (& observation):
Our observation period: May ~ June
Sampling Methods: in grassy vegetation 
KazakhstanLonghorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palaearctic region
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Dorcadion grande
Catalog of the Lamiines of the World
Laminae Dorcadion grande
