| Phytoecia pashtunica | |
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| Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica Lazarev, 2019 (Holotype) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Phytoecia |
| Species: | P. pashtunica |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytoecia pashtunica Lazarev, 2019 | |
Phytoecia pashtunica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lazarev in 2019. It is known from Afghanistan. [1]
Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica Lazarev, 2019: 122 [2]
Type locality: Afghanistan, Bamian province, Waras district, 5 km SW Waras near Dahane Denawak village, 34°15′42.46″N66°52′43.20″E / 34.2617944°N 66.8786667°E , 2680 m.
Holotype: Coll. Danilevsky. female, each with 2 labels: 1) “AFGANISTAN 5 km WS Waras / Bamian prov., Waras distr. / near Dahane Denawak vill. 2680 m / 34°15′42.46″N66°52′43.20″E / 34.2617944°N 66.8786667°E / Yu.Ye. Skrylnik 25.VI.2016.”; 2) “HOLOTYPUS / Phytoecia (Parobereina) / PASHTUNICA sp.n. / M.Lazarev det. 2019”.
The species is named after the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.