Phytoecia pashtunica

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Phytoecia pashtunica
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Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica Lazarev, 2019 (Holotype)
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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]

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Name

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 / 34.2617944; 66.8786667 , 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 / 34.2617944; 66.8786667 / 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.

References

  1. Titan.gbif.fr - Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica.
  2. Lazarev M.A. 2019. Catalogue of Afghanistan Longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) with two descriptions of new Phytoecia (Parobereina Danilevsky, 2018) from Central Asia. Humanity space. International almanac Volume 8, No 2: 104-140. doi : 10.24412/Fg_FxRYiRsg.