Psalidognathus victorsinyaevi

Psalidognathus victorsinyaevi Lazarev & Murzin, 2019 (Holotype)

Psalidognathus victorsinyaevi Lazarev & Murzin, 2019 (Paratypes, males)

Psalidognathus rufescens Quentin & Villiers, 1983 (Holotype)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Prioninae
Tribus: Prionini
Genus: Psalidognathus
Species: Psalidognathus victorsinyaevi

Name

Psalidognathus victorsinyaevi Lazarev & Murzin, 2019: 475

• Type locality. Colombia, Valle del Cauca, Cerro Tokio, 3°29′07″N 76°43′26″W, 2000 m.

• Holotype: coll. Sinyaev. male, Colombia, Valle del Cauca, Cerro Tokio, 3°29′07″N 76°43′26″W, 2000 m, 27-29.3.2017, V. Sinyaev leg.

• Differencial diagnosis. The species is very close to P. rufescensfrom Ecuador, but differs by longer mandibulae, distinctly less wide prothorax, small scutellum, dark-brown pronotal and elytral pubescence, darker elytra.

• Etymology. The specie is dedicated to Viktor Sinyaev who collected three males of the type series.

Distribution

The species is distributed in Colombia.

References

• Lazarev, M.A. & Murzin, S.V. 2019. A new species of the genus Psalidognathus Gray, 1831 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Colombia. Humanity space. International almanac Volume 8, No 4: 475–481. DOI: 10.24412/Fg95L7UyCHQ Reference page. 

Links

• Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H.: TITAN: Cerambycidae database.
• Zenodo PDF

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