Blennidus (Agraphoderus) longiloba ( Straneo, 1993 )

Allegro, Gianni & Giachino, Pier Mauro, 2015, Annotated checklist of the Blennidus subgenus Agraphoderus species from Peru with description of B. bombonensis n. sp. and synonymic notes (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichinae), Zootaxa 4000 (1), pp. 1-48 : 11

Blennidus (Agraphoderus) longiloba ( Straneo, 1993)

( Figs. 28 , 66 , 102 )

Ogmopleura longiloba Straneo, 1993: 389

Blennidus longiloba ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005a: 263 Blennidus longiloba ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005b: 600 Blennidus longiloba ( Straneo, 1993) : Giachino & Allegro, 2011: 28

Type locality. Peru, Dept. Junin, km 20 route Jauja-Tarma, 4000 m.

Examined material. HT ♂ (CMa at MRSN); 10 PTT ♂ and 1 PT ♀ (CMa, CSt); 1 ♂ specimen of this species is wrongly included in the TS of Blennidus angularis Straneo, 1985 (= B. rectangulus syn. nov.) (CMa).

Note. Species easily distinguished by the distinctive morphology of aedeagus, which is exceptionally long and slender.

Distribution. All the known specimens have been collected by Mateu in Dept. Junin (central Peru).

Habitat. The altitude data reported on the labels (4,000 m a.s.l.) suggest a preference of this species for the Andean grassland.

Figures

FIGURES 28 – 31. Habitus of Blennidus: longiloba male HT (28); mateui male HT (29); mesotibialis male HT (30); negrei male HT (31).

FIGURES 66 – 73. Pronotum of Blennidus: longiloba male HT (66); mateui male HT (67); mesotibialis male HT (68); negrei male HT (69); nigritulus male HT (70); olivaceus male HT (71); orbicollis male PT (72); pachycerus male HT (73).

FIGURES 100 – 105. Aedeagus (left lateral and dorsal aspects) of Blennidus: jelskii LT (100); languens LT (101); longiloba HT (102); mateui HT (103); mesotibialis PT (104); negrei HT (105).