Blennidus (Agraphoderus) bellesi ( 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 : 6

Blennidus (Agraphoderus) bellesi ( Straneo, 1993)

( Figs. 16 , 54, 92)

Ogmopleura bellesi Straneo, 1993: 376 –377

Blennidus bellesi ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005a: 262 Blennidus bellesi ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005b: 269 Blennidus bellesi ( Straneo, 1993) : Allegro & Giachino, 2011b: 173

Type locality. Perulillos, entre Cajamarca y Celendin, Dpto. Cajamarca.

Examined material. HT ♂ (CMa at MRSN); 3 PTT ♂ and 2 PTT ♀ (CMa, CSt); 11 ♂ and 4 ♀ (CAl, CGi, CMa).

Note. The males of this species are distinguished by a subapical inner spiniform protuberance on mesotibia and by an obtuse one on metatibia. On account of the similar morphology of aedeagus, this species seems closely related to B. negrei , which is restricted to the same geographic area.

Distribution. All the recorded specimens are from the Andes of northern Peru, Dept. of Cajamarca. In addition to the TS (legit Bellés 1977), many specimens have also been collected by M. Etonti.

Habitat. The altitudinal data reported on the labels of the specimens collected by M. Etonti (4,000 m) suggest a preference of this species for the high altitude Andean grassland.

Figures

FIGURES 16 – 19. Habitus of Blennidus: bellesi male HT (16); bombonensis n. sp. male HT (17); crassus female HT (18); curtatus male HT (19).