Blennidus (Agraphoderus) pascoensis ( Straneo, 1954 )

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 : 14

Blennidus (Agraphoderus) pascoensis ( Straneo, 1954)

( Figs. 36 , 74 , 110 )

Ogmopleura pascoensis Straneo, 1954: 100

Ogmopleura pascoensis Straneo, 1954 : Straneo & Vereshagina, 1991: 203 Blennidus pascoensis ( Straneo, 1954) : Lorenz, 2005a: 263 Blennidus pascoensis ( Straneo, 1954) : Lorenz, 2005b: 729

Type locality. Peru, Cerro de Pasco, m 4000.

Examined material. HT ♂ and 1 PT ♀ (CSt at MSNM) (complete TS).

Note. Species description based on only two specimens, both immature; moreover, the HT ♂ shows an incomplete and deformed aedeagus. The validity of this species has to be confirmed with additional material.

Distribution. The two type specimens are from Cerro de Pasco (Dept. Pasco).

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 36 – 39. Habitus of Blennidus: pascoensis male HT (36); phaenogonus male LT (37); pinguis male HT (38); procerus male HT (39).

FIGURES 74 – 81. Pronotum of Blennidus: pascoensis male HT (74); phaenogonus male LT (75); pinguis male HT (76); procerus male HT (77); pseudolaevis male HT (78); rectangulus male HT (79); refleximargo male HT (80); straneoi male HT (81).

FIGURES 106 – 111. Aedeagus (left lateral and dorsal aspects) of Blennidus: nigritulus HT (106); olivaceus HT (107); orbicollis PT (108); pachycerus HT (109); pascoensis HT (110); phaenogonus LT (111).