Blennidus (Agraphoderus) ticlianus ( 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 : 18

Blennidus (Agraphoderus) ticlianus ( Straneo, 1993)

( Figs. 47 , 85 , 118 )

Ogmopleura ticliana Straneo, 1993: 394

Blennidus ticlianus ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005a: 263 Blennidus ticlianus ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005b: 921 Blennidus ticlianus ( Straneo, 1993) : Giachino & Allegro, 2011: 23

Type locality. Peru, Ticlio, 4800 m

Examined material. HT ♂ (CSt at MSNM); 11 PTT ♂ and 14 PTT ♀ (CSt, CMa); 56 ♂ and 24 ♀ (CAl, CGi, CMa); 2 ♂ included in the TS of B. unistria .

Note. This species is easily distinguished by the apical blade of aedeagus slightly bent to the left in dorsal view.

Distribution. This species is recorded from the area of Ticlio and Abra Anticona (Dept. Lima).

Habitat. The altitude data reported on the labels (about 4,800 m a.s.l.) suggest a preference of this species for the high Andean grasslands.

Figures

FIGURES 44 – 47. Habitus of Blennidus: sublaevis female PT (44); tardus female HT (45); tenenbaumi male HT (46); ticlianus male HT (47).

FIGURES 82 – 87. Pronotum of Blennidus: sublaevis female PT (82); tardus female HT (83); tenenbaumi male HT (84); ticlianus male HT (85); unistria male HT (86); vereshaginae male HT (87).

FIGURES 118 – 120. Aedeagus (left lateral and dorsal aspects) of Blennidus: ticlianus HT (118); unistria HT (119); vereshaginae HT (120).