Blennidus (Agraphoderus) rectangulus Straneo 1993
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Blennidus (Agraphoderus) rectangulus (Straneo, 1993)
(Figs. 2–10, 41, 79, 115)
Ogmopleura rectangula Straneo, 1993: 384
Blennidus rectangulus (Straneo, 1993): Lorenz, 2005a: 263
Blennidus rectangulus (Straneo, 1993): Lorenz, 2005b: 799
Ogmopleura minor Straneo, 1993: 386
Blennidus minor (Straneo, 1993): Lorenz, 2005a: 263
Blennidus minor (Straneo, 1993): Lorenz, 2005b: 647
Blennidus minor (Straneo, 1993): Giachino & Allegro, 2011: 20, 28 Blennidus minor (Straneo, 1993): Allegro & Giachino syn. nov. Ogmopleura angularis Straneo, 1993 [nec Straneo, 1985]: 387 Blennidus angularis (Straneo, 1993) [nec Straneo, 1985]: Lorenz, 2005a: 262 Blennidus angularis (Straneo, 1993) [nec Straneo, 1985]: Lorenz, 2005b: 227 Blennidus pseudangularis Allegro & Giachino nom. nov., syn. nov.
Type locality. Perou, Dr. Junin, 20 km route Jauja–Tarma, 4000 m.
Examined material. HT ♂ (CMa at MRSN); 7 PTT ♂ and 2 PTT ♀ (CMa, CSt); 2 ♂ and 1 ♀ (CSt, CMa). Actually, 3 PTT ♂ and 1 PT ♀ (CMa), as well as 1 PT ♂ and 1 PT ♀ (CSt) belong to B. nigritulus, which is easily distinguished by its aedeagus. TS of B. minor: HT ♂ (CMa at MRSN); 30 PTT ♂ and 11 PTT ♀ (CMa, CSt). TS of Ogmopleura angularis Straneo, 1993 [nec Straneo, 1985]: HT ♂ (CMa at MRSN); 11 PTT ♂ and 2 PTT ♀ (CMa, CSt).
Note. Blennidus rectangulus shows some variability in the morphology of pronotum and of apical blade of median lobe of aedeagus, and as a result Straneo (1993) described two additional species (B. minor and B. angularis), here synonymized with B. rectangulus. Actually, in lateral view the median lobe of aedeagus shows a morphological constancy that confirms the identity of the three taxa.
Distribution. Blennidus rectangulus is currently recorded only from Depts. Junin and Huancavelica.
Habitat. The altitude data reported on the labels (about 4,000 m a.s.l.) suggest a preference of this species for the Andean grasslands.
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- Scientific name authorship
- Straneo
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- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
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- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Blennidus
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- rectangulus
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- Blennidus (Agraphoderus) rectangulus Straneo, 1993 sec. Allegro & Giachino, 2015
References
- Straneo, S. L. (1993) Nuove specie del genere Ogmopleura Tschitscherine (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichinae) del Peru e dell'Ecuador e chiave per la loro determinazione. Annali del Museo civico di Storia naturale " G. Doria ", 89, 351 - 399.
- Lorenz, W. (2005 a) Systematic list of extant ground beetles of the world (Insecta Coleoptera ' Geadephaga': Trachypachidae and Carabidae incl. Paussinae, Cicindelinae, Rhysodinae). Second Edition. Published by the author, Tutzing, 530 pp.
- Lorenz, W. (2005 b) Nomina Carabidarum. A directory of the scientific names of ground beetles (Insecta Coleoptera ' Geadephaga': Trachypachidae and Carabidae incl. Paussinae, Cicindelinae, Rhysodinae). 2 nd Edition. Published by the author, Tutzing, 993 pp.
- Straneo, S. L. (1985) On the genus Sierrobius Straneo, 1951 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini). Annals of Carnegie Museum, 54 (7), 233 - 245.