“ T. strangulata ” —group

Description: THIS IS A MONOSpECIfIC GROUp THAT ONLY INCLUdES T. strangulata, A SpECIES WITH dORSALLY dEpRESSEd BOdY, ERASEd pOSTERIOR ANGLES Of pRONOTUM, ANd RAISEd BUT NON-fORKEd MESOVENTRITE. STRICTLY ALpINE SpECIES fROM BOTH SIdES Of CENTRAL PYRENEES AT ALTITUdES OVER 1000 M. SEVEN pOSSIBLE SUBSpECIES Of T. strangulata HAVE BEEN dESCRIBEd (GÓMEZ-ZURITA & KIppENBERG 2010), ANd THE ENdOpHALLI Of TWO Of THEM HAVE BEEN ANALYZEd.

THESE TWO SUBSpECIES dISpLAY ALMOST IdENTICAL INTERNAL SACS (fIGS 12A, B, C, d) WITH STRONGLY REdUCEd MANUBRIUM; THEIR ENdOpHALLI ARE Of ELONGATE ELLIpTIC SHApE WITHOUT CLEAR ApICAL pROTUBERANCES, ALTHOUGH THEIR dORSAL pART IS COVEREd WITH SMALL THORNS.