Blennidus (Agraphoderus) mateui ( 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 : 12

Blennidus (Agraphoderus) mateui ( Straneo, 1993)

( Figs. 29 , 67 , 103 )

Ogmopleura mateui Straneo, 1993: 385

Blennidus mateui ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005a: 263 Blennidus mateui ( Straneo, 1993) : Lorenz, 2005b: 630 Blennidus mateui ( Straneo, 1993) : Giachino & Allegro, 2011: 28

Type locality. Peru, Dept. Junin, km 39 route à Jauja. Env. Tarma, 3500–4000 m. Examined material. HT ♂ (CMa at MRSN); 16 PTT ♂ and 7 PTT ♀ (CMa, CSt). Note. Species distinguished by its robust size (11-13 mm), larger than in other Peruvian species, with the only exception of B. inca .

Distribution. Recorded from the neighboring Depts. Junin and Huancavelica (central Peru). Habitat. The altitude data reported on the labels (3,500–4,200 m a.s.l.) suggest a preference of this species for the Andean grassland.

Figures

FIGURES 28 – 31. Habitus of Blennidus: longiloba male HT (28); mateui male HT (29); mesotibialis male HT (30); negrei male HT (31).

FIGURES 66 – 73. Pronotum of Blennidus: longiloba male HT (66); mateui male HT (67); mesotibialis male HT (68); negrei male HT (69); nigritulus male HT (70); olivaceus male HT (71); orbicollis male PT (72); pachycerus male HT (73).

FIGURES 100 – 105. Aedeagus (left lateral and dorsal aspects) of Blennidus: jelskii LT (100); languens LT (101); longiloba HT (102); mateui HT (103); mesotibialis PT (104); negrei HT (105).