Phytoecia pashtunica

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| genus = Phytoecia

| species = pashtunica

| authority = Lazarev, 2019

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Phytoecia pashtunica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lazarev in 2019. It is known from Afghanistan.[http://titan.gbif.fr/sel_genann1.php?numero=39920 Titan.gbif.fr - Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica].

Name

Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica Lazarev, 2019: 122Lazarev M.A. 2019. Catalogue of Afghanistan Longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) with two descriptions of new Phytoecia (Parobereina Danilevsky, 2018) from Central Asia. Humanity space. International almanac Volume 8, No 2: 104-140. {{doi | 10.24412/Fg_FxRYiRsg}}.

Type locality: Afghanistan, Bamian province, Waras district, 5 km SW Waras near Dahane Denawak village, {{Coord|34|15|42.46|N|66|52|43.20|E}}, 2680 m.

Holotype: Coll. Danilevsky. female, each with 2 labels: 1) “AFGANISTAN 5 km WS Waras / Bamian prov., Waras distr. / near Dahane Denawak vill. 2680 m / {{Coord|34|15|42.46|N|66|52|43.20|E}} / Yu.Ye. Skrylnik 25.VI.2016.”; 2) “HOLOTYPUS / Phytoecia (Parobereina) / PASHTUNICA sp.n. / M.Lazarev det. 2019”.

The species is named after the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.

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