A new species of the genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821 from Greece (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Abstract :

Purpuricenus comenius sp. nov. from Laconia region in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula (Greece) is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the Purpuricenus graecus species group. It is compared to the three other similar species known to occur in Greece (P. graecus graecus Sláma, 1993, Purpuricenus budensis (Götz, 1783) and Purpuricenus apiceniger Pic, 1914)
 


Keyword :

Cerambycidae, Purpuricenus, new species, Greece, Palaearctic region
 


Author(s) : Vartanis, J, Ambrus, R
Downloads : 1826
Published Issue : 2015 Vol. 10 Number 2


2015 Vol. 10 Number 2