Rutjana kashmirensis Danilevsky, 2020

Danilevsky, M. L., 2020, New genus and new species of longicorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from India, Far Eastern Entomologist 399, pp. 14-18 : 17-18

Rutjana kashmirensis Danilevsky , sp. n.

http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/ CFE5703C-409E-4549-9ECA-953C41BCE4F1

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TYPE MATERIAL. Holotype: ♀, India: “India, Himalaya / Jammu & Kashmir / Kashmir prov. / near Kangan, Naranaag vill. / Gangabal lake, alt. 3500-3750 m / 11–13.VI 2019,

E.Rutjan leg.”, deposited in the collection of A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow).

DESCRIPTION. A single female available; length 16.9 mm, humeral width 5.3 mm;

body strongly shining, blue-green; 7 first antennal joints also shining, 8th–11th joints lusterless; scutellum very small, triangular, with emarginated apex; elytra with long erect setae slightly diminished backwards; very short semierect setae hardly visible; very fine recumbent pubescence nearly indistinct; abdomen shining, rather dark, nearly black, with short semierect black setae.

Male unknown.

DISTRIBUTION. North India, Kangan environs, the most north-west part of Jammu &

Kashmir.

BIOLOGY. A single available specimen was discovered on a big stone ( Fig. 3 ) covered with Lichenes in very high mountain area (at about 3500 m above the level of the sea). Several small stony glades nearby were free of snow ( Fig. 7 ). No big tree plants were observed around among dense brushes of Rododendron. The nearest Betula trees were disposed at the distance of about 500 m.

ETYMOLOGY. The new species is named after the name of the geographical area of its location.

I am very grateful to Evgeniy Rutjan (Kiev, Ukraine) for providing me with the specimen for study. I express my deepest gratitude to all colleagues who arranged for me the photos of the type specimens Andrey Lobanov (Sankt-Petersburg, Russia) , Aleksey Moseyko (SanktPetersburg, Russia) and Junsuke Yamasako (Tsukuba, Japan) .

Figures

Figs 1–3. Rutjana kashmirensis Danilevsky, sp. n., female holotype. 1 – dorsal view; 2 –

Fig. 7. Type locality of Rutjana kashmirensis sp. n.