Phymatodes rainieri Van Dyke

Swift, Ian P. & Ray, Ann M., 2010, Nomenclatural changes in North American Phymatodes Mulsant (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Zootaxa 2448, pp. 35-52 : 47

Phymatodes rainieri Van Dyke

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Phymatodes rainieri Van Dyke, 1937:113 . Type locality: Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. CASC

This unique species, previously known from only the type specimen, is distinct within the genus. The pronotum and elytra are almost entirely glabrous and impunctate on the dorsal surface, with only a few scattered, long, golden setae towards the elytral apices. No other species of Phymatodes possesses this combination of characters. A second specimen, found in the EMEC collection, from West Spruce, 30 miles north of Westlock, Alberta, Canada, 30 June 1949, is only the second known record. It closely matches the type, but has slightly more setose elytral apices. This species appears to be restricted to the northwestern states and provinces.

Specimens examined: 2, including the type of P. rainieri