Blennidus (Agraphoderus) pinguis Allegro & Giachino, 2011

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 : 15

Blennidus (Agraphoderus) pinguis Allegro & Giachino, 2011

( Figs. 38 , 76 , 112 )

Blennidus pinguis Allegro & Giachino, 2011b: 170

Type locality. Peru, Cajamarca, Michiquillay, m 4050.

Examined material. HT ♂ (CGi); 10 PTT ♂ and 8 PTT ♀ (CGi, CAl, CCa, CMo, CMa, MSNM, BMNH) (complete TS); 4 ♂ and 3 ♀ (CMa).

Note. Species belonging to the ‘ B. orbicollis species group’ (along with B. crassus , B. orbicollis and B. pseudolaevis ) distinguished by the habitus as well as the distinctive and very similar morphology of aedeagus ( Allegro & Giachino 2011b).

Distribution. All the recorded specimens of B. pinguis (M. Etonti legit) are from the Dept. Cajamarca (northern Peru) ( Allegro & Giachino 2011b).

Habitat. The altitude data reported on the labels (4,050 m a.s.l.) suggest a preference of this species for the Andean grassland.

Figures

FIGURES 36 – 39. Habitus of Blennidus: pascoensis male HT (36); phaenogonus male LT (37); pinguis male HT (38); procerus male HT (39).

FIGURES 74 – 81. Pronotum of Blennidus: pascoensis male HT (74); phaenogonus male LT (75); pinguis male HT (76); procerus male HT (77); pseudolaevis male HT (78); rectangulus male HT (79); refleximargo male HT (80); straneoi male HT (81).

FIGURES 112 – 117. Aedeagus (left lateral and dorsal aspects) of Blennidus: pinguis HT (112); procerus HT (113); pseudolaevis HT (114); rectangulus HT (115); refleximargo HT (116); straneoi HT (117).