Massicus valentinae Miroshnikov, 2017

Miroshnikov, A. I., 2019, The longicorn beetle tribe Cerambycini Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in the fauna of Asia. 6. A new or little-known species of the genus Massicus Pascoe, 1867, Russian Entomological Journal 28 (3), pp. 269-281 : 277

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15298/rusentj.28.3.06
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1DD29462-1547-4ECA-B6B4-F59B33FE0785
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13164683
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scientific name	Massicus valentinae Miroshnikov, 2017
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Massicus valentinae Miroshnikov, 2017 View in CoL

Fig. 56.

Massicus valentinae Miroshnikov, 2017: 224 View in CoL . Type locality: W Malaysia, Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata (according to the original description and the label of the holotype).

MATERIAL. 1♀ (cAM) (Fig. 56), W Malaysia, Perak, Tapah Hills, 500–700 m, 01.2019 (local collector); 1♀ (cAM), W Malaysia, Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata , 01.2019 (local collector) .

REMARKS. This species has hitherto been known only from two localities in Pahang, Western Malaysia [ Miroshnikov, 2017].

Based on the material studied, M. valentinae is being recorded here from Perak, Western Malaysia for the first time.

MORPHOLOGICAL NOTES. The female from Perak is largest. Its body length is 61.7 mm and the humeral width is 16.6 mm.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Cerambycidae
Genus	Massicus