Idgia huegeli ( Redtenbacher, 1868 )

Geiser, Michael, 2010, Studies on Prionoceridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). II. A revision of the genus Prionocerus Perty, 1831, Zootaxa 2328, pp. 1-48 : 41-42

Idgia huegeli ( Redtenbacher, 1868)

Prionocerus hügeli Redtenbacher, 1868: 110 . Idgia Hügeli : Pic, 1926: 7.

This species was described as Prionocerus and later transferred to Idgia ( Pic 1926) , but probably without examination of the type. The holotype is deposited at NHMW (labelled "Hügel" and " hügeli Rdt , China ") and could be examined. Apart from this, only a single specimen without locality at NHML seems to be known. It is a very unusual prionocerid of large size, shining, entirely metallic blue coloration, only very slightly serrate antennae, very elongate, rostriform head, and a deep, U-shaped incision on its subapical sternite. At least by its habitus and size it is most similar to Idgia oculata Redtenbacher, 1868 , I. viridivittata Champion, 1919 and I. maculatithorax Pic, 1919 . In any case it cannot be placed in Prionocerus .