Calchaenesthes ambrusi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Cerambycidae
Subfamilia: Cerambycinae
Tribus: Trachyderini
Genus: Calchaenesthes
Species: Calchaenesthes ambrusi

Name

Calchaenesthes ambrusi Lazarev, 2023: 297

Type locality: Cyprus, Larnaca district, 0.8 km NW Vavla, 34°50′35.8″N 33°15′36.8″E, 472 m.

Holotype: Coll. COGM. male, Cyprus, Larnaca district, 0.8 km NW Vavla, 34°50′35.8″N 33°15′36.8″E, 472 m, 7.4.2023, R. Ambrus leg.

Paratype: Coll. Lazarev & Coll. Ambrus, 7 males, 4 females, with same label.

Bionomy: All beetles were collected on flowers of Quercus coccifera (between 11 am and 2 pm, partly cloudy, 24 degrees Celsius).

Etymology: The new species is dedicated to Richard Ambrus, who supplied me with the type series for study.

References

Primary references

• Lazarev, M.A. 2023. A new species of the genus Calchaenesthes Kraatz, 1863 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Cyprus. Zootaxa 5375(2): 297–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5375.2.11 Reference page. 

Links

• Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H. 2023. TITAN: Cerambycidae database
• Danilevsky, M. & Lazarev, M. 2023. https://cerambycidae.net/

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