Murzinia karatauensis explained

Murzinia karatauensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Murzinia. It was described by Lazarev in 2011.^[1]

Name

Murzinia karatauensis Lazarev, 2011: 639^[2]

Type locality

Kzyl-Orda Region, Chiili District, North Karatau Ridge, Daut Mountain.
Holotype

Coll. Danilevsky. female with 2 labels: 1) [Kzyl-Orda Reg., Chiili Distr., North Karatau Ridge, near Daut Mt., 19.09.1964, I. Sukacheva] [in Russian]; 2) Monochamussp. det. S. Murzin.

Etymology

The name of the new genus is dedicated to a well known Russian entomologist Sergey Murzin, who supplied me with the specimen for description. The species name formed on the base of the name of the native mountain system - Karatau.

External links

• : TITAN: Cerambycidae database.
• : http://cerambycidae.net/.
• Zenodo PDF

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id893273/ Biolib.cz - Murzinia karatauensis
2. • Lazarev M.A. 2011. Murzinia karatauensis n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Cermbycidae: Lamiini: Monochamini) from Kazakhstan. Munis Entomology & Zoology Volume 6, No 2: 639–641. PDF.