Phytoecia pashtunica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lazarev in 2019. It is known from Afghanistan.[1]
Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica Lazarev, 2019: 122[2]
Type locality
Afghanistan, Bamian province, Waras district, 5 km SW Waras near Dahane Denawak village,, 2680 m.
Coll. Danilevsky. female, each with 2 labels: 1) “AFGANISTAN 5 km WS Waras / Bamian prov., Waras distr. / near Dahane Denawak vill. 2680 m / / Yu.Ye. Skrylnik 25.VI.2016.”; 2) “HOLOTYPUS / Phytoecia (Parobereina) / PASHTUNICA sp.n. / M.Lazarev det. 2019”.
The species is named after the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.