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 pashtunica
Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica Lazarev, 2019 (Holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Phytoecia
Species:
P. pashtunica
Binomial name
Phytoecia pashtunica
Lazarev, 2019

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Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica Lazarev, 2019: 122[2]

Type locality: Afghanistan, Bamian province, Waras district, 5 km SW Waras near Dahane Denawak village, 34°15′42.46″N 66°52′43.20″E / 34.2617944°N 66.8786667°E / 34.2617944; 66.8786667, 2680 m.

Holotype: Coll. Danilevsky. female, each with 2 labels: 1) “AFGANISTAN 5 km WS Waras / Bamian prov., Waras distr. / near Dahane Denawak vill. 2680 m / 34°15′42.46″N 66°52′43.20″E / 34.2617944°N 66.8786667°E / 34.2617944; 66.8786667 / 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.

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  1. ^ Titan.gbif.fr - Phytoecia (Parobereina) pashtunica.
  2. ^ Lazarev M.A. 2019. Catalogue of Afghanistan Longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) with two descriptions of new Phytoecia (Parobereina Danilevsky, 2018) from Central Asia. Humanity space. International almanac Volume 8, No 2: 104-140. doi:10.24412/Fg_FxRYiRsg.
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