''Murzinia karatauensis'' is a species of

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in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus ''Murzinia''. It was described by Lazarev in 2011.Biolib.cz - ''Murzinia karatauensis''
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Name

''Murzinia karatauensis'' Lazarev, 2011: 639* 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
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Type locality: Kzyl-Orda Region, Chiili District, North Karatau Ridge, Daut Mountain.

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: Coll. Danilevsky. female with 2 labels: 1) zyl-Orda Reg., Chiili Distr., North Karatau Ridge, near Daut Mt., 19.09.1964, I. Sukacheva

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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.

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TITAN: Cerambycidae database
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http://cerambycidae.net/
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* * karatauensis Lamiini Beetles described in 2011 Fauna of Africa Taxa named by Maxim Lazarev {{Lamiini-stub