Phytoecia ( Helladia ) dorud ( Sama et al. , 2007 )

Phytoecia ( Helladia) dorud ( Sama et al., 2007) View in CoL , stat. n.

Phytoecia ( H.) dorud ( Sama et al., 2007) View in CoL , stat. n. was originally described as subspecies, Helladia imperials dorud Sama, Rapuzzi & Rejzek, 2007 ; although it is strongly different from Ph. ( H.) imperialis Sama & Rejzek, 2001 View in CoL by the darker body, antennae and legs; the black elytra, which look glabrous because of very short pubescence; and the pronotum pale area densely covered with pale recumbent pubescence. So, we propose that Ph. ( H.) dorud View in CoL (Sama, et al., 2007), stat. n. must be elevated to a species rank.