Update on supposed P. monticola
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According to Eduard Vives and Joan Bentanachs-Calvo through emails, this is a new Polyzonus species. This is said to be different from the lone Polyzonus species in the country: P. schmidti SCHWARZER 1926. The two authors are collaborating together and will publish their findings in the future.
Note that initially, Vives identified this as Podanychroma monticola HUDEPOHL 1989 and later as a supposed to be new species of a new genus. With their upcoming study, this will then be clarified.
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