Murzinia karatauensis

Murzinia karatauensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Murzinia. It was described by Lazarev in 2011.

Name
Murzinia karatauensis Lazarev, 2011: 639

Type locality: Kzyl-Orda Region, Chiili District, North Karatau Ridge, Daut Mountain. Holotype: Coll. Danilevsky. female with 2 labels: 1) [Kzyl-Orda Reg., Chiili Distr., North Karatau Ridge, near Daut Mt., 19.09.1964, I. Sukacheva] [in Russian]; 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.