Chrysis musa Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1954

Chrysis (Hexachrysis) musa Semenov-Tian-Shanskij in Semenov-Tian-Shanskij and Nikol̍skaya 1954, p. 133. Holotype ♀; Iran: Megas (ZIN) (smaragdula group).

Material examined

1J, 1♀: India: [Telengana] Hyderabad ii–ix.1980 [leg.] Bernays [NHMUK].

Distribution

India (Telengana (!), north-western India (locality not specified, Kimsey and Bohart [1990] 1991)); Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan (Semenov-Tian-Shanskij and Nikol̍skaya 1954).

Remarks

The two specimens examined from Telengana show a unique violet colour that is not present in Central Asian specimens. Besides this striking colour pattern, they morphologically match Chrysis musa Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, described from Iran, whose types were illustrated by Rosa et al. (2017a, 2021a). Examination of additional material from both localities is needed to evaluate whether the Indian specimens represent a distinct species or a colour variation.