Earophanta pilosissima (Reitter, 1895)

Earophanta loudoni Semenov, 1903a: 11 (original description).

Material examined

Holotype of Earophanta loudoni

TURKMENISTAN • ♂; goldish circle; “Уч- Аджи 6.III.01 бар. Г. Лоудон” [Uch-Adzhi – now Bagtyýarlyk in Mary Prov.]; “ Platyope Loudoni m, Typ un. (♂?) XI.02 A. Semenow det.”; “coll. Semenov-Tian-Shansky”; “Holotype”; 6 Mar. 1901; Baron G. Loudon leg.; ZIN.

Additional material

AFGHANISTAN • 4 specs; Maymana Prov., Andkhoy; alt. 350–400 m; 17 Mar. 1964; O. Jakeš leg.; ZIN .

TURKMENISTAN • 1 spec.; Berkarar [Ravnina railway station]; 8 Mar. 1908; Baron G. Loudon leg.; ZIN • 11 specs; Repetek; 6–14 Mar. 1958; inter-barchan depression with black saxaul; G.S. Medvedev leg.; ZIN • 3 specs; Karakum channel, Nichki; 25 Apr. 1968; G.S. Medvedev leg.; ZIN • 3 specs; Repetek; 19 Feb. 1973; V.G. Kaplin leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Karakum channel, Chaloy; 10 Apr. 1983; E.A. Khachikov leg.; CMN .

Distribution

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan.

Notes

Earophanta loudoni was described from a single specimen and was synonymised by Medvedev (2005). The specimens from Turkmenistan, which were standing in the collection of ZIN as E. loudoni, differ from the specimens from Afghanistan (determined by Z. Kaszab as E. pilosissima) by much more pubescent elytra and visibly smaller smooth tubercles on the elytra. A larger series of specimens is necessary to establish the status of these populations.