Dietomorpha pardalis Reymond, 1938

Figs 3A–B, 17, 23C, 26C

Kawiria szekessyi Kaszab, 1957: 295 (original description).

Material examined

Paratypes of Kawiria szekessyi Kaszab, 1957 IRAN • 1 spec.; “Baluchistan [Balochistan] Feb. 1931 ”; “ Salbaudiu Y.R.R.O. Coll. ”; Feb. 1931; “Paratypus 1956 Kawiria szekessyi Kaszab ”; Dietomorpha pardalis Blair, det. Kaszab ”; HNHM • 1 spec.; “ Baluchistan [ Balochistan] Salbaudiu ”; “ Feb. 1931 B.L.R.E. coll.”; “1934532”; “Paratypus 1956 Kawiria szekessyi Kaszab ”; HNHM.

Additional material

AFGHANISTAN • 2 ♂♂; Registan, Malekdokun; 5 Mar. 1973; O.N. Kabakov leg.; ZIN • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; SW Registan Desert; alt. 1000 m; 15 Mar. 1973; O.N. Kabakov leg.; ZIN .

PAKISTAN • 2 ♂♂; Balochistan Province, 20 km of W Nushki; 25–29 Dec. 1918; ZIN .

Distribution

Iran and Pakistan (Balochistan region in both countries), Afghanistan. Medvedev (2005) listed D. pardalis for Registan Desert (Afghanistan) and adjacent areas of Pakistan, but this record was omitted from the Palaearctic Catalogue (Iwan et al. 2020).