Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta contorta (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828)

Matalin, Andrey V. & Snegovaya, Nataly Yu., 2025, Tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Azerbaijan, Zootaxa 5661 (3), pp. 301-329 : 310-311

Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta contorta (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828)

Figs 4 , 11 , 18 , 33 , 56 , 80 .

Material. 1 ex. — Baku, Zagulba, Caspian Sea coast, 1–9. VI .[19]46, A. Bohachev; 1 ex. — ibid, 2. VI .[19]48; 1 ex. — Baku, Buzovna , 27. V .[19]26, A. Bohachev; 1 ex. — ibid, 1. VI .[19]28; 10 ex. — ibid, 19–23. VI .[19]28; 1 ex. —– ibid, 28.VIII.[19]28 ; 2 ex. — ibid, 12. VI .[19]30; 3 ex. — ibid, 6.VII.[19]35 ; 10 ex. — ibid, 13.VIII.[19]35 ; 1 ex. — ibid, 30.VII.[19]37 ; 1 ex. — Baku, Pirshagi , 17. VI .[19]30, A. Bohachev; 1 ex. —– Mardakan , 5. VI .1905, M. Vinovskyi; 5 ex. — ibid, 14–15. VI .1914; 3 ex. — 5. VI .1915; 1♀ — Khachmaz district, Nabran , 19.06.2023, leg. N. Snegovaya ; 3♂♂ 1♀ — Siyazan district, near Siyazan, seashore, 20.07.2023, leg. N. Snegovaya (all IZB) ; 21♂♂ 47♀♀ —near Baku ; 3♂♂ 8♀♀ — Baku, Buzovna , 20. VI .1928, A. Bogachev; 13♂♂ 11♀♀ — Caucasus, Elisavetpol [= Ganja] ; 2♂♂ 1♀ — Lenkoran [= Lankaran] ; 1♂ — ibid, Leder , Reitter 1♂ — ibid, 21. VI .1936, leg. Arnoldi; (all ZIN); 1♂ 1♀ — Baku, Buzovna , 23. VI .[19]28,A. Bohachev; 1♀ — ibid, 28.VIII.[19]28 ; 1♂ 2♀♀ — ibid,12.VII.[19]30 ; 2♀♀ — ibid, 13.VIII.[19]33 ; 1♂ — Baku, Pirshagi , 17. VI .[19]30, A. Bohachev; 3♂♂ — Baku, leg. Gorbachev ; 1♀ — Baku, 21. V ; 1♂ — Lenkoran (all ZMUM) ; 1♂ 4♀♀ — Az. SSR, Khachmaz District, Nizovaya vill., saline, 12.07.1981, leg. K. Makarov ; 1♂ — Agdash District, Agdash , at light, 9– 11.06.2020, leg. N. Snegovaya (both MSPU) .

References. Lencoran; I’ile Sara ( Ménétriés 1832); Absheron peninsula ( Nasirova 1978).

Figures

FIG. 4. Distribution of Cylindera spp.: green solid quadrats—C. germanica germanica; light-blue open circles—C. inscripta; red solid circles—C. litterifera; yellow asterisks—C. contorta contorta; orange solid triangulars—C. arenaria nudoscripta; blue solid rhombus—C. sublacerata levithoracica; L in the symbols—according to the literature sources.

FIGS 6–13. Cicindelidae spp., head and pronotum (without scales): 6–12—head and ptonotum, right lateral view; 13—head, frontal view; 6—Grammognatha euphratica armenica; 7—Cicindela (s. str.) desertorum; 8—Cephalota (Taenidia) deserticola; 9—Myriochila (s. str.) melancholica; 10—Calomera fischeri; 11—Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta; 12—Cylindera (s. str.) germanica; 13—Cylindera (Eugrapha) sublacerata levithoracica; aa pr—anterior angle of pronotum.

FIGS 14–21. Cicindelidae spp., details (without scales): 14–19—hind femorae; 20, 21—hind coxae; 14, 20—Myriochila (s. str.) melancholica; 15—Cephalota (Taenidia) deserticola; 16—Calomera fischeri; 17—Cylindera (s. str.) germanica; 18— Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta; 19—Cicindela (s. str.) desertorum; 21—Myriochila (s. str.) orientalis.

FIGS 22–36. Cicindelidae spp., labrum: 22, 23, 29–35—labrum; 24–28, 36—labrum and clypeus; 22—Cephalota (Taenidia) deserticola; 23—Cephalota (Taenidia) elegans; 24—Calomera littoralis conjunctaepustulata; 25—Calomera littoralis winkleri; 26—Calomera caucasica; 27—Calomera sturmi; 28—Calomera fischeri; 29—Myriochila (s. str.) melancholica; 30—Myriochila (s. str.) orientalis; 31—Cylindera (s. str.) germanica; 32—Cylindera (Eugrapha) inscripta; 33—Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta; 34—Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria nudoscripta; 35—Cylindera (Eugrapha) litterifera; 36—Cylindera (Eugrapha) sublacerata levithoracica.

FIGS 46–61. Cicindelidae spp., left elytron: 46—Grammognatha euphratica armenica; 47—Cephalota (Taenidia) deserticola; 48—Cephalota (Taenidia) elegans; 49—Calomera littoralis conjunctaepustulata; 50—Calomera littoralis winkleri; 51— Calomera fischeri; 52—Calomera sturmi; 53—Calomera caucasica; 54—Cylindera (s. str.) germanica; 55—Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria nudoscripta; 56—Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta; 57—Cylindera (Eugrapha) inscripta; 58—Cylindera (Eugrapha) litterifera; 59—Cylindera (Eugrapha) sublacerata levithoracica; 60—Myriochila (s. str.) melancholica; 61— Myriochila (s. str.) orientalis; scale bars—3.0 mm.

FIGS 71–85. Cicindelidae spp., aedeagus: 71–75, 78–85—left latreral view; 76, 77—right lateral view; 71—Cephalota (Taenidia) deserticola; 72—Cephalota (Taenidia) elegans; 73—Calomera fischeri; 74—Calomera caucasica; 75—Calomera sturmi; 76—Calomera littoralis conjunctaepustulata; 77—Calomera littoralis winkleri; 78—Cylindera (s. str.) germanica; 79— Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria nudoscripta; 80—Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta; 81—Cylindera (Eugrapha) inscripta; 82— Cylindera (Eugrapha) litterifera; 83—Cylindera (Eugrapha) sublacerata levithoracica; 84—Myriochila (s. str.) melancholica; 85—Myriochila (s. str.) orientalis.