Cicindela (s. str.) monticola, Menetries, 1832

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Cicindela (s. str.) monticola tokatensis Chaudoir, 1863

Figs 1 , 44 , 69 .

Material. 1♂ — Azerbaijan, Ismailly, Xanagah , 22.07.2002, leg. H. Aliev ; 1 ex. — Zakataly [= Zagatala], Katex , 12. V.1925 ; 10 ex. — ibid, 20–22.VII.1933 (all IZB) ; 5 ex. — ASSR, Vartašhen [= Oðuz] distr., Baš Dašagýl , 4.VIII.[19]35 ( IZAY) ; 1♀ — ibid ( MSPU) ; 1♀ — ASSR, Vartašhen [= Oðuz], Kumlach, 24.VII.[19]35, M. Vinovskiy ; 9 ex. — ibid (both IZAY) ; 1♀ — ibid ( MSPU) ; 1 ex. — Belokany , 10.VIII.1928, Mikaelyan ; 1 ex. — Qakh, Eli-Su [= Ilisu ], 10.VII.1934 ; 2 ex. — ibid, 13.VIII.1934 (all IZAY) ; 2♀♀ — Transcaucasia , Zagatala, 25.IV.1953 ; 2♂♂ 3♀♀ — Caucasus or., Vartashen [= Oðuz], rip. fl. mont., 22.VII.[19]35, A. Bogachev ; 6♂♂ 4♀♀ — Zakataly [= Zagatala], Verkitel-chay , 25.IV.[1]953 (all ZMUM) ; 1♂ 1♀ — Nukha [= Sheki] ; 1♀ —Talysh; 1♂ — Elisavetpol [= Ganja] distr., Ala-Khancaly , 2.VII.[19]12 (all ZIN) ; 1♂ 1♀ — Velvichay , 26.IV.1982, leg. V. Filippov (IB) .

References. Nukha [= Sheki]; Elisavetpol [= Ganja] distr., Ala-chančally (both Lutshnik 1915); valley of Belokan-chay and Kateh-chay Rivers, 22.VII.1933; valley of Tala-chay River, near Zakatala, 12.V.1929; valley of Kurmukh-chay and Bulanuh-chay Rivers near Eli-su [= Ilisu], 13.VIII.1934 (all Bogachev 1936); Talysch; Ala-khancaly, dist. Elisavetpol; Zakataly, Verkitel-Chay; Bas Dasagil, dist. Vartashen; Vartashen, Rumlaeh., 24.VII.35; Velvichay ( Matalin 1999).

Figures

FIG.1. Distributionof Grammognatha, CephalotaandCicindela(s. str.) ofhybrida-group spp.:red solidcircles—Grammognatha euphratica armenica; blue solid rhombus—Cephalota deserticola deserticola; light blue open rhombus—Cephalota elegans elegans; green quadrats—Cicindela monticola (open—C. m. monticola; solid—C. m. tokatensis); orange solid triangles— Cicindela sahlbergii sahlbergii; L in the symbols—according to the literature sources.

FIGS 37–45. Cicindela (s. str.) spp., labrum: 37—C. asiatica; 38—C. georgiensis; 39—C. campestris pontica; 40—C. desertorum; 41—C. talyshensis; 42—C herbacea turkestanicoides; 43—C. monticola monticola; 44—C. monticola tokatensis; 45—C. sahlbergii.

FIGS 62–70. Cicindela (s. str.) spp., left elytron: 62—C. campestris pontica; 63—C. georgiensis; 64—C. desertorum; 65—C. talyshensis; 66—C herbacea turkestanicoides; 67—C. asiatica; 68—C. monticola monticola; 69—C. monticola tokatensis; 70—C. sahlbergii; scale bars—3.0 mm.