Calomera sturmi ( Ménétriés, 1832 )

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Calomera sturmi ( Ménétriés, 1832)

Figs 2 , 27 , 52 , 75 .

Material. 1 ex. — Lankaran, 26. V .1926, P. Alekseev; 3 ex. — ibid, Caspian Sea coast, 22. VI .1929 (both IZB) ;; 1♂ 3♀♀ — Lenkaran, rip. mar., 22. VI . [19]29, A. Bogachev ( ZMUM) 1♂ — Geok-Tapa [= GöyTƏPƏ], Caucasus, A. Schelkovnikow ( IZAY) ; 1♂ — Lenkaran ; 3♂♂ 3♀♀ — ibid, Leder (Reitter) ; 2♂♂ 11♀♀ — Transcaucasia, Talysh , Lenkoran ; 6♂♂ 5♀♀ — ibid, 20. VI .–25.VII.[1]909, Kirichenko; 1♂ 2♀♀ — ibid, 24. VI .[1]933, Znoiko; 2♂♂ 4♀♀ — ibid, 21–22. VI .[1]936, Arnoldi; 5♂♂ 5♀♀ — Lenkoran. Bank of Lenkoranka river, 19. VI .[1]909, Kirichenko; 2♂♂ 3♀♀ — Lenkoran Distr., Lerik, 14. V .[1]909, Kirichenko; 1♂ 2♀♀ — Talysh , near Astara, 8.VIII.1940, leg. S. Ingulov (all ZIN) ; 1♂ — ibid, 11.07.1988, leg. V. V . Kosov ( MSPU) .

References. Lenkoran ( Ménétriés 1832; Dokhtouroff 1885; Lutshnik 1915); I’ile Sara ( Ménétriés 1832).

Figures

FIG. 2. Distribution of Calomera spp.: red solid circles—C. sturmi; orange solid triangles—C. caucasica; green solid quadrats—C. fischeri fischeri; blue rhombus—C. littoralis (open—C. l. conjunctaepustulata; solid—C. l. winkleri); L in the symbols—according to the literature sources.

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.