Cicindela (s. str.) desertorum, Dejean, 1825

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Cicindela (s. str.) desertorum desertorum Dejean, 1825

Figs 3 , 7 , 19 , 40 , 64 , 92 , 98 .

Material. 2 ex. —SarybaŞ [= Sarybash ], h= 2400–2500 m, 16–18.VII.[19]34, A.Bogachev ; 1 ex. — Vartašen [= Oðuz] distr., Mt. Malkamud , 27.VII.[19]35, A. Bogachev ; 1 ex. — Vartašen [= Oðuz] distr., Baš Dašagil , 4.VIII.[19]35, A. Bogachev ; 1 ex. — Šemacha – Lagič [= Shemakha – Lagich], Mt. Begimly , 9.VII.[19]37, A. Bogachev ; 2 ex. — Mt. Pant, mezid verbus a Kirovabad [= Ganja], 26.VII.[19]37, A. Bogachev ; 1 ex. — Karabach, Lysogorsk [= Turşsu or Lisagor], 6.VII.1935, E. Hauser ; 1 ex. — ibid, 23.VIII.1933 ; 1♂ — Elisabethpol [= Ganja] Governorate , Shusha [= Şuşa], 19. VI.1905 ; 1♀ — Kirovobad [= Ganja], Gök-gel [= Göygöl] Lake , 24.VII.1927 ; 1♂ — Eli-su [= Ilisu], h = 1600 m, 30.VII.[19]34, A. Bogachev ; 3 ex. — Kach [= Qakh] distr., Mt. Tachtala , h = 2400 m, 24.VII.[19]34, A. Bogachev ; 1♂ 2♀♀ — Mt. Šich-Jurdy [= Shikh-Yurdi or Shikhjurda], h = 3000 m, 23. V.[19]33, A. Bogachev ; 2♂♂ 2♀♀ — Mt. Ag-Jurt [= Agyurt], h = 3000–3200 m, 27. V.[19]33, A. Bogachev ; 5 ex. — Bichanek pass, h =3000 м, 5. VI.[19]33, A. Bogachev (all IZB) ; 2♂♂ — Kaukasus , Shusha [= Şuşa], Maljushenco ; 6♀♀ —prov. Nachičevan, mont Soiuch , 9000’, 21. VI.29, A. Schelkvnikov (both IZAY) ; 1♀ — Šemacha [= Shemakha] ; 1♀ — Shusha [= Şuşa], 2.IV (both ZMUM) ; 1♂ — Azerbaijan, Demirtchi vill., 27.IV.1986, leg. S. Khvylya ; 1♂ — Khizi , VI.2021, leg. N. Snegovaya (both MSPU) .

References. Kurthal [=? Kurttapasu Mnt.] ( Horn & Roeschke 1891); Elisavetpol [= Ganja], 13.VII.1912; Adžikent, VI.1913, Vassilinin; Zurnabad, 20.VI.1909, Schelkovnikow; Kjurak-čai, 1.VIII.1912, Schelkovnikow; ms. Gamyš, 10.000 f, 15.VII.1909, Schelkovnikow; ms. Murov-dagh, 9.200 f, 21.VII.1912, Schelkovnikow, ibid, 10.IX.1911, Pfitzenmayer; ms. Kapaz, 8.000 f, Schelkovnikow; et lac. Gök-göl, 15.VIII.1913, Zaitzev;Ala-chančally, 2.VII.1912, Schelkovnikow; Steppa Milskaja, V.1911, Woronow; Sarybaš, distr. Zakataly, 6.000 f, 22.VII.1906, Schelkovnikow; Tragič, distr. Semacha, V.1908, Schelkovnikow; vall. Pirsagat, 6.IV.1907; Tekle-dagh, distr. Dževat, 3.IV.1907; Mara-jurd, Zuvant (all Lutshnik 1915); canyon of Demir-aparan-chay [= Demiraparan] River, near Mt. Tufandað, 1900–2100 m, VIII.1935; slopes of Mt. Shahdagh, IX.1933; near Zakatala, 2200-2300 m, VII.1933 (all Bogachev 1936).

Figures

FIG. 3. Distribution of Cicindela (s. str.) spp. of C. campestris species-group: open green quadrats—C. campestris pontica; solid green quadrats—C. georgiensis georgiensis; red solid circles—C. desertorum desertorum; red open circles—C. talychensis talychensis; blue solid rhombus—C. herbacea turkestanicoides; orange solid triangles—C. asiatica asiatica; 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 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.

FIGS 86–93. Cicindela (s. str.) spp., aedeagus, left lateral view: 86—C. monticola monticola; 87—C. sahlbergii; 88—C. asiatica; 89—C herbacea turkestanicoides; 90—C. campestris pontica; 91—C. georgiensis; 92—C. desertorum; 93—C. talyshensis.

FIGS 98–102. Cicindela (s. str.) spp., internal sack, left lateral view (without scales): 98—C. desertorum; 99—C. talyshensis; 100—C herbacea turkestanicoides; 101—C. monticola monticola; 102—C. sahlbergii.