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128 ANDRZEJ BIEÑKOWSKI 1901 is an availble name, because it was given in combination with available specific name (ICZN, 1999, 12.2.5). The subgenus Pezocrosita is very heterogenous. I propose to divide it in nine species groups (see Checklist, a review in preparation). 47. LOPATIN (1990) examined the type (female) of Ch. cyanopurpurea and included this species in the subgenus Caudatochrysa. I studied the mentioned type specimen and 2 more females (including one from the type locality). Ch. cyanopurpurea differs from all other species of the subgenus Caudatochrysa in the absence of ovipositor, which is formed by modified pygidium and last abdominal sternum in female of true members of Caudatochrysa. Moreover, Ch. cyanopurpurea is known only from N.-W. China, which is far to the west from the area of Caudatochrysa. I transfer Ch. cyanopurpurea to the subgenus Pezocrosita and place it close to Ch. petrenkoi, Ch. oschanini, Ch. juldusana, Ch. ketmenica, and Ch. koenigi on the basis of the following combination of characters: hind wings absent; body unicolorous, dark blue, dull; antenna inserted closer to clypeus than to eye; elytron devoid of humeral callus, covered with minute punctures, which are entirely confused or partly arranged in abbreviated undulating rows in basal half; the last segment of maxillary palpus narrow, oval, truncate, similar to the preceding one in length and width; tarsi wholly pubescent beneath except first segment of hind tarsus which is glabrous at the base; pronotum bears convex lateral callus separated from disc by very shallow broad impression at entire length, lateral impression covered with moderately large punctures; pygidium bears distinct longitudinal furrow on entire length. MATERIAL Ch. cyanopurpurea: Type, female: „Kuldsha”. Additional material: N.-W. China: Kuldsha: 1 female; river Kash, tributary of river Ili, 1878: 1 female, H. REGEL leg. 48. Unlike most members of Chrysolina, Ch. juldusana and Ch. oschanini have elytral epipleura ciliate from the apex to the level of mid coxae, and Ch. ketmenica - to the level of half length of the first abdominal sternite. MATERIAL Ch. juldusana: Kyrghyzstan: Tersei Ala Tau, upper reaches of Karkara river, 22.5.1968: 1 male, 1 female, K. IBRAIMOVA leg.; envir. Issyk Kul lake, 22.5.1901: 1 male, 2 females, RIKBEIL leg.; envir. Issyk Kul lake, Turgen Ak Suu, 27.7.1961: 1 female, SOROKINA leg.; Kazakhstan: Terskei Ala Tau, 2700-3100m, 16.6.1990: 1 male, 1 female, E. KOMAROV leg.; Ketmen ridge, envir. B. Aksu, 2900m, 10.6.1991: 1 male, E. KOMAROV leg. Ch. ketmenica: S.-E. Kazakhstan: Ketmen ridge, envir. B. Aksu, 2900m, 10.6.1991: 1 male, 2 females, E. KOMAROV leg.
A STUDY ON THE GENUS CHRYSOLINA 129 Ch. oschanini: Kyrghyzstan: Karkara river, 1-2.6.1910: 1 male, RIKBEIL leg.; envir. Issyk Kul lake, 22.5.1901: 1 male, 1 female, SUVOROVA leg.; Terskei Ala Tau, 2650m, 1.7.1988: 1 female, YANISHEV leg.; S.-E. Kazakhstan: Ketmen ridge, 2600m, 14.6.1991: 1 male, 1 female, DOLIN leg.; N.-W. China: Kuldzha: 1 male. 49. Ch. koenigi is recorded from Kyrghyzstan for the first time (Fig. 5). MATERIAL Ch. koenigi: Kyrghyzstan: N.E. Turkestanskii Ridge, 4 km NW Raigorodskogo glacier, 4 km WNW Archa-Basha, 3500 m, 14.7.1995: 1 male, E. KOMAROV leg. 50. Besides a large series of Ch. kiritschenkoi from the type locality (Kyrghyzstan: Kirgizskii Alatau, pass Shamsi), I examined 2 males and 5 females from Kirgizskii Alatau: Barsakelmes gorge, 3300 m, under stones, 21.6.1989, A. PRIKHOD’KO leg. 51. Up to now, only five type specimens of Ch. mohri were known (LOPATIN 1970b). They were labelled as follows: “Ala-Tau. Matthiessen”. Probably, it means Zailijskii Ala Tau (Mr. D.A. MIL’KO, personal communication). I have one more specimen at my disposal: Kazakhstan: Cholmon-Ata, 5.7.1984: 1 male, DANILEVSKY leg. 52. Voronova (1985) supposed that Ch. rufilabris group occupied an isolated position within the subgenus Pezocrosita. I examined specimens of all the species and subspecies belonging to this species group. The aedeagus structure (Fig. 4) indicates that Ch. (rufilabris) group is close to the subgenus Chalcoidea, and, probably, occupies an intermediate position between Chalcoidea and Pezocrosita. However, I include this group in the subgenus Pezocrosita on the basis of the absence of developed hind wings. MATERIAL Ch. brunnicornis brunnicornis: Mongolia: Bajan-Ulegeisky aimak, 50 km SE Altai, 2850 m, 24.7.1976: 1 male, L. MEDVEDEV, N. VORONOVA leg. Ch. brunnicornis bermani: Russia: Chita reg.: Kodarskii Ridge, 50 km NW Chara, 2500 m: 1 male, 40 km NW Chara, 1500 m: 1 female, 16-25.7.1996, A.E. BRINEV leg. Ch. brunnicornis vrangeliani: Wrangel Isl.: 5.6.-15.7.1993: 1 male, 1 female; 1984: 1 male, 1 female; 19.6.1989: 3 spec., 15.-25.6.1989: 1 male, 1 female, O. KHRULEVA leg. Ch. lopatini: Russia: Irkutsk reg.: Olkhonsky Distr., Isl. Ugungoi, 16.7.1982: 2 males, 2 females, E. SAMODERZHENKOV leg. Altai: Ust’Kan, 1000-1200 m, 25- 26.7.1927 and 1000-1100 m, 7-10.8.1927, N. GORBUNOV leg.
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