Celonites laetus Panfilov

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Celonites laetus Panfilov, 1968: 40, fig. 3, ♀ (type locality: “ Нахичевань, окрестности Джульфы, пустынные предгорьЯ” [Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, vicinity of Julfa, desert foothills]).

Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♀, labeled “ Нахичевань [Nakhchivan] 3.VI.62 / ОКр. ДжУЛьфы / Д. ПанфиЛОв [vicinity of Julfa, D. Panfilov] // МОсКва / ЗООЛОГичесКий / МУЗей МГУ [Moscow, Zoological Museum MSU] // Holotypus ♀ 1968 / Celonites / laetus Panf. [red label]” [ZMMU].

Current status. Valid (Carpenter 2001). Senior synonym of Celonites phlomis Gusenleitner, 1973, syn. nov.

Remarks. Photographs of the holotype of C. phlomis (ZOBODAT 2025a), described from Turkey, were examined along with its original description (Gusenleitner 1973); it perfectly fits the holotype of C. laetus .