Celonites crenulatus Morawitz

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Celonites crenulatus Morawitz, 1888: 267, ♀ (type locality: “in territorio transcaspico ( Kiltitschinar)” [Turkmenistan]).

Type material. LECTOTYPE (DESIGNATED HERE): ♀, labeled “[golden disc] // Kiltitschi- / nar. ♀. // Frans-Caspi G. / Turcmenien / E.König. // Celonites / crenulatus / F. Morawitz. ♀. // к. Ф МОравица [collection of F. Morawitz] // Lectotypus ♀ / Celonites crenulatus / Morawitz, 1888 / des. Fateryga, 2021 [red label] // Zoological Institute / St. Petersburg / INS_HYM_0000320 [pale yellow label]” [ZISP] .

Current status. Valid (Carpenter 2001; Fateryga & Proshchalykin 2024; Mauss et al., in preparation).

Remarks. The lectotype is discolored. It is reddish-brown with orange markings, whereas the original coloration in specimens of this species is actually black with yellowish markings (Mauss et al., in preparation).