Ctenotilla caeca ( Radoszkowski, 1879 )

Lelej, A. S., 2023, Review of the tribe Ctenotillini (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Oriental and Palaearctic regions, Far Eastern Entomologist 480, pp. 1-22 : 6

Ctenotilla caeca ( Radoszkowski, 1879)

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Mutilla caeca Radoszkowski, 1879: 150 , ♂, lectotype, ♂ "Caucasus", designated by Nonveiller, 1979: 73 [ISEA– PAN].

Mutilla pectinifera André, 1893: 295 , ♀, lectotype, ♀ " Grèce ", coll. E. André designated by Nonveiller, 1989: 79 [ MNHN]. Synonymized with C. caeca ( Radoszkowski, 1879) by Lelej, 1978: 81.

Ctenotilla pectinifera var. obscura Nonveiller, 1959: 177 , ♂, "Karadagli, Azerbaijan (Kaukasus), 2.VII.28, Bočarnikov" [Qaradağlı, 39°30′45″N 47°04′37″E, 2.VII 1928, O.N. Bocharnikov leg.] [ ZIN], examined. Synonymized with C. caeca ( Radoszkowski, 1879) by Nonveiller, 1979: 73.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. 39♀, 97♂ from Crimea ( Lelej et al., 2016) , 3♀, 5♂ from Azerbaijan (Lelej et. al., 2022), 5♀ from Greece including 3♀ identified by G. Nonveiller as Ctenotilla pectinifera André ( Lelej et al., 2003) ; 1♀, 3♂ from Turkey ( Lelej, Yildirim, 2009); Armenia, near Yerevan, 23–28.VI 1924, 2♂, 1♀ (A. Shelkovnikov) [ ZIN]; Jrvezh near Yerevan, 14.VII 1952, 1♂ (M. Ter-Minasyan) [ ZIN]; Caucasus, Armenia Geb., 1♀ (Leder, Reitter) [ ZIN] [this specimen collected in Nakhchivan near Ordubad – see, Reitter (1890)]; Asni, 28.VI 1961, 1♂ (V. Richter) [ ZIN]. Montenegro, Bar, 12–24.VII 1955, 2♀ (G. Nonveiller) [ ZIN].

DISTRIBUTION. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Russia (Crimea), Croatia, Greece, Iran, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Syria, Turkey.