Pseudabris hingstoni ( Blair, 1927 )

Pan, Zhao & Ren, Guodong, 2018, Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Meloinae (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Xizang, China, with description of a new species, Zoological Systematics 43 (1), pp. 66-88 : 81-82

Pseudabris hingstoni ( Blair, 1927) ( Fig. 21 )

Mylabris hingstoni Blair, 1927: 254 . Type locality: “ Tibet: Tingri, Shekkar, Kyishong, Chiblung, Tinki Dzong, Ling Ka, Kampa Dzong (syntype)” (Xizang, China). Type depository: BMNH.

Mylabris hingstoni var. waltoni Blair, 1927: 255 . Type locality: “ Tibet: Lhasa, Chaksam (syntype)” (Xizang, China). Type depository: BMNH.

Pseudabris hingstoni: Gupta, 1971: 6 .

Material examined from Xizang. 2 exs., Kyishong (elev. 4420 m), 1924.VII.10, Maj. R. W. G. Hingston leg. (syntype; BMNH) ; 3 exs., Tinki Dzong (elev. 4267 m), 1924.VII.14, Maj. R. W. G. Hingston leg. (syntype; BMNH) ; 3 exs., Ling-Ka (elev. 4267 m), 1924.VII.15, Maj. R. W. G. Hingston leg. (syntype; BMNH) ; 2 exs., Transhimalaya, SE Tibet, Lhasa (elev. 3600 m), 1989.VIII.4, Dickoré leg. ( MAB) ; 1 ex., Transhimalaya, SE Tibet, NE Lhasa, alp. Spiraea-Gebüsch , 1989.VIII.2, Kuhle leg. ( MAB) ; 3 exs., Lhasa (elev. 4000 m), 2002.VI.30, Guodong Ren leg. ( MHBU) ; 8 exs., opposite bank of Lhasa River (elev. 3380 m), 2003.VIII.23, Guodong Ren leg. ( MHBU) ; 4 exs., Dint. Yanbajing, slope of Nyanchen Thanglha (elev. 4300 m), 1992.VI.25, Sbordoni & De Pasquale leg. ( MAB) ; 2 exs., between Lalha and Tingri , 1993.VI ( MAB) ; 126 exs., Tingri , 2005.VII.26, Aimin Shi leg. (4 exs. SJZZ, the remaining MHBU) ; 8 exs., Lulu, Xiegeer, Tingri (28°36.680'N, 87°07.775'E; elev. 4273 m), 2014.VII.24, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 4 exs., Nan Mountain, Lhazê , 2002.VI.28, Yibin Ba & Yang Yu leg. ( MHBU) ; 16 exs., Zong Mountain, Gyangzê , 2002.VII.2, Yibin Ba & Yang Yu leg. ( MHBU) ; 7 exs., Cheren, Gyangzê (28°51.755'N, 89°42.481'E; elev. 4132 m), 2014.VIII.6, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Xigazê , 2004.VII.2, Yibin Ba & Aimin Shi leg. ( MHBU) ; 98 exs., Bianxiong, Xigazê (29°18.678'N, 89°07.182'E; elev. 3804 m), 2009.VIII.1, Guodong Ren et al. leg. ( MHBU) ; 138 exs., Amudui, Xigazê (29°09.414'N, 89°01.536'E; elev. 3822 m), 2009.VIII.1, Guodong Ren et al. leg. (5 exs. SJZZ, 10 exs. NXU, the remaining MHBU) ; 10 exs., Donggar, Xigazê , 2009.IX.2, Yongchao Zhi & Jiantao Xiao leg. ( MHBU) ; 26 exs., Saga, 2004.VII.9, Yibin Ba & Aimin Shi leg. (1 ex. SJZZ, the remaining MHBU) ; 12 exs., Zhongba , 2004.VII.9–10, Yibin Ba & Aimin Shi leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Coqên , 2004.VII.17, Yibin Ba & Aimin Shi leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Kangmar , 2009.VIII.2, Guodong Ren et al. leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Gala, Kangmar (28°14.703'N, 89°23.073'E; elev. 4500m), 2015.VIII.18, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 5 exs., Gala, Kangmar (28°14.179'N, 89°11.116'E; elev. 4541 m), 2015.VIII.19, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 45 exs., Namuling , 2009.VIII.2, Guodong Ren et al. leg. ( MHBU) ; 50 exs., Yangjingxue, Yangbajing, Damxung (29°59.127'N, 90°24.870'E; elev. 4332 m), 2014.VII.23, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Menbu, Nyalam (28°38.818'N, 86°07.754'E; elev. 4708 m), 2014.VII.28, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Lumakewu Bridge, Rongbo, Nyalam (28°45.383'N, 85°34.440'E; elev. 4605 m), 2014.VII.30, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 7 exs., Shenla, Nagarzê (28°52.812'N, 90°22.356'E; elev. 4605 m), 2014.VIII.6, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Jiongbuqiong, Xiajiang, Qusum (29°02.048'N, 92°19.363'E; elev. 4365 m), 2014.VIII.10, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 2 exs., Qiongzi, Dinggyê (28°10.181'N, 88°08.993'E; elev. 4465 m), 2015.VIII.20, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) ; 1 ex., Changlong, Gamba (28°13.805'N, 88°19.144'E; elev. 4447 m), 2015.VIII.20, Guodong Ren, Xinglong Bai & Junsheng Shan leg. ( MHBU) .

Distribution. China: Xizang ( Bologna, 2008) (Coqên ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013), Damxung ( MHBU), Dinggyê ( MHBU), Gamba ( MHBU), Gyangzê ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013), Kangmar ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013), Lhasa ( MAB, MHBU; Blair, 1927; Pan et al., 2013), Lhazê ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013), Nagarzê ( MHBU; Tan, 1981; Wang et al., 2003), Namuling ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013), Nyalam ( MHBU), Qusum ( MHBU), Saga ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013), Tingri ( MAB, MHBU; Blair, 1927; Pan et al., 2013), Xigazê ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013), Yangbajain ( MAB; Pan et al., 2013), Zhanang ( Tan, 1981; Wang et al., 2003), Zhongba ( MHBU; Pan et al., 2013)).

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Figures 13–25. Habitus, dorsal view. 13. Lytta taliana Pic. 14. Meloe servulus Bates. 15. Meloe proscarabaeus proscarabaeus Linnaeus. 16. Meloe scabrus sp. nov. 17. Hycleus cichorii (Linnaeus). 18. Hycleus dorsetiferus Pan, Ren & Wang. 19. Hycleus medioinsignatus (Pic). 20. Hycleus phaleratus phaleratus (Pallas). 21. Pseudabris hingstoni (Blair). 22. Pseudabris latimaculata Pan & Bologna. 23. Pseudabris longiventris (Blair). 24. Pseudabris przewalskyi (Dokhtouroff). 25. Pseudabris regularis Pan & Bologna.