Tingis (Tingis) robusta Golub, 1977

Desert species distributed in Mongolia (Golub, 1977) and Inner Mongolia (Nonnaizab et al., 1988; Hua, 2001). Host plant in Mongolia: Echinops gmelini Turz. (Golub, 1977) . First record for Xinjiang, where this species has been collected on flowers of low spinose Asteraceae .

Material examined. 3, Fukang desert, 26.VI.2006 (Luo ZH); 3 3 3 Ƥ, Tianchi Bai yang gou, 10.VII.2005 (Luo ZH); 1 3 3 Ƥ, Fukang, 11.VII.2005 (Bai X.); 3 3 3 Ƥ, Chanji Dongwugong, 3.V.1989 (Wang M.) 1 3 3 Ƥ, Mulei, 28.VII.1987 (Wang M.); Tacheng Yumin, 21.VII.2007 (Luo ZH); 4 3 6 Ƥ, Gurbantunggut Desert, 25 N of Fukang, (4°27'N; 87°52'E), 460 m, 25.VI.2011 (N. Vinokurov).