Mellicta alatauica, (Staudinger 1881)

Kovalenko, Margarita G., Kolesnichenko, Kirill A. & Kudryavtseva, Anna A., 2020, Revealing the specific status of Mellicta distans Higgins, 1955, stat. n. (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae) with morphological and molecular characters, Zootaxa 4853 (3), pp. 353-368 : 368

M. alatauica (Staudinger 1881)

1 ♀ (dissected), Kulja , coll. Romanoff ( ZIN) ; 2 ♀ (dissected), Dzhungaria , 28–30. VI.1995, Burchansarytau Mts. 20 km N. from Enbekshi, 2100–2300 m, leg. Churkin S. ( DEMSU) ; 5 ♂ (2 ♂ dissected) 3 ♀ (2 ♀ dissected), SE Kazakhstan, Dzhungarian Alatau , the Kora River Gorge, 2700 m.a.s.l., 07–09.VII.2016, B. Kovalenko leg (coll. M.G. Kovalenko, coll. A. V. Filippov) ; 1 ♂ (dissected), Dzhungaria , Koksu r. 1800 m. NW Kojandy Mt. 25. VI .1997, leg. Klimenko A. (DEMSU); 1 ♂ (dissected), Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Rudnichny v. vicinity, Koksu r., 2000, 28. VI .1997. A. Klimenko ( DEMSU) ; 1 ♂ (dissected), Ala-tau. Grand Duke Ivan Mikhailovich Romanov’s collection ( ZIN) ; 4 ♂ (dissected) Dzhungarian Alatau , 0–12 km NE Tekeli, Dubatolov, Zinchenko, Kosterin ( ZIN) ; 5 ♂ (1 ♂ dissected), 1 ♀, Dzhungaria , Burchansarytau Mts., Usek R ., 1900 m, 26. VI .2005. A. Zhdanko leg. (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 6 ♂, 1 ♀, Dzhungaria 1999, Burchansarytau Mts., 50 km N fr. Enbekshi, 2300 m, 25– 27. VI .2006, leg. Zhdanko A ( DEMSU, coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 9 ♂, 1 ♀, Kazakhstan, N Dzhungarian Ala-Tau, Tentek r. 3. VI .2011, Dovgailo K. leg. (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 1 ♀, Kazakhstan, N. Dzhungarian Ala-Tau, Tentek r. 19.VII.1990, A. Zhdanko leg. (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, North Dzhungaria , Kalal v. vicinity, 1800 m , 6.VII.1990 (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 1 ♀, Dzhungaria , Koksu r., 1800 m. NW Kojandy Mt, 25. VI .1997. leg. Klimenko A. (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 3 ♂, SE Kazakhstan, Dzhungarian Alatau , Koitas Mts. The Small Usek River Gorge, 1650–1800 m, 24. VI .2008. N. Rubin leg. (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 3 ♂, Kazakhstan, Dzhungarian Alatau , Mynshukyr Gorge, 1300 m. a. s. l. 7.VII.1999, leg. N. Rubin (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 8 ♂, 5 ♀, Dzhungaria , Burchansarytau Mts., Usek R ., 2000–2100 m, 26–27. VI .2010. Dovgailo K. leg. (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 2 ♂, S. Dzhungaria Toksanbai Mts. Betw. Big & Middle Usek r., Kashima Gorge, 21. VI.2012. 1600–2300 m. K. Dovgailo leg. (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Kazakhstan, Dzhungaria , Tyshkantau, 2000 m., 24. VI .1989, P. Beda (coll. S. V. Churkin) ; 15 ♂, 14 ♀, Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Taldykorgan Region, 1900 m., Kapal, 6–14.VII.1990 Samodurov G.D ( SDM) ; 1 ♀, Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Tyshkan v. vicinity , 14.VII.1970, L. Mashin ( SDM) ; 6 ♂, 1 ♀, Tyshkantau Mts. , the valley of the Bolshoi Tyshkan River, upper Sarybel v., 2000 m., 17.VI–3.VII.1989, P. Beda ( SDM) .