Earophanta pubescens Skopin, 1960

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Earophanta pubescens Skopin, 1960

Material examined

Holotype KAZAKHSTAN • ♂; “Ю.З. ПрибалхаШье, КолШенгил, 25.04.1951, M. Мальховский” [SW Balkhash region, west of Muyunkum Desert, Kolshengil]; “Holotypus, Europhanta pubescens 1959 N. Skopin det.”; 25 Apr. 1951; M. Mal’khovskiy leg.; ZIN.

Paratypes KAZAKHSTAN • 2 ♂♂; same geographic labels as for holotype; “Paratypus, Earophanta pubescens 1959 , N. Skopin det.”; ZIN .

Additional material

KAZAKHSTAN • 1 spec.; Muyunkum ; 26 Apr. 1954; M. Serkova leg.; “ Earophanta pubescens sp. n. Typ. 1959 N. Skopin”; “Holotypus 1960 Earophanta pubescens Skopin ” (curator’s label); HNHM • 1 spec.; same collection data as for preceding; “ Earophanta pubescens sp. n. paratyp. 1959 N. Skopin”; “Paratypus 1960 Earophanta pubescens Skopin ” (curator’s label); HNHM • 6 ♂♂, 1 ♀; 18 km E of Kokozek [ Kok-uzek ]; 5 Oct. 1961; Kunitsky leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 8 May 1962; ZIN • 2 ♂♂; Karatal ; 30 Jun. 1965; N.G. Skopin leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂; Karatal ; 100 km below Ushtobe; 28 Apr. 1965; N.G. Skopin leg.; ZIN • 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Muyunkum Desert ; 23 Mar. 1963; N.G. Skopin leg.; ZIN

Distribution

Kazakhstan (Balchash region, Muyunkum Desert) ( Skopin 1960, 1968).

Note

Skopin and curators marked two specimens of E. pubescens from HNHM as a holotype and a paratype, respectively. However, Skopin (1960) did not include these specimens in the type series.