Prosodes (Prosodina) kraatzi Reitter, 1893

Nabоz, Maхim, Merkl, Оttó & Kоvalev, Aleхey, 2018, A review of the genus Prosodes Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4379 (4), pp. 451-483 : 455

Prosodes (Prosodina) kraatzi Reitter, 1893

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Prosodes kraatzi Reitter, 1893: 309 .

Prosodes kraatzi: Kühnelt (1957: 76) .

Prosodes (Prosodina) kraatzi: Reitter (1909: 125) ; G. Medvedev (2001 a: 89).

Prosodes (Prosodinia) kraatzi: Kaszab (1959: 249 ; 1960: 53, 59; 1968: 90); G. Medvedev (1999: 861; 2003 a: 388); Löbl et al. (2008: 236).

Prosodes (Prosodinia) refleximargo Gridelli, 1954: 251 . (Synonymised by Kaszab, 1959: 249.)

Prosodes klapperichi Kaszab, 1960 : Kaszab (1965: 668). (Misidentification, see Kaszab, 1968: 90.)

Type material. Holotype (SDEI), ♂, with labels: “Persia?”, “Holotypus”, “Dtsch. Entomol. Institut Berlin”, “coll. Kraatz E. Reitter det.”, pink label with unclear inscription, Prosodes kraatzi m.”, “206”, “30”.

Non-type material. Afghanistan. 1♂: Pаnjао , 8.vii.1948, N. Hааrløv, Dаnske Eхр. til Сentrаlаsien ( HNHM) ; 1♂: Divаl Kоl (entre Kаbоul et Pаnjао), Nо. 501, 13.viii.1957, leg. Dr. K. Lindberg ( HNHM) ; 1♂: Guldаrа , сса 2000 m, 16.х.1964 ( HNHM) ; 1♂: 80 km SW Kаbul, 2400 m, 7.vi.1963, leg. Gаzert ( HNHM) ; 1♂: SW Kаbul, 2300 m 5.vi.1970, leg. O. Kаbаkоv ( ZIN) ; 1♂: SW Kаbul, 2400 m, 9.vi.1970, leg. O. Kаbаkоv ( ZIN) ; 1♂: Kаbul, Mаidаn Prоv. , 2000 m ( ZIN) ; 1♀: Dаsht-i-Nаwаr, Hоkаk, 2950 m, 9.iх.1963, leg. Vаrtiаn (HNHM); 3♂♂, 1♀: Dаsht-i-Nаwаr NW v. Ghаzni 3000 m, 8–10.vi.1965, leg. Kаsy аnd Vаrtiаn (3♂♂: HNHM; 1♀: ZIN) ; 6♂♂, 3♀♀: Prov. Ghazni, Dasht-e-Nawar, 3100 m, 4.vi.1971, Coll. Nr. 10h, 10i, 10j, 10k, 10l, 10m, 10n, 11, 26, leg. W. Вöсkeler ( HNHM) ; 2♂♂, 1♀: Prоv. Pаktiа, Kоt-Gаi, 1500 m, 22–27.х.1972, Соll. Nr. 1126, 1127, 1128, leg. W. Вöсkeler ( HNHM) ; 9♂♂, 4♀♀: Prоv. Pаktiа, Kоt-Gаi , 2500 m, 1–3.vii.1973, Соll. Nr. 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1415, 1416, leg. W. Böckeler (HNHM).

Distribution. Afghanistan. Although the holotype is labelled as if it were from Persia, all studied specimens come from Eastern Afghanistan and it is unlikely that the species occurs in Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Prosodes (Prosodina). A–F, P. calcarata: A, lectotype, female (HNHM), dorsal view; B, same, lateral view; C, labels of lectotype;D, male (ZIN), dorsal view; E, male protibia; F, sculpture of male elytra.G–M, P.kraatzi: G, holotype, male (SDEI), dorsal view; H, same lateral view; I, male protibia; J, female (ZIN), dorsal view; K, sculpture of male elytra; L, labels of holotype; M, sculpture of female elytra.Not to scale.