Saldula orthochila (Fieber, 1859)

Material examined. AFGHANISTAN: Baghlan: Hindukush Mts., Do-Schak [= Do Shakh], Khinjantal [= Khinjan Valley] W of Salang pass, 2500 m a.s.l., 1. x.1952, 1 ♂, J. Klapperich lgt., N. Vinokurov det. (NMPC). BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Herzegovina, Čvrstnica [= Čvrsnica], vii.1927, 2 ♂ 1 ♀, O. Štěpánek lgt., P. Kment det. (NMPC). BULGARIA: Blagoevgrad: Kresnensko defile [= Kresna Gorge], vi.1935, 1 ♀, Mařan & Táborský lgt., P. Kment det. (NMPC). INDIA: Jammu and Kashmir: Gulmarg, 9000 ft [= 2743 m a.s.l.], 7. vi.1952, 1 ♀, A. Kincl lgt., P. Kment det. (NMPC). IRAN: Mazandaran: C. Elburz Mts., Gazanak, Haraz Chay (35°52′N 52°09′E, Locality No. 63), 1400 m n.m., 20.–21. vii.1970, 2 ♀, Exp. Nat. Mus. Praha, N. Vinokurov det. (NMPC). PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Balistan: Hushe Valley, Bondit River (tributary of Nangbrok river), 4000 m a.s.l., 23. viii.1997, 1 ♂ 4 ♀, M. Šlachta lgt., P. Kment det. (NMPC).

Distribution. A Euro-Siberian and Central Asian montane species, also recorded from China (Sichuan, Xinjiang) and India (Jammu and Kashmir) (Chen & Lindskog 1994; Lindskog 1995; Vinokurov 2012a, 2015; Vinokurov et al. 2012; Aukema et al. 2013). New species record for Pakistan; first exact record from Afghanistan.