12. Celypha flavipalpana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Sericoris flavipalpana Herrich-Schäffer, 1848: 213 . Type locality: Switzerland.

Specimens examined. [ CHINA] Qinghai Prov.: 1♂, 4♀, Xianmi (37.25°N, 102.02°E), Menyuan County, 2640 m, 10.VIII.2019, leg. Wenxu Yang ; 2♂, Qilian County (37.25– 38.22°N, 100.26– 102.02°E), 2640–2871 m, 17– 20.VII.2019, leg. Shulian Hao and Xiaoju Zhu; 4♂, Qilian County (38.17– 38.21°N, 100.20– 100.26°E), 2767– 2832 m, 30.VII–2.VIII.2022, leg. Ruiqin Dong; 7♂, 26♀, Xining (36.62°N, 101.78°E), 2280 m, 20.VII.1995, leg. Houhun Li and Shuxia Wang ; 1♂, Dahua Town (36.70°N, 101.21°E), Huangyuan, 16.VIII.1996, leg. Lanfang Zhu ; Xinjiang: 1♂, Yingjisha County (38.93°N, 76.18°E), 1320 m, 14.IX.1987, leg. Houhun Li.

Host plants. Lamiaceae: Thymus spp., T. mongolicus, T. quinquecostatus; Poaceae: Zea mays (Park 1983a; Liu & Li 2002; Wang et al. 2013; Robinson et al. 2023).

Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Tianjin, Xinjiang, Zhejiang), Korea, Japan, Russia, Europe.