Chrysis brevitarsis THOMSON, 1870

Chrysis brevitarsis THOMSON, 1870: 107. Holotype ♀; Sweden: Nerike [= Närke] (Lund).

Chrysis brevitarsis: VAN DER SMISSEN 2010: 33 (key), 52 (descr., var. 1 and var. 2: Kazakhstan: Koniptau Mts., 100 km NW Taldi-Kurgan [= Taldykorgan]; 200 km NE Tcherkaskoe; var. 3: Kazakhstan: Issik 3 km S; Kyrgyzstan, env. Frunze [= Bishkek], 10 km Con Arik, 10 km W Taldi-Suu, 42,9° N 78,0° E (Issik-Kul); Tash-Arik, 11 km E Talas; Ala-Archa riv., Kashka- Suu, 1700m. Uzbekistan: Sukok).

R e m a r k s: identification by VAN DER SMISSEN (2010) to be confirmed. The author listed three colour variations, without any mention to other characters. However, several similar blue species are distributed in Central Asia and another examination of those specimens is needed.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.