Diplomesodon pulchellum (Lichtenstein, 1823) . In Eversmann, Reise von Orenburg nach Bokhara, Berlin, p. 124.

TYPE LOCALITY: Kazakhstan, eastern bank of Ural River, sands "Bolshie Barsuki" .

DISTRIBUTION: W and S Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.

SYNONYMS: pallidus.

COMMENTS: Biology and distribution reviewed by Heptner (1939), who also specified the type locality.