Pseudomalus corensis (Uchida, 1927)

Rosa, Paolo, Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., Halada, Marek & Aibek, Ulykpan, 2020, First checklist of the chrysidid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of Mongolia, with description of new species, ZooKeys 999, pp. 49-107 : 49

Pseudomalus corensis (Uchida, 1927)

Philoctetes punctatus var. corensis Uchida, 1927: 153. Holotype ♂; Korea: Seiryori (descr.) (NIAS).

Omalus joannisi du Buysson, 1908: Móczár 1967: 185. (cat., Mongolia: Central aimag: Zuun-Chara, 850 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1964, nr. 281; 8.VII.1964) (mis.).

Material examined.

Mongolia: Bulgan, 1 ♀, Mongol Els Nat. Res., dunes, 47°24'N, 103°39'E, 31.VII.2005, leg. JH (MHC); Dornod, 1 ♀, 100 km W of Choilbalsan, 820 m, 23.VII.2007, leg. MH (MHC); 2 ♂♂, 20 km W of Choilbalsan, 800 m, 48°01'N, 114°14'E, 24.VII.2007, leg. MH (MHC/PRC); Khentii, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 100 km NE of Ondorkhaan, Kerulen River, 970 m, 22.VII.2007, leg. MH (MHC); Selenge, 7 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂, 90 km N of Ulaanbaatar, Segnez River, 1450 m, 6-8.VII.2003, leg. JH (MHC/PRC); Tuv, 7 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 50 km N of Ulaanbaatar, E of Mandal, 1180 m, 8-13.VIII.2007, leg. MH (MHC, PRC); Ulaanbaatar, 3 ♀♀, Ulaanbaatar, Tuul River valley, 12.VII.2003, leg. JH (MHC).

Distribution.

Mongolia (*Bulgan, *Dornod, *Khentii, *Selenge, Tuv, *Ulaanbaatar); Russia (Eastern Siberia, Far East); Japan (Hokkaido) ( Rosa et al. 2019).

Remarks.

The specimen illustrated in the volume of Russian cuckoo wasps ( Rosa et al. 2019: fig. 18) is apparently misidentified and currently belonging to an unidentified species. Examination of type material by Uchida is needed for further studies.