Bembecia (s. str.) altyntaghica, Gorbunov, Oleg G., Krupitsky, Anatoly V. & Marusov, Anatoly A., 2017

Gorbunov, Oleg G., Krupitsky, Anatoly V. & Marusov, Anatoly A., 2017, A new species of Bembecia from China, with a catalogue of Chinese species of the genus (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), Zootaxa 4273 (4), pp. 559-575 : 568

Bembecia (s. str.) altyntaghica sp. nov.

“ Bembecia (s. str.) altyntaghica sp. nov. ”—present publication, Figs 1–30 . Type locality: China, Gansu, Altyn-Tagh , Dangjin Pass, S slope, 39˚20΄03΄΄N, 094˚15΄33΄΄E, 3800–4100 m. Holotype ♂ ( COGM).

Host plant. Astragalus sp. ( Fabaceae ) (present publication). Distribution. China: Gansu (Altyn Tagh Mts).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Variability of males of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. 1) holotype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0375 – 2016. Alar expanse 25.2 mm; 2) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0376 – 2016; 3) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0377 – 2016. Alar expanse 19.5 mm; 4) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0378 – 2016; 5) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0487 – 2016. Alar expanse 23.0 mm; 6) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0488 – 2016; 7) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0485 – 2016. Alar expanse 24.1 mm; 8) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0486 – 2016; 9) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0489 – 2016. Alar expanse 23.7 mm; 10) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0490 – 2016.

FIGURES 11 – 20. Variability of females of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. 11) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0367 – 2016. Alar expanse 27.0 mm; 12) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0368 – 2016; 13) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0371 – 2016. Alar expanse 24.2 mm; 14) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0372 – 2016; 15) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0373 – 2016. Alar expanse 17.4 mm; 16) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0374 – 2016; 17) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0481 – 2016. Alar expanse 22.1 mm; 18) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0482 – 2016; 19) paratype, upperside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0475 – 2016. Alar expanse 26.0 mm; 20) ditto underside. Sesiidae picture Ñ 0476 – 2016.

FIGURES 21 – 25. Genitalia of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. 21) female genitalia, paratype. Genitalia preparation Ñ OG – 003 - 2016. 22 – 25. Male genitalia, paratype. Genitalia preparation Ñ OG – 004 - 2016; 22) tegumen-uncus complex; 23) valva; 24) saccus; 25) aedeagus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 26 – 27. 26) Habitat of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. South slope of Altyn-Tagh Mts. at Dangjin Pass, 14. VII. 2016. Photo by A. Krupitsky; 27) the type locality of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. Altyn-Tagh Mts. at Dangjin Pass, 14. VII. 2016. Photo by A. Krupitsky.

FIGURES 28 – 29. 28) Pupal exuvia of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. 14. VII. 2016. Photo by A. Krupitsky; 29) copulation of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. 14. VII. 2016. Photo by A. Krupitsky.

FIGURE 30. Female of Bembecia altyntaghica sp. nov. resting on the host plant, Astragalus sp. 14. VII. 2016. Photo by A. Krupitsky.