Revealing the specific status of Mellicta distans Higgins, 1955, stat. n. (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae) with morphological and molecular characters Author Kovalenko, Margarita G. Author Kolesnichenko, Kirill A. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory I / 12, Moscow 119991, Russia. kkolesnichenko @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1102 - 0317 kkolesnichenko@gmail.com Author Kudryavtseva, Anna A. Laboratory for Molecular Genetics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Pervomayskaya, 3, Dolgoprudniy, Moscow Region, 141707, Russia. kudryavtseva @ phystech. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7274 - 877 X kudryavtseva@phystech.edu text Zootaxa 2020 2020-09-23 4853 3 353 368 journal article 8416 10.11646/zootaxa.4853.3.2 2a4ba42f-746a-4199-9f23-0f6e59ef5f83 1175-5326 4410800 F44EEFA3-57BA-4469-ADE4-27F133B21657 M. alatauica (Staudinger 1881) 1 ♀ (dissected), Kulja , coll. Romanoff ( ZIN ) ; 2 ♀ (dissected), Dzhungaria , 28–30. VI .1995, Burchansarytau Mts. 20 km N. from Enbekshi , 2100–2300 m , leg. Churkin S. ( DEMSU ) ; 5 ♂ ( 2 ♂ dissected) 3 ♀ ( 2 ♀ dissected), SE Kazakhstan , Dzhungarian Alatau , the Kora River Gorge, 2700 m .a.s.l., 07–09.VII.2016 , B. Kovalenko leg (coll. M.G. Kovalenko , coll. A. V . Filippov ) ; 1 ♂ (dissected), Dzhungaria , Koksu r. 1800 m . NW Kojandy Mt. 25. VI .1997, leg. Klimenko A. (DEMSU); 1 ♂ (dissected), Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Rudnichny v. vicinity, Koksu r., 2000, 28. VI .1997. A. Klimenko ( DEMSU ) ; 1 ♂ (dissected), Ala-tau. Grand Duke Ivan Mikhailovich Romanov’s collection ( ZIN ) ; 4 ♂ (dissected) Dzhungarian Alatau , 0–12 km NE Tekeli , Dubatolov, Zinchenko , Kosterin ( ZIN ) ; 5 ♂ ( 1 ♂ dissected), 1 ♀ , Dzhungaria , Burchansarytau Mts. , Usek R ., 1900 m , 26. VI .2005. A. Zhdanko leg. (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 6 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Dzhungaria 1999, Burchansarytau Mts. , 50 km N fr. Enbekshi , 2300 m , 25– 27. VI .2006, leg. Zhdanko A ( DEMSU , coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 9 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Kazakhstan , N Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Tentek r. 3. VI .2011, Dovgailo K. leg. (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 1 ♀ , Kazakhstan , N. Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Tentek r. 19.VII.1990 , A. Zhdanko leg. (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , North Dzhungaria , Kalal v. vicinity, 1800 m , 6.VII.1990 (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 1 ♀ , Dzhungaria , Koksu r., 1800 m . NW Kojandy Mt , 25. VI .1997. leg. Klimenko A. (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 3 ♂ , SE Kazakhstan , Dzhungarian Alatau , Koitas Mts. The Small Usek River Gorge, 1650–1800 m , 24. VI .2008. N. Rubin leg. (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 3 ♂ , Kazakhstan , Dzhungarian Alatau , Mynshukyr Gorge , 1300 m . a. s. l. 7.VII.1999 , leg. N. Rubin (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 8 ♂ , 5 ♀ , Dzhungaria , Burchansarytau Mts. , Usek R ., 2000–2100 m , 26–27. VI .2010. Dovgailo K. leg. (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 2 ♂ , S. Dzhungaria Toksanbai Mts. Betw. Big & Middle Usek r., Kashima Gorge , 21. VI .2012. 1600–2300 m . K. Dovgailo leg. (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Kazakhstan , Dzhungaria , Tyshkantau , 2000 m ., 24. VI .1989, P. Beda (coll. S. V . Churkin ) ; 15 ♂ , 14 ♀ , Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Taldykorgan Region , 1900 m ., Kapal , 6–14.VII.1990 Samodurov G.D ( SDM ) ; 1 ♀ , Dzhungarian Ala-Tau , Tyshkan v. vicinity , 14.VII.1970 , L. Mashin ( SDM ) ; 6 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Tyshkantau Mts. , the valley of the Bolshoi Tyshkan River , upper Sarybel v., 2000 m ., 17.VI–3.VII.1989 , P. Beda ( SDM ) .