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Linnaeus, 1758: 573 - Holotype female (LSL), designation by
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, type locality Europe (not examined)
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Linnaeus, 1758: 573 - Holotype male (LSL), designation by
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, type locality Sweden (not examined)
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<taxonomicName id="798D2EF258D5360BE556AA3F79658774" class="Insecta" family="Vespidae" genus="Vespa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Vespa bimaculata" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bimaculata">Vespa bimaculata</taxonomicName>
Geoffroy in Fourcroy 1785: 433 - Holotype female (type lost; see
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: 54), type locality near Paris, France
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Lepeletier &amp; Serville, 1825: 173 - Syntypes males, females (depository unknown), type locality France
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<taxonomicName id="9AD143E54116E11D387B056F79E70A9E" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polistes dubius" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dubius">Polistes dubius</taxonomicName>
Kohl, 1898: 90 - Lectotype male (NHMW), designated by
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: 128), type locality
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, Austria (examined by RN)
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Dalla Torre, 1904: 70 - Replacement name for
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Kohl, 1898, nec Saussure, 1867
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Zirngiebl, 1955: 381-383, 385 - Syntypes 4 females (ZSM), type locality
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, probably in the area of eastern Uzbekistan to southwestern Tadjikistan (examined by RN)
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Zirngiebl, 1955: 381-383, 385 - Holotype female (ZSM), type locality Althegnenberg, Germany (examined by RN)
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<paragraph id="860E91B890784D26E7D8752C9283BE73" pageId="12" pageNumber="79">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="014D947C4C7F2DB02AAE3B34396CD038" pageId="12" pageNumber="79">Relatively large, dark species with pedicel and flagellum dorsally black in both sexes.</paragraph>
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Females: Epicnemial carina pronounced (Fig. 12a). Hypopygium black. Metacoxa black. Mesoscutum black. Propodeum black laterally, occasionally with small yellow spot. Clypeus breadth: malar space 3.06-3.58; head breadth: malar space 6.81-8.09;
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space: lateral ocelli distance 1.22-1.76; metatibia length: malar space 6.96-8.56; terminal flagellomere length: malar space 0.64-0.87.
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<paragraph id="12B27792B4539F7B47EBAF6238D4B137" pageId="13" pageNumber="80">Males: Gena in dorsal view convex (Fig. 12l). Epicnemium and mesosternum yellow. Head breadth: head height 1.18-1.28; lower face: clypeus breadth 1.29-1.45; terminal flagellomere length: lateral ocelli distance 0.85-1.38; terminal flagellomere length: malar space 0.72-1.07; terminal flagellomere length: terminal flagellomere breadth 1.64-2.68.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="9B96CF70082F1C37BD967F4840D0B4C0" pageId="13" pageNumber="80">Comments.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EB2E07E9F8CC9746A7EB20A11FAB5E54" pageId="13" pageNumber="80">
The holotype of
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Linnaeus, 1758, presently held at the Linnean Society of London, is not available for loan. We have, however, examined pictures online (http://linnean-online.org/16745/). Although no clear epicnemial carina is recognizable from the picture due to the condition of the specimen, the pubescence on the mesoscutum appears too long for
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sp. n. Therefore, we have no reason to question the current concept of
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.
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Similarly, we have examined pictures (http://linnean-online.org/16772/) of the holotype (LINN 2807) of
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Linnaeus, 1758, also held at the Linnean Society of London and unavailable for loan. The genae of this male specimen are clearly convex in dorsal view (Fig. 12l), excluding any confusion with
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sp. n. or
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.
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<paragraph id="0566DF80A6F738B33D31B6A91F05FB85" pageId="13" pageNumber="80">
The holotype of
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Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 is missing (
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<normalizedToken id="0A3FBA815B66CE59A76893F39CE2DA83" originalValue="Blüthgen">Bluethgen</normalizedToken>
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: 54), as are the syntypes of
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Lepeletier &amp; Serville, 1825. According to the original descriptions both taxa seem to refer to dark individuals, but since no epicnemial carina is mentioned, a synonymy with
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sp. n. can neither be excluded nor proved.
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The lectotype of
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Kohl, 1898 was examined; we did not detect any characters allowing separation from
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. This view is also supported by our morphometric analyses (Fig. 3b, d [I]), which revealed that the lectotype of
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does not plot far away from other males of
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. In any case it is a male with convex genae (Fig. 12l), making any confusion with the otherwise similarily colored male of
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sp. n. impossible.
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We have seen three (ZSM-HYM-000006, ZSM-HYM-000007, ZSM-HYM-000009) of four syntypes of
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Zirngiebl, 1955. Although they are dark females, occasionally with the entire mandible (ZSM-HYM-000007) or the apical part of the clypeus (ZSM-HYM-000006, ZSM-HYM-000007) black, the flagellum is not dark even on its dorsal side. The epicnemial carina is very pronounced in all three specimens, excluding confusion with
<taxonomicName id="B589DD9C6787AC907A1E52221D388D34" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polistes helveticus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="helveticus">Polistes helveticus</taxonomicName>
sp. n. or
<taxonomicName id="8E8F6EFAB8ECED3849473414D903495E" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polistes bischoffi" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bischoffi">Polistes bischoffi</taxonomicName>
. However, morphology as well as morphometry (Fig. 3a, c [A]) cast doubt on whether this taxon is conspecific with
<taxonomicName id="BE4C8C7928E54445721738D82D00163E" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polistes biglumis" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="biglumis">Polistes biglumis</taxonomicName>
. More material and further studies are needed to elucidate the status of this taxon.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="407969C78886A97381D82616E1E4AA3B" pageId="13" pageNumber="80">
The holotype (ZSM-HYM-000008) of
<taxonomicName id="B83F0AE07E0818ECF51C4C1EC5F1979D" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polistes bimaculatus subsp. nigrinotum" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="bimaculatus" subSpecies="nigrinotum">Polistes bimaculatus nigrinotum</taxonomicName>
Zirngiebl, 1955 is a very dark female; the apical part of the clypeus is entirely black and there is only a very small yellow spot on the mandible. The epicnemial carina is distinct, excluding confusion with
<taxonomicName id="B7AB1DE02D2FC3923B63D78C5B33674A" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polistes helveticus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="helveticus">Polistes helveticus</taxonomicName>
sp. n. We see no trait distinguishing this specimen from
<taxonomicName id="0CDB33AB0CAA376C43080837DD3B1A12" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polistes biglumis" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="biglumis">Polistes biglumis</taxonomicName>
, a view supported by our morphometric analysis (Fig. 3a, c [B]).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="E9D3B4690D63AD1D024D4A7A6349DD99" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="82" pageId="14" pageNumber="81" type="material examined">
<paragraph id="FC142CDB78C4E76FB2AC6FD023EC01C8" pageId="14" pageNumber="81">
<pageBreakToken id="C8DDD17B2AF251F9B35483BD1F167BDB" pageId="14" pageNumber="81" start="start">Material</pageBreakToken>
examined.
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<paragraph id="E32454770DF84BD447D9FA18B39F8405" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="82" pageId="14" pageNumber="81">
1 ♂ (Lectotype of
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dubius
</taxonomicName>
): Austria, Lower Austria,
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, 22 Aug 1883, Franz Friedrich Kohl det., NHMW coll.; 2 ♂ (RN0123, RN0124): CROATIA, ISTRIA, Vela
<normalizedToken id="9E981AEB71BF94D15B0EC2B624289B57" originalValue="Učka">Ucka</normalizedToken>
,
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,
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, 824 m, 27 Jul 2012, karst mountain range, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0224): GERMANY,
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, Pullendorf, 13 Jul 2009, railroad area, Mike Herrmann leg., MH coll.; 1 ♀ (Holotype of bimaculatus nigrinotum: ZSM-HYM-000008): Bavaria, Althegnenberg, 19-20 Jul 1946, Heinz Freude leg., ZSM coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0231): SWITZERLAND, CANTON BASLE-City, Basel, Badischer Bahnhof,
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,
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, 255 m, 18 Aug 1995, railroad area, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0247): CANTON GRISONS, Buseno, Monti di San Carlo, 1200 m, 09 Jul 1942, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0249): Davos,
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, 1500 m, 27 Aug 1931, Johann Peter Wolf leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0239): Feldis/Veulden, 21 Sep 1935, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0248): 25 Aug 1944, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0246): Ftan, 1610 m, 21 Jul 1994, Bernhard Merz leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0229): Klosters-Serneus, Boschga,
<geoCoordinate id="94CFD05ACA27E22956E38630DF45CB02" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.881165">46°52'52.20&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
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, 1060 m, 01 May 1993, montane meadow, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 2 ♂ (RN0250, RN0258): Ramosch, 07 Sep 1963, Willi Sauter leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0238): Sumvitg, Rabius, 24 Jun 1934, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0255): Val
<normalizedToken id="34323F9D7771A26DD4124B47A7D59419" originalValue="Müstair">Muestair</normalizedToken>
,
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, 13 Aug 1935, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0028): Val
<normalizedToken id="A70B19D78B929A7D3F866986AB81704B" originalValue="Müstair">Muestair</normalizedToken>
,
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: Munt Masaun,
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,
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, 1420 m, 13 Aug 2011, rock steppe, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0027): Val
<normalizedToken id="4A61EFB923D0AC451002FB75A6D51E77" originalValue="Müstair">Muestair</normalizedToken>
, Sta. Maria: Costas,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="988129CA9FDE2510966C2E49956DA618" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="10.424826">10°25'29.37&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 1350 m, 13 Aug 2011, berm, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0029): Val
<normalizedToken id="B2ED7B5782CBA6DE7E401BC364438918" originalValue="Müstair">Muestair</normalizedToken>
, Tschierv: God da Munt,
<geoCoordinate id="294538CEEB40489FA1E4F219DD0869A2" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.63022">46°37'48.79&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="4DC82BEECE48306580BA44872C118FCD" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="10.34503">10°20'42.11&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 1790 m, 14 Aug 2011, clear larch wood, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ + 1 ♂ (RN0021, RN0087): Hansueli Tinner leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0243): Zuoz, 1800 m, 09 Sep 1966, Paul Bovey leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0233): CANTON ST. Gallen,
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,
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Berg,
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,
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, 1500 m, 23 Aug 1994, blowdown, Peter Duelli leg., RN coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0256):
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, 20 Sep 1955, Hedwig Huber leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0254): Walenstadt, Steinbruch Engen, 04 Sep 1997, quarry, Andreas
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leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0232): CANTON SCHAFF-HAUSEN, Merishausen,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="3184D60F7DF4C31E307DB16B87582748" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="47.756893">47°45'24.82&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="43B56F708044C009A6E2E5C9B93E3240" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="8.621275">08°37'16.59&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 565 m, 25 Aug 2004, hay meadow, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0228): Merishausen, Laadel,
<geoCoordinate id="2A9C59656550E2C4ABA72EAA6D697D4E" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="47.771564">47°46'17.63&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="F7FD25E6DAC4539DAADF57416C2963CC" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="8.607061">08°36'25.42&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 620 m, 16 Aug 2004, fallow meadow, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0225): CANTON Thurgovia, Herdern,
<geoCoordinate id="A88272E8BD52FA1BA914033462B76F9D" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="47.610996">47°36'39.59&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="B22A8FE97F937C8674EA8AF9A6EEF220" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="8.9056635">08°54'20.39&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 635 m, Aug 2005, Mike Herrmann leg., MH coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0240): CANTON Ticino, Airolo, 04 Aug 1933, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0227): Lavertezzo, Piano,
<geoCoordinate id="4664E04D4BDF7586CEFDDB7FA07D01BE" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.265095">46°15'54.34&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="9CE5D79786118CD57CEDD62A1C8A2901" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="8.820897">08°49'15.23&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 589 m, 01 Jun 2012, Yannick Chittaro leg., YC coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0236): Prato Sornico, Lovalt,
<geoCoordinate id="DC36AC6F924A60037CA0EE2A10C75443" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.388992">46°23'20.36&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="74E51F81059D6855CCBB001E9300CAF6" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="8.664272">08°39'51.38&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 610 m, 24 Jul 1994, riparian zones, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0178): Prugiasco, San Carlo di Negrentino,
<geoCoordinate id="0481F32CA5BA4AAA7F49A1130A1A4178" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.46282">46°27'46.14&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="1537F108DC823E860B9B61CFDD825082" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="8.923472">08°55'24.50&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 860 m, 20 Aug 1993, montane meadow, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0257): CANTON VALAIS, Ausserberg, Millachra,
<geoCoordinate id="4F2D9A3F84997922145AC375281DDF24" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.318897">46°19'08.04&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="F08DDFB833E3C99816D0DA7D33994C5D" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="7.837228">07°50'14.02&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 1210 m, 09 Jul 1998, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0234): 06 Sep 1998, Rainer Neumeyer leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0244): Erschmatt,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="A1477F1A68FBD320B85BDCFFC1456540" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.326504">46°19'35.42&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="F784E19F409E9263A723194E655074AF" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="7.6957445">07°41'44.68&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 1490 m, 18 Jul 2003, Alexandra Breitenstein leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0252): Fiesch, 28 Jul 1942, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0253): Grimentz, 18 Aug 1941, Adolf Nadig leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♂ (RN0235): Guttet-Feschel, 1300 m, 1993, Gerhard
<normalizedToken id="0B3A8E0313DE09FE54B3FAF80F519292" originalValue="Bächli">Baechli</normalizedToken>
leg., RN coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0241): Ried-Brig, Berisal, 30 Jun 1919, anon. leg., ETHZ coll.; 1 ♀ (RN0226): Ried-Brig, Gantertal,
<geoCoordinate id="41CF99BE98081ADF42FB11EF7980F9AF" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="46.299057">46°17'56.61&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="6BF0DCA9C140B9628371BBE06C5FD148" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="8.0599165">08°03'35.70&quot;E</geoCoordinate>
, 1420 m, 26 Jun 2012, Yannick Chittaro leg., YC coll.; 3 ♀ (Syntypes of bimaculatus pamirensis: ZSM-HYM-000006, ZSM-HYM-000007, ZSM-HYM-000009): Uzbekistan or Tadjikistan,
<normalizedToken id="F600B535DE7FDCB425570200A66CCCB6" originalValue="“Umss-Tugai”">&quot;Umss-Tugai&quot;</normalizedToken>
, 25 Jul 1928, Willi Rickmers leg., ZSM coll.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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