Nocarodes sanctidavidi (Shugurov, 1912) stat. rev.

(Figs. 375, 379–380, 751, 784–785, 847)

Vachushtia sancti-davidi sp. nov.: Shugurov 1912: 105.

Vachushtia sancti davidi Shugurow, 1912: I. Bolívar 1916: 25, as syn. of serricollis; Tarbinsky 1940: 34, as syn. of serricollis .

Nocarodes serricollis sancti-davidi (Shugurov, 1912): Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 360. Nocarodes serricollis sanctidavidi (Shugurov, 1912): Presa & Garcia 1983: 18; Otte 1994: 174; Stolyarov 1997: 69.

Nocarodes serricollis Fischer de Waldheim 1846: Stshelkanovtzev 1909: 46; I. Bolívar 1916: 25; Stshelkanovtzev 1916: 2, 5, partim; Tarbinsky 1940: 34, 213, partim; Ramme 1951: 291, partim; Stolyarov 1984: 20.

Nocarodes serricollis serricollis (F.-W. 1846): Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 360; Mirzayans 1959: 17.

Nocarodes transcaucasicus n. sp.: Ramme 1951: 279, 292, 427.

Nocarodes transcaucasicus Ramme, 1951: Stolyarov 1984: 20, as syn. of serricollis; Presa & Garcia 1983: 18; Otte 1994: 174.

Type locality. Georgia: Transcaucasia, Tbilisi. Holotype: female (Unspecified host).

Material examined. GEORGIA: Tiflis, 11.10.1898, 1♀ (Holotype of Nocarodes transcaucasicus) (leg. A. J. Speyer) ; Tiflis, Kaukas., 1♂ (Allotype of Nocarodes transcaucasicus) (MfN) ; Tbilisi env., Gruzie, 8– 9.6.1959, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. et det. A. Cejchan) (NHMUK) ; Tbilisi env., Gruzie, 8– 9.6.1959, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. et det. A. Cejchan) (MfN) ; Caucasus, Tiflis, 1894, 2♂, 1♀ (leg. W. N. Rodsjanko) (det. as nr. Nocarodes serricollis F.W.) (det. as Nocarodes fragosus); Caucasus, Dshebrail , Juni 1894, 1 ♀ (leg. W. N. Rodsjanko) (MNCN); Tiflis, 1♂, 2♀ nymphs (leg. Christoph) (det. Br. v.W. as Nocarodes serricollis) ; Tiflis, 1♀, 1♀ nymph (det. Ebner as N. serricollis) (NMW) ; AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaidzhan, Dash-Burun, Milskaja step, 7.5.1931, 2♂ (leg. Mistshenko); Kavkaz, Margushevan , 13.5.1935, 1♀ (leg. Veltistchev); Azerb., Margushevan, Tertera, 27.5.1935, 1♀ (leg. Veltistchev) (det. Mistshenko as Nocarodes serricollis serricollis) (ZIN); Azerbaidzhan, Dash-Burun, Milsk. step, 10.5.1931, 2♂, 2♀ (leg. et det. Mistshenko as N. serricollis serricollis) (MNCN) ; Azerbaidzhan, Dash-Burun, Milskaja step, 1931, 1♂, 1♀ (leg. et det. Bey-Bienko as N. serricollis) (MfN) .

Distribution. Georgia: Tbilisi, Azerbaijan: Dash-Burun, Margushevan (Fig. 847).

Remarks. All specimens considered as N. serricollis in the ZIN belong actually to this species. Therefore Stolyarov (1984: 20) synonymized Nocarodes transcaucasicus Ramme, 1951 with N. serricollis, but it is a synonym of N. sanctidavidi indeed. This species is easily distinguished from N. serricollis by the key characters.