Paranothrotes nigripes (Stshelkanovtzev, 1916)

(Figs. 448, 468–469, 509–510, 842)

Nocarodes opacus var. nigripes n.: Stshelkanovtzev 1916: 1, 2.

Paranocarodes opacus Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1882: Tarbinsky 1940: 34, 215, 216.

Paranocarodes opacus f. nigripes Stshelk.: Tarbinsky 1940: 34, 215, 216 as syn. of opacus .

Paranothrotes opacus nigripes (Stshelk. 1916): Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko 1951: 347; Mirzayans 1959: 16; Stolyarov 1997: 69; Hodjat 2012: 267.

Paranothrotes nigripes (Stshelk. 1916): Shumakov 1963: 55.

Paranothrotes opacus nigripes (Stshelk. 1916): Descamps & Donskoff 1965: 500; Presa & Garcia 1983: 26; Otte 1994: 186.

Type locality. Azerbaijan: Orant, Zuvant. Lectotype: female (ZIN), here designated.

Material examined. [AZERBAIJAN]: Lenkoransky, Orant, Zuvant, 1♀ (Lectotype) ; Transcauc. Or., Marajurd, Suward [ Zuvant], 1♀ (Paralectotype) ; without locality label but with cotype label, 1♀ (Paralectotype); Transcauc. Or., Mara-jurd, Suward, 1♂ (paralectotype) ; Azerbaijan, Lerik dist., environs of vill. Chiladara, 2470 m, 18.6.1961, 20♂, 13♀ (leg. Buliginskaya) (ZIN); Transcauc. Or., Mara-jurd, Suward, 1♂, 1♀ (paralectotypes) (det. Stshelkanovtzev) (NHMUK).

Distribution. Azerbaijan: Lenkoran, Zuvant Mts., Lerik, N.W. Iran: Azerbaijan, Ardebil provinces (Fig. 842).

Remarks. Stshelkanovtzev (1916) described this species after 28 males and 23 females. There are 22 males and 16 females in the ZIN, but 3 females are labelled as syntypes. One female with syntype label is designated as lectotype in the ZIN. A couple of paralectotypes are in the NHMUK.