Meria sanguinicollis Morawitz, 1893

(Figs 71–79)

Meria sanguinicollis Morawitz, 1893, Horae Soc. ent. Ross., Moscow 27: 398, ♀, Samarkand; Gorbatovsky, 1980, Nas. Mon., 7: 316; Boni Bartalucci, 2001, Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genov. 93: 19.

Material examined. 2♀ 2♂, CHINA, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Gongliu County, Tieermutu, 43°25′58.8″N, 82°1′58.8″E, 1060 m, 28. VII .2019, Lingzhi Zhao (CNU) .

Diagnosis. Female (Fig. 71). Head 1.2× wider than high in frontal view (Fig. 73); anterior margin of clypeus (Fig. 73) rounded; genal bridge absent; OOD: POD = 1; pronotum sometimes red and only anteriorly with a few dense punctures, and width of posterior margin 1.4× length of anterior to posterior margin; dorsum of propodeum (Fig. 76) largely smooth, laterally and upper portion of side with dense striae; T1 (Fig. 77) subapically with a complete row of punctures forming complete groove; each of T2–T5 subapically with a row of punctures and medially a bit absent forming almost complete groove; T2–T4 (Fig. 77) laterally with small light spots, the distance between two lateral spots more than the length of the spot.

Male (Fig. 72). Clypeus with moderate to sparse punctures; vertex with deep and moderate to sparse punctures, POD 1.1× OOD; pronotal transverse carina present but medially minutely absent, dorsum of pronotum moderately to sparsely punctate; lateral side of pronotum (Fig. 75) ventrally densely strio-punctate; ventral surface of mid femur smooth, without punctures nor setae; each of T1–T6 with apically yellowish band; two-thirds of T3–T5 (Fig. 78) basally with dense punctures and apical one-third smooth and impunctate; T7 (Fig. 79) moderately punctate, apex with deep notch and tipped lobes pointed.

Distribution. China (Xinjiang); Mongolia; Kazakistan; Uzbekistan; Turkestan.