Microdera transversicollis Reitter, 1887

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Microdera transversicollis Reitter, 1887: 517; Medvedev & Nepesova, 1985a: 68.

Type material examined. Syntype, sex unknown (ZIN): goldish circle, “Tekke Radde Reitter” (handwritten), “к. Г. Сиверса” (Russian Cyrillic; collection of G.I. Sivers), “ Microdera transversicollis n. sp. ” (old label, handwritten). Gridelli indicated another syntype of this species deposited in Natural History Museum Budapest with labels: “Turcmenien. Leder. Reitter” .

Material examined. 2 specimens (ZIN): Bukhara Region, Kyzylkum, 40 km W Bukhara, 15.v.1966 (G.S. Medvedev) ; 1 specimen (ZIN): “Tashk. U….. V.4.12” ( Tashkent District, 4.v.1912) ; 5 specimens (ZIN): S Kyzylkum, Basilbek, 11.vi.1936 (N.G. Skopin) ; 6 specimens (ZIN): Navoyi Region, NW Bukantau Mts., S Kyzylkum, Tortkuduk, 28.vii.1936 (N.G. Skopin) ; 1 specimen (ZIN): Navoiy Region, Susyz-Kara-Tau (= Kuldzhuktau Mts.), 20.vi.1936 (N.G. Skopin) ; 1 specimen (ZIN): Navoyi Region, Soz-batyr, 19.vi.1936 (N.G. Skopin) ; 1 specimen (ZIN): Navoyi Region, Dzhetymtau, 20.vi.1936 (N.G. Skopin) ; 4 specimens (ZIN): Navoyi Region, Manamdzhan, 10.vi.1936 (N.G. Skopin).

Distribution. Kazakhstan (Kyzylkum desert), Turkmenistan (Karakum desert), Uzbekistan (Kyzylkum desert) (ZIN collection), Afghanistan (ZIN collection; Gridelli 1954, Kaszab 1959, 1966). The species was erroneously recorded for Armenia by Iwan et al. (2020).