Ceratophyus mesasiaticus Medvedev & Nikolajev, 1974

Král, David, Jákl, Stanislav, Lu, Yuanyuan & Bai, Ming, 2020, The genus Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) in China, along with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4747 (2), pp. 339-349 : 344

Ceratophyus mesasiaticus Medvedev & Nikolajev, 1974 [中亚角粪金龟]

Ceratophyus mesasiaticus Medvedev & Nikolajev 1974: 118 (original description, key); Hillert & Král 2013: 183 (distribution); Du & Huang 1998: 265 (distribution).

Type locality. “ Kazakhstan, nizovya reki [= lowland of river] Karatal [original in Cyrillic]” .

Published records. Hillert & Král (2013): Turpan (Xinjiang); Du & Huang (1998): Yili, Junggar Basin, Altai, North of Tianshan Mts., no locality specified (Xinjiang); Medvedev & Nikolajev (1974): North-western parts of China, no locality specified.

Material examined (10 specimens). China: Xinjiang : 1 ♀ ( IZAS), Yining , v.–xi.1983 , Bayinongyuan lgt .; 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀ ( HBUM), Zhaosu , 30.–31.v.2006 , Yibin Ba lgt .; 2 ♂♂ ( NMPC), Tekes env., vii.2006, V. Siniaev coll. ; 1 ♀ ( NMPC), Sayram lake , vii.2006, V. Siniaev coll. ; 1 ♀ ( NMPC), “ China , Turfan [= Turpan]” .

Distribution. China (Xinjiang) (map on Fig. 19 ), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan ( Nikolajev 1987; Hillert & Král 2013).

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FIGURE 19. Sketch map of China with marked distribution of Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 species.