Euchroeus orientis (Semenov-Tian-Shansky, 1909)

Rosa, Paolo, Wei, Na-sen & Xu, Zai-fu, 2014, An annotated checklist of the chrysidid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) from China, ZooKeys 455, pp. 1-128 : 49

168. Euchroeus orientis (Semenov-Tian-Shansky, 1909) Plates 60, 61

Pseudochrysis purpurata ssp. orientis Semenov-Tian-Shansky, 1909: 214 [nec Euchroeus]. Lectotype ♂ design. by Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 296), Dzhungaria Chinense [= Xinjiang]: Bugas near Hami (depository: ZIN)*.

Euchroeus purpuratus var. orientalis (!): Bischoff 1913: 29 (Dzhungaria).

Brugmoia purpurata ssp. orientis : Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 296 (China: Dzhungaria Chinense [= Xinjiang]: Hami, cat.).

Material examined.

Paralectotype, 1♀, Dzhungaria Chinense [= Xinjiang]: Bugas near Hami, 7.IX.1895, expedition Kozlov (ZIN).

Distribution.

China (Xinjiang).

Remarks.

The oriental specimens examined (from China to Kyrgyzstan) are differentiated from the typical Euchroeus purpuratus (Fabricius, 1787) and are considered as a valid species. The coarse body sculpture and different colouration between the two demonstrate that they are different species.