Meloe calida Pallas, 1782: 85 Mylabris maculata Olivier, 1795: 7 Fischer von Waldheim 1823: 225 Mylabris bimaculata Olivier, 1811: 93 Reiche 1866: 638 Mylabris decora Olivier, 1811: 94 Mylabris calida : Tauscher 1812: 138 Mylabris maura Chevrolat, 1840: 273 Reiche 1866: 638 Mylabris niligena Reiche, 1866: 638 Gemminger & Harold 1870: 2139 Zonabris calida : Heyden 1881: 152 Zonabris calida var. latifasciata Pic, 1896: 62 Zonabris calida var. bijuncta Pic, 1897: 2 Zonabris maculata var. maroccana Escherich, 1899: 107 Zonabris maculata var. transcaspica Escherich, 1899: 107 Zonabris bimaculaticeps Pic, 1920: 13 Pic 1930b: 240 Zonabris calida var. interrupta Eichler, 1924: 66 Zonabris calida var. maculata Eichler, 1924: 66 Zonabris tlemceni Pic, 1930a: 3 Pardo Alcaide 1969: 371 Mylabris aschnae Makhan & Ezzatpanah, 2011: 1 New synonyms, combinations and status in the Chinese species of the family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with additional faunistic records Pan, Zhao Ren, Guo-Dong Zootaxa 2020 2020-07-28 4820 2 260 286 (Pallas, 1782) MHBU Pallas 1782 [151,681,1353,1380] Insecta Meloidae Mylabris Animalia Coleoptera 20 280 Arthropoda species calida Eumylabris Tenebrionoidea Mylabrini      Meloe calida Pallas, 1782: 85. Typelocality: “Rossiae Sibiriaeqve” (= Siberia, Russia). Typedepository: destroyed by fire.     Mylabris maculata Olivier, 1795: 7. Typelocality: no record. Typedepository: MNHN. Synonymized by  Fischer von Waldheim 1823: 225.     Mylabris bimaculata Olivier, 1811: 93. Typelocality: “Athènes” (= Athens, Greece). Typedepository: MNHN. Synonymizedby  Reiche 1866: 638.     Mylabris decora Olivier, 1811: 94(homonym). Typelocality: “Russie méridionale” (= Southern Russia). Typedepository: MNHN.     Mylabris calida: Tauscher 1812: 138.     Mylabris maura Chevrolat, 1840: 273. Typelocality: “Barbarie” (= Barbary, N Africa). Typedepository: MNHN. Synonymized by  Reiche 1866: 638.     Mylabris niligena Reiche, 1866: 638. Typelocality: “ Caire, Aegyptus” (= Cairo, Egypt). Typedepository: MNHN. Synonymizedby  Gemminger & Harold 1870: 2139.     Zonabris calida: Heyden 1881: 152.     Zonabris calidavar. latifasciata Pic, 1896: 62. Typelocality: “ Algérie, Le Kreder et Tlemcen”. Typedepository: MNHN.     Zonabris calidavar. bijuncta Pic, 1897: 2. Typelocality: “Guelt-el-Settel”. Typedepository: MNHN.     Zonabris maculatavar. maroccana Escherich, 1899: 107. Typelocality: “ Marokko” (= Marocco). Typedepository: TNJM.     Zonabris maculatavar. transcaspica Escherich, 1899: 107. Typelocality: “ Ashabad, Transkaspien” (= Ashgabat, Turkmenistan). Typedepository: ZMHB.     Zonabris bimaculaticeps Pic, 1920: 13. Typelocality: “Algérie” (= Algeria). Typedepository: MNHN. Synonymized by  Pic 1930b: 240.     Zonabris calidavar. interrupta Eichler, 1924: 66(homonym). Typelocality: “Caucase et Asie-mineure” (= Caucasus& Asia Minor). Typedepository: unknown.     Zonabris calidavar. maculata Eichler, 1924: 66(homonym). Typelocality: “Caucase et Asie-mineure” (= Caucasus& Asia Minor). Typedepository: unknown.     Zonabris tlemceni Pic, 1930a: 3. Typelocality: “ Algérie: Tlemcen”. Typedepository: MNHN. Synonymizedby  Pardo Alcaide 1969: 371.     Mylabris aschnae Makhan & Ezzatpanah, 2011: 1. Typelocality: “ Mahallat, Markazi, Iran”. Typedepository: cDM, TUSB.     Typematerial examined.  Mylabris bimaculaticeps: 1 ex., “  Zonabris calidavar. maculataOliv.”, “ type”, “  bimaculaticepsPic”, “ TYPE”, “  Mylabris calida(Pall.)ab. // Pardo Alcaidedet. 1967” ( MNHN; Fig. 22).   Mylabris calidavar. bijuncta: 1 ex., “Gueltes Stel (LeCunte)”, “  calidavar trefoce...”, “ type”, “ v. bijunctaPic”, “ TYPE”, “pro…” ( MNHN; Fig. 23).   Mylabris calidavar. latifasciata: 1 ex., “Le Kreider // mou 93”, “ type”, “ v. latifasciataPic”, “ TYPE” ( MNHN); 1 ex., “ Tlemcen”, “ type”, “ TYPE” ( MNHN; Fig. 24).   Mylabris tlemceni:  1 ex., “ Algerie// Tlemcen”, “ type”, “  Z. tlemceniPic”, “  Mylabris calida(Pall.)// Pardo Alcaidedet. 1967” ( MNHN; Fig. 25).   FIGURES 22–25.Type specimens. 22.  Mylabris bimaculaticepsPic (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. habitus, lateral view; c. labels. 23.  Mylabris calidavar. bijunctaPic (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. habitus, lateral view; c. labels. 24.  Mylabris calidavar. latifasciataPic (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. habitus, lateral view; c. labels. 25.  Mylabris tlemceniPic (MNHN): a. habitus, dorsal view; b. habitus, lateral view; c. labels. Scale bars (a): 5 mm.  Other material examined from   China. XINJIANG: 1 ex., Ebinur Lake,  2006.V.8, Ba Yibinleg. ( MHBU);  1 ex., 10 kmW of Beitun,  2007.VII.21, Zhang Chengli& Wang Xinpuleg. ( MHBU);  1 ex., Burqin,  1984.VII.24, Liu Zhikeleg. ( XJU); 1511 exx., Burqin, Wucaitan( N47°48.334’ E86°43.733’, Elev.  491 m),  2010.VIII.10, Wang Xinpu& Pan Zhaoleg. ( MHBU); 2 exx., Fuhai, Aerda( N47°08.445’ E87°32.554’, Elev.  496 m),  2010.VIII.7, Wang Xinpu& Pan Zhaoleg. ( MHBU); 677 exx., Fuhai, Kalamagai( N46°41.762’ E87°45.338’, Elev.  563 m),  2010.VIII.8, Wang Xinpu& Pan Zhaoleg. (666 MHBU;11 MHBUa); 29 exx., Habahe,  1975.VIII.6–7(11 NKU; 18 TMNH);  1 ex., Kuitun,  1984.VI.21( NXU); 3 exx., W Mori( N43°50.184’ E90°16.99’, Elev.  1250 m),  2010.VIII.3, Wang Xinpu& Pan Zhaoleg. ( MHBU); 69 exx., Qitai, Xibeiwan( N44°11.301’ E089°33.037’, Elev.  645 m),  2010. VIII.4, Wang Xinpu& Pan Zhaoleg. ( MHBU); 16 exx., Yumin, Jiyeke( N46°23.832’ E82°51.134’, Elev.  429 m),  2010.VIII.14, Wang Xinpu& Pan Zhaoleg. ( MHBU); 6 exx., Wuerhe,  1975.VIII.3, Liu Shenglileg. ( TMNH).   Distribution. China: Xinjiang; widely distributed in the Palaearctic region.   Remarks. Makhan & Ezzatpanah (2011)described  Mylabris aschnaefrom Iran. According to the description and illustrations, it almost has the same characters as  M. calida: elytra yellow, with two black spots at basal quarter, two black fasciae in middle and at apical quarter respectively; parameres sub-triangular in lateral view and with a light longitudinal fascia; and dorsal hooks of penis slender, the distal one closed to the proximal one and far from the apex. For this reason,  M. aschnaeis synonymized to  M. calidain the revised and updated version of “Catalogue of Palaearctic Coeloptera (Vol. 5: Tenebrionoidea)” by Bologna (in press). This represents a detailed explanation of this synonym. The validity of  Zonabris posticalisDokhtouroff, 1889is doubtful. It was treated as a synonym ( Sumakov 1915, 1924, 1930), subspecies ( Kaszab 1957), variety ( Kaszab 1959), or aberration ( Kaszab 1941) of  M. calida, but also as a valid species ( Kaszab 1958a, 1973, 1981; Bologna 2008). One of us (Z. Pan) examined some specimens determined as  Z. posticalisby Kaszab (HNHM), and considered those specimens are not different from  M. calidaexcept the variable elytral pattern. However, this problem should be resolved after examining the typesof  Z. posticalis. 3015208385 MNHN Pardo Alcaide 21 281 1 holotype 3015208552 MNHN Algeria Pardo Alcaide Tlemcen 21 281 1 Tlemcen 3015208437 [581,1432,1859,1886] 2006-05-08 MHBU Ba Yibin China Ebinur Lake 21 281 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208452 [151,1117,1895,1922] 2007-07-21 MHBU Zhang Chengli & Wang Xinpu China Beitun 21 281 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208567 1984-07-24 XJU Liu Zhike China Burqin 21 281 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208768 2010-08-10 MHBU Wang Xinpu & Pan Zhao China Burqin 491 47.805565 Elev. 1 86.72888 Wucaitan 21 281 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208592 2010-08-07 MHBU Wang Xinpu & Pan Zhao China Fuhai 496 47.14075 Elev. 1 87.542564 Aerda 21 281 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208816 1975-08-06 2010-08-08 1975-08-06 TMNH Wang Xinpu & Pan Zhao China Fuhai 563 22 282 46.696033 Elev. 1 87.75563 Kalamagai 21 281 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208574 [258,635,187,213] 1984-06-21 NXU China Kuitun 22 282 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208660 2010-08-03 MHBU Wang Xinpu & Pan Zhao China 1250 43.8364 Elev. 6 90.283165 22 282 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208543 2010-08-04 MHBU Wang Xinpu & Pan Zhao China Qitai 645 44.18835 Elev. 1 89.55061 Xibeiwan 22 282 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208311 2010-08-14 MHBU Wang Xinpu & Pan Zhao China Yumin 429 46.3972 Elev. 1 82.852234 Jiyeke 22 282 1 Xinjiang Uygur 3015208320 [767,1389,294,321] 1975-08-03 TMNH Liu Shengli China Wuerhe 22 282 1 Xinjiang Uygur