Cicindela coerulea Mandl 1965
Creators: name: Matalin, Andrey V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cicindelidae
Cicindela
Cicindela coerulea

description: Cicindela (s. str.) coerulea kaszabi Mandl, 1965
Figs 57–61, 83–88, 133, 134, 145–149, 155–170
Cicindela coerulea kaszabi Mandl, 1965: 241, Abb. 1, 2 (Type locality— Mongolia, Südgobi Aimak, 60 km W von Somon Bulgan).
Cicindela hybrida nitida Lichtenstein, 1796: Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica 1986: 417; Hu 1992: 374; Zhu et al. 1999: 26.
Cicindela coerulea kaszabi Mandl, 1965: Cassola & van Nidek 1984: 10; Wiesner 1992: 118; 2020: 184; Lorenz 1998: 42; 2005: 131; Puchkov & Matalin 2003: 104; Putchkov & Matalin 2017: 227.
Type material. Holotype of C. coerulea kaszabi Mandl, ♂ (Figs 57, 58, 83, 84, 145, 155)— Mongolia, Südgobi aimak, 60 km W v. Somon Bulgan, 1120 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab 1964 [typed white label], Nr. 163, 21.VI.1964 [typed white label], Holotypus, 1964, Cicindela coerulea kaszabi Mandl [handwritten white label], Holotypus, Cicindela nitida ssp. kaszabi m., det. K. Mandl, 1964 [handwritten and typed red label] (HNHM).
Additional material. MONGOLIA, Bayan-Ölgii Aimag: 1♂ — Chinese Altai, valley of Tsagan-Gol River, VII.1899, exp. of Kozlov (ZIN); Ömnögovi Aimag: 1♂ 1♀ — Mongolia, Sud-Gobi aimag, Khongoryn-Els, 60 km WNW of Bayan-Dalay, 30–31.VII.62, Emelyanov (ZIN); Bayankhongor Aimag: 1♂ — Bayan-Khongor env., somon Dalgar, Gulin-Tal, h = 1760 m, 8.VIII.1991, leg. S. Kasantsev (cSK); 6♀♀ —valley of Tuin-Gol River, near Orog-Nuur Lake, 2–11.VIII.1926, Kirichenko; 1♂ — Ih Bogdo, valley of Orog-Nuur River, 25.7.[1]926, P. Kozlov; 1♀ — Mongolia austr., Bajanchongor aimag, Jinst Somon, 4.6.1962, leg. Grebentscikov (all ZIN); Övörkhangai Aimag: 1♂ — Mongolia, Ouver-Khangay aimag, near eastern bank of Taatsiin-Tsagaan Nuur, 2–4.VIII.969, Zaitsev; 1♀ — Mongolia, Ouver-Khangay aimag, S slope of Ushugin-Obo, 2.VIII.969, Zaitsev (both ZIN); Govi-Altai Aimag: 1♀ —from Ulan Bator to Beger-Nur, Eglon, 11–16. VI. [1]949 (ZIN); CHINA, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomic Region: 3♂♂ 3♀♀ — Barkull env., VII.1910, Rukbedl (ZIN); 1♂ — Dsungarei, Karlyk-Tag; 1♂ — ibid, V – VI.1908 (both NHMW).
Diagnosis. This subspecies is readily distinguished from others by the complete and wide white elytral pattern (HI = 9.0–16.0, mean = 14.7) with all marks joined by a marginal band as well as by middle band with relatively short transvers portion, oblique branch with poorly developed or virtually undeveloped round apical extension (Figs 83, 85–88, 155–166), as well as by the proportion of pronotum (Figs 145–149, 244). Moreover C. coerulea kaszabi is clearly distinguished from nominotypical subspecies and C. coerulea nitida by shorter aedeagus (Figs57, 59–61) and relatively short slightly rounded towards to ventral side internal sack so В does not contact the aedeagus tube (Figs 167–170 vs. Figs 65–70 and Figs 117–132).
Redescription. TL = 12.1–13.8 mm (mean = 13.06 mm, n = 10) in males, 13.0– 14.4 mm (mean = 13.74 mm, n = 13) in females (Figs 83, 85–88).
Head often bright green with golden lustre especially on vertex, occiput and orbital plates, with blue basal strips in anterior portion of orbital plates; in some specimens dull green or bluish-green with cupreous tinge on vertex and occiput or purple with bright golden lustre on genae, clypeus, frons, and base of orbital plates; rarely dull bronze with thin green basal strips in anterior portion of orbital plates. Labrum with 5–11 (mean = 8, n = 23) submarginal setae, LW/LL = 2.0–2.38 (mean = 2.19, n = 10) in males, 1.82–2.16 (mean = 2.01, n = 13) in females (Figs 133, 135). Mandibles relatively stout, ML/MW = 6.0–7.33 (mean = 6.7, n = 7) in males, 6.4–8.0 (mean = 7.46, n = 7) in females. Scape besides 3–4 apical setae with 1–4 additional setae, rarely glabrous.
Pronotum in most specimens green with golden or cupreous-golden lustre and blue anterior and posterior grooves and midline; in some specimens purple with bright golden grooves and midline; rarely dull bronze with green grooves and midline (Figs 145–149); PW/PL = 1.35–1.57 (mean = 1.44, n = 23). Pro- and mesothorax often bright green with golden or cupreous tinge, metathorax blue or bluish-green; epimerum and episternum green or bluish-green with golden or cupreous-golden lustre; in some specimens all thoracic segments purple-bronze except blue metathorax.
Elytra cupreous with golden lustre or green with cupreous tinge, rarely blue or greenish-blue, purple, purple-bronze or dull bronze; EL/EW = 1.47–1.61 (mean = 1.52, n = 23); white elytral pattern complete and wide with all marks joined by the marginal band, middle band with relatively short transvers portion, smoothly curved arm with poorly developed or virtually undeveloped round apical extension (Figs 83, 155–159, 161, 163); in some specimens humeral lunula separated from other marks (Figs 160, 164–166); rarely both humeral and apical lunulae unconnected with relativity long marginal band (Fig. 162).
Abdominal sternites blue-violet or bluish-green, in the latest case with golden-cupreous lateral margin.
Aedeagus relatively short, with small thin apical hook (Figs 57, 59–61), EL/AL= 1.7–1.95 (mean 1.85, n = 9). Internal sac (Fig. 58) relatively short, with slightly rounded towards to ventral side so В does not contact the aedeagus tube (Figs 167–170).
Distribution. MONGOLIA: Ömnögovi, Bayankhongor, Övörkhangai, Govi-Altai, Bayan-Ölgii Aimags; CHINA: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomus Region (Fig. 246).
Notes. Wu (1937: 15) indicated C. hybrida nitida from Aksu-Musart, East Chinese Turkestan. Considering the current knowledge on the distribution of the subspecies of C. coerulea, this record could refer to C. coerulea kaszabi. However, due to lack of any subsequent information on the records of this species from the aforementioned locality I conclude this record is erroneous.
description: Published as part of Matalin, Andrey V., 2025, An intraspecific structure of Сicindela (s. str.) coerulea Pallas, 1773 (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae), pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 5583 (2) on pages 223-227, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5583.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14798772