Type locality. Armenia, Sevan Lake – according to the original description (most probably Sevan-city environs).
Diagnosis. Prothorax with big scattered punctation, shining; humeral elytral stripes more or less widened, sometimes elytra generally white with narrow black area; someties elytral stripes are narrow, but with irregular internal margins; the type population (near Sevan-city) consists of both forms (with narrow white elytral stripes and with widened white areas); sutural stripes also could be a little widened; legs and 1st antennal joints always red, often antennae totally red; autochromal females with brownish pubescence are known in about all populations; body length in males: 10.6-17.0 mm, width: 3.9-6.2 mm; body length in females: 11.4-18.0 mm, width: 4.7-7.2 mm.
Materials. 13 males, 6 females, Armenia, Sevan city, 40°33΄29΄΄N, 44°57΄53΄΄E, 2000 m, 16.4.1999, A.Rubenyan leg. – MD; 2 males, Armenia, Sevan city, V.2002, A.Rubenyan leg. – MD; 49 males, 17 females, Armenia, Sevan city, 40°33΄27΄΄N, 44°56΄38΄΄E, 31.5.1988, 9.6.1988, 30.5.2014, 25.6.2016, V.Skoupý & P.Stĕpánek leg. – VS, PS; 3 males, Lchashen, 40°30΄12΄΄N, 44°55΄49΄΄E, 1920 m, 5.6.1988, V.Skoupý leg. – VS; 2 females, Armen. ross., Elenovka, 10.5.1930. A.Shelkovnikov leg. – ZMM; 3 males, Armen, Sevan Lake, Elenovka, 23.6.1931. G.Laposhov leg. – ZMM; 1 male, Novobayaz u., Erivan. g. Elenovka, P.Bryansky leg. – ZMM; (I suppose all 6 specimens from “Elenovka” being collected lower the village closer to modern Sevan city); 1 male, Armenia, Gargar, 40°57΄N, 44°27΄E, 1420 m, 24.5.2000, V.Kuznetsov leg. – VK; 1 male, 1 female, Armenia, Martuni, 40°21΄21΄΄N, 45°9΄19΄΄E, 1955 m, 15.5.2003, A.Rubenyan leg. – MD; 103 males, 16 females, Armenia, Khosrov, 40°02΄N, 45°02΄E, 1800-2500 m, 10-12.6.2003, M.Danilevsky leg. – MD, ML, MS, VK; 3 males, 1 female, Armenia, Khosrov, Ksyua, 23.5.1978, A.Lobanov leg. – MD; 1 male, 1 female, Armenia, Selim Pass environs, 39°56΄38΄΄N, 45°13΄37΄΄E, 2300 m, 7.5.2015, A.Rubenyan leg. – MD; 1 male, Armenia, Selim Pass environs, 39°57΄04΄΄N, 45°14΄01΄΄E, 2400 m, 3.6.2016 V.Skoupý leg. – VS; 2 males, Armenia, Vernashen, 2.5.1985, M.Kalashyan leg. – MD; 5 males, Armenia, Vernashen, 1400-1600 m, 21.5.2009, Yu.Shevnin & D.Spektor leg.– MD; 3 males, Armenia, Surb-Khach, 39°46΄44΄΄N, 45°25΄4΄΄E, 30.4.1985, M.Kalashyan leg. – MD;
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