MARUMBA FENZELII CONNECTENS Mell, 1939

Adult Marumba fenzelii connectens, Taiyue Shan, Shanxi, China. HOLOTYPE. Photo: © Ian Kitching, MAKB

TAXONOMY

Marumba fenzeli [sic] connectens Mell, 1939, Dt. ent. Z., Iris 52: 145. Type locality: China, Shansi [Shanxi], Mienshan [Taiyue Shan], 27°N <<37°N 112°E>>.


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION


ADULT BIOLOGY

Unknown.


FLIGHT-TIME

China: 5.vi-11.vii (Taiyue Shan).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM: Unknown.

LARVA: Unknown.

PUPA: Unknown.

Larval hostplants. Unknown.


PARASITOIDS

Unknown.


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Shanxi (Taiyue Shan).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Endemic to China.


Global distribution of Marumba fenzelii connectens. Map: © NHMUK.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION

Holarctic; eastern Palaearctic region. Pleistocene refuge: Monocentric -- Sinoeremic refugium.


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