MARUMBA GASCHKEWITSCHII DISCRETA Derzhavets, 1977

Male Marumba gaschkewitschii discreta, Övö-Hangaj Prov., 20Km south of Hovd, Mongolia. Photo: © Laszlo Ronkay

TAXONOMY

Marumba gaschkewitschi [sic] discreta Derzhavets, 1977, Nasekomye Mongol. 5: 643. Type locality: Mongolia, Eastern Province, Bayandun.


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION


ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME

Mongolia: 21.iv (Övö-Hangaj Prov.)


EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:

PUPA:

Larval hostplants.


PARASITOIDS


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

Mongolia: Hovd Province (Bulgan River, 10Km east of Jarantaj); Övö-Hangaj Province (20Km south of Hovd); Vostochnyy Aimak.

Russia: Transbaikalia; Chita (Edinenie, Onon River).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Transbaikalia, Russia, and western Mongolia.


Global distribution of Marumba gaschkewitschii discreta. Map: © BMNH.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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