MARUMBA FENZELII FENZELII Mell, 1937

Male Marumba f. fenzelii. Photo: © BMNH Male Marumba f. fenzelii. Photo: © BMNH

TAXONOMY

Marumba fenzelii Mell, 1937, Dt. ent. Z. Berl. 1937: 5. Type locality: China, south Shensi [Shaanxi], Taipeishan [Taibai Shan], <<33.8°N 108°E>>, 1700m & 3500m.


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION


ADULT BIOLOGY

Unknown.


FLIGHT-TIME

China: 1-4.vi (Jiuzhaigou); 2-28.vii (Taibai Shan).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM: Unknown.

LARVA: Unknown.

PUPA: Unknown.

Larval hostplants. Unknown.


PARASITOIDS

Unknown.


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Shaanxi (Taibai Shan); Sichuan (Min Shan, Jiuzhaigou, 2500m).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Endemic to China.


Global distribution of Marumba fenzelii fenzelii. Map: © BMNH.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION

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


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