Habropogon latifrons Loew, 1871

Figs 3, 4, 23

Habropogon latifrons Loew, 1871: 85, type locality "Зеравшанская долина [Sarawschan-Tal, A.P. Fedtschenko]" [Tadjikistan]; Engel 1930: 390; Lehr 1960: 186, ♂, ♀ (Russia: Astrakhan Prov.); 1964: 307, ♂, ♀; 1988: 241.

Diagnosis. Body length 7.0–12.0 mm. Upper margin of mystax triangular in frontal view, nearly reaching antennal sockets (Fig. 3). Anepisternum dorsally with long hairs (Fig. 4).

Specimens examined. Kazakhstan. South KaZakhstan Prov., Tenteksai, [41o50'52''N 68o22'46''E], 16– 22.V.1957, P. Lehr, 1♂, 2ƍ; same place, 27.V.1957, M. Malkovskiy, 1♂; Zhana-Kyzyl, [41o21'18''N 67o54'49''E], 17– 31.V.1958, P. Lehr, 4♂, 2ƍ; south-eastern Kyzylkum, [40o53'59''N 68o31'33''E], 24.VI.1960, P. Lehr, 1♀. Jambyl Prov., 40 km E Jambyl, [44o16'12''N 72o45'25''E], 14.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 1ƍ; Chu River, 16 km W Furmanovka, [44o15'50''N 72o43'46''E], 31.V–1.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 4♂, 2♀. Almaty Prov.: UrZen River, Lesnovka, 44o16'56''N 79o53'47''E, 12.VI.1963, P. Lehr, 1♂, 1ƍ; Mulaly, Ergen-Su River, [45o35'48''N 78o34'37''E], 28– 31.V.1965, G. Nikolaev, 3♂, 2ƍ; Ketmen Ridge, [43o25'30''N 80o18'4''E], 26.V.1967, G. Nikolaev, 1ƍ; 11 km E Aksu, [43o13'24''N 79o13'16''E], 17.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 1ƍ; Chu-Ili Mountains, Zhingildy River, [43o9'10''N 76o38'1''E], 18.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 1♀. Mangyshlak: Kara-Manata, [43o50'41''N 51o15'21''E], 7.V.1961, O. Fedosimov, 1♂; Akbas, [43o50'N 51o15'E], 13–20.V.1961, O. Fedosimov & M. Malkovskiy, 20♂, 14ƍ; Karatau, [43o52'12''N 51o23'27''E], 2.VI.1961, O. Fedosimov & M. Malkovskiy, 1♂, 1♀. Aktobe Prov., Uil River, [48o56'14''N 54o39'6''E], 14.VI.1970, I. Mityaev, 1ƍ; Emba, [48o49'2''N 58o6'20''E], 17.VI.1986, V. Ermolenko, 1♀. Uzbekistan: Nuratau Mount., Yamchisay, [40o27'29''N 65o53'29''E], 3–9.VII.1960, P. Lehr, 1♂, 7ƍ; same place, 28.VI.1961, P. Lehr, 1♀. Turkmenistan: BadhyZ, YeroyilanduZ, [35o39'40''N 61o48'31''E], 12–18.V.1976, A. Lelej, 6♂, 4ƍ; Kyzyl-Zhar, [35o41'38''N 61o48'53''E], 16.V.1976, 13.V.1990, A. Lelej, 2♂; 7 km N Tashkepri, [36o16'07''N 62o38'51''E], 20.V.1976, N. Kurzenko, 1♂; 5 km N Kushka, Morgunovka, [35o18'35''N 62o17'51''E], 10.V.1976, N. Kurzenko, 1ƍ; Western Karakum, Akhcha-Kuyma, [40o41'52''N 55o13'44''E], 3.VI.1976, N. Kurzenko, 1ƍ; 3 km N Firyuza, Vanovskiy, [37o56'15''N 58o3'46''E], 21.V–3.VI.1985, A. Lelej, 2ƍ; same place, 29.V–15.VI.1988, P. Lehr, A. Lelej & N. Kurzenko, 4ƍ; same place, 9–26.V.1990, P. Lehr & A. Lelej, 6♂, 9ƍ. (All material in IBSS).

Distribution. Russia (Astrakhan Prov.) (Lehr, 1960), KaZakhstan, UZbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.