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as Kupinovo (Petkovski, 1991) (Petrov & Marincek,
1991).
COMMENTS: described in Palpicephalus;
transferred to Chirocephalus by Brtek (1966).
Chirocephalus carnuntanus (Brauer, 1877)
TYPE: syntypes (1879.11.14) Natural History
Museum, Wien, Austria.
TYPE LOCALITY: Parndorf, northeast Austria.
DISTRIBUTION: Pannonian lowland from
northeast Austria where LoftIer (1993) considers it
extinct, southern Moravia, southern Slovakia, Hungary, western Romania and north Serbia; found outside the Pannonian lowland only in the north Czechian
lowland at Slany.
COMMENTS: described in Branchipus; transferred to Chirocephalus by Simon (1886); for synonymy see Brtek (1966).
Chirocephalus chyzeri Daday, 1890
TYPE: syntypes (D 805-1887, I/A-175) Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY: Kralovsky Chlmec (formerly Kiraly-Helmecz), southeast Slovakia.
DISTRIBUTION: southeast Slovakia and
Romania.
COMMENTS: described as Chirocephalus
diaphanus var. chyzeri; changed to species category
by Brtek (1962).
Chirocephalus croaticus Steuer, 1899
TYPE: syntypes (1895.11.7-8) Natural History
Museum, Wien, Austria.
ty.
TYPE LOCALITY: Blatasee, Croatia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type localiCOMMENTS: described as Chirocephalus
diaphanus var. croatica; changed to species category
by Brtek (1966) who also synonymized C. spinicaudatus var croatica Daday 1910:204. Locality shown in
Fig. 1 of Petro v & Marincek (1991) is an error.
Chirocephalus diaphanus Prevost, 1803
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: Montauban, south France.
DISTRIBUTION: temperate and subtropical
zones of Europe, Africa and Asia Minor. In Europe,
from Spain north through France and adjacent parts of
Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany as far
as the Rhine River, southern Great Britain, Italy and
Sicily, the Balkan Peninsula and Crete. In Asia Minor,
Caucasus region, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Israel. In
Africa, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
COMMENTS: we doubt the validity of subspecies ranking for Chirocephalus diaphanus carinatus Daday, 1910 and Chirocephalus diaphanus romanicus Stoicescu, 1992; for synonyms see Brtek (1966).
Chirocephalus diaphanus carinatus Daday, 1910
TYPE: syntypes (D 1912-59, I1A-60) Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary and
(43542) Zoological Institute, Academy of Science,
St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: Thessaloniki, Greece.
DISTRIBUTION: unclear, probably Balkan
Peninsula.
COMMENTS: validity of this subspecies is
uncertain and is in need of study.
Chirocephalus diaphanus romanicus Stoicescu,
1992
TYPE: holotype (49.505) allotype (49.506) and
paratypes Natural History Museum 'Grigore Antipa',
Bucarest, Romania.
TYPE LOCALITY: temporary pond at Oltenita,
Calarasi Department, Romania.
DISTRIBUTION: temporary pools in southern
Romania and alpine pools in the Bucegi Mountains,
Romania.
COMMENTS: validity of this subspecies is
uncertain and is in need of study.
Chirocephalus Jestae Colosi, 1922
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: Rahuna nel Merg, (AI Merj)
Cyrenaika, Libya.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: reevaluation of this taxon needed.
Chirocephalus hardingi Brtek, 1965
TYPE: holotype and allotype British Museum
(Natural History), London, England.
ty.
TYPE LOCALITY: south coast of Bali.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type localiCOMMENTS: none.
as Kupinovo (Petkovski, 1991) (Petrov & Marincek,
1991).
COMMENTS: described in Palpicephalus;
transferred to Chirocephalus by Brtek (1966).
Chirocephalus carnuntanus (Brauer, 1877)
TYPE: syntypes (1879.11.14) Natural History
Museum, Wien, Austria.
TYPE LOCALITY: Parndorf, northeast Austria.
DISTRIBUTION: Pannonian lowland from
northeast Austria where LoftIer (1993) considers it
extinct, southern Moravia, southern Slovakia, Hungary, western Romania and north Serbia; found outside the Pannonian lowland only in the north Czechian
lowland at Slany.
COMMENTS: described in Branchipus; transferred to Chirocephalus by Simon (1886); for synonymy see Brtek (1966).
Chirocephalus chyzeri Daday, 1890
TYPE: syntypes (D 805-1887, I/A-175) Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY: Kralovsky Chlmec (formerly Kiraly-Helmecz), southeast Slovakia.
DISTRIBUTION: southeast Slovakia and
Romania.
COMMENTS: described as Chirocephalus
diaphanus var. chyzeri; changed to species category
by Brtek (1962).
Chirocephalus croaticus Steuer, 1899
TYPE: syntypes (1895.11.7-8) Natural History
Museum, Wien, Austria.
ty.
TYPE LOCALITY: Blatasee, Croatia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type localiCOMMENTS: described as Chirocephalus
diaphanus var. croatica; changed to species category
by Brtek (1966) who also synonymized C. spinicaudatus var croatica Daday 1910:204. Locality shown in
Fig. 1 of Petro v & Marincek (1991) is an error.
Chirocephalus diaphanus Prevost, 1803
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: Montauban, south France.
DISTRIBUTION: temperate and subtropical
zones of Europe, Africa and Asia Minor. In Europe,
from Spain north through France and adjacent parts of
Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany as far
as the Rhine River, southern Great Britain, Italy and
Sicily, the Balkan Peninsula and Crete. In Asia Minor,
Caucasus region, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Israel. In
Africa, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
COMMENTS: we doubt the validity of subspecies ranking for Chirocephalus diaphanus carinatus Daday, 1910 and Chirocephalus diaphanus romanicus Stoicescu, 1992; for synonyms see Brtek (1966).
Chirocephalus diaphanus carinatus Daday, 1910
TYPE: syntypes (D 1912-59, I1A-60) Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary and
(43542) Zoological Institute, Academy of Science,
St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: Thessaloniki, Greece.
DISTRIBUTION: unclear, probably Balkan
Peninsula.
COMMENTS: validity of this subspecies is
uncertain and is in need of study.
Chirocephalus diaphanus romanicus Stoicescu,
1992
TYPE: holotype (49.505) allotype (49.506) and
paratypes Natural History Museum 'Grigore Antipa',
Bucarest, Romania.
TYPE LOCALITY: temporary pond at Oltenita,
Calarasi Department, Romania.
DISTRIBUTION: temporary pools in southern
Romania and alpine pools in the Bucegi Mountains,
Romania.
COMMENTS: validity of this subspecies is
uncertain and is in need of study.
Chirocephalus Jestae Colosi, 1922
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: Rahuna nel Merg, (AI Merj)
Cyrenaika, Libya.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: reevaluation of this taxon needed.
Chirocephalus hardingi Brtek, 1965
TYPE: holotype and allotype British Museum
(Natural History), London, England.
ty.
TYPE LOCALITY: south coast of Bali.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type localiCOMMENTS: none.