Fieber (1851c) originally described this species from Krain (= Carnioli, which presently includes parts of Austria, Slovenia and Italy). Wagner (1953o) was unable to locate any type specimens of this species; he did select a specimen from Sarepta (southern Russia) as lectotype. Since this specimen is obviously not a syntype, it cannot serve as a lectotype. It could possibly be considered a neotype designation, but Péricart (2002a) considered it to be an invalid type designation.