Colletes similis Schenck 1853

Colletes similis Schenck 1853 (nom. praeocc., nec Robertson 1904, nec Jørgensen 1912): 172, ♂ (syntypes: ♂♂, Germany).

Colletes picistigma Thomson 1872: 165 –166 (type locality: South Sweden).

Material examined. Abkhasia: 1 ♂, Sukhum, Kelasur River [41°00'E 43°00'N], 4.VI.2004, A. Khalaim (ZISP) ; Georgia: 1 ♀, Borzhomi Nature Reserve [43°22'E 41°50'N], 1000–1300m, 29.VI–11.VII.2011, M. Sergeev (IBSS) ; Armenia: 1 ♂, Erevan, Morawitz’s coll. (ZISP); 1 ♂, pr. Mis-chana, 2. VII.1 924 (ZISP) ; 3 ♀, Parakar [44°24'E 40°09'N], 3.VII.1961, VAR (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, Berge N Sewansee [45°15'E 40°35'N], 2400m, 16.VII.1987, J. Oehlke (M. Schwarz) ; Azerbaijan: 1 ♀, 25–35 km E Nakhichevan [45°42'E 39°11'N], 7–17.1982, YAP (ZISP); 1 ♀, Yardmly, Avash [48°10'E 38°50'N], 1200–1500m, 16.VI.1996, M. Hauser (coll. Burger) ; 1 ♀, Lenkoran, Apo below Bilasar [48°45'E 38°35'N], 350m, 9.VI.1996, M. Hauser (coll. Burger).

Published records. Skhirtladze 1981 (Georgia: Borjomi); Aliev & Kirschey 2010 (Azerbaijan: Yardimli, Awasch); Kuhlmann & Proshchalykin 2014b (Russia: Krasnodar Terr., Stavropol Terr., Dagestan Republic).

General distribution. Abkhazia, * Armenia, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (Xinjiang), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.