Colletes cunicularius (Linnaeus, 1761)

Apis cunicularia Linnaeus 1761: 422 .

Apis cinerea Geoffroy in Fourcroy 1785: 444.

Colletes hirta Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville 1828: 406.

Colletes pilosus Spinola 1838: 507 .

Colletes cunicularius infuscatus Noskiewicz 1936: 396 –398.

Colletes cunicularius celticus O’Toole 1974: 163 –167.

Colletes cunicularius tauricus Warncke 1978: 365 –366.

Colletes cunicularius khasanensis Osytshnjuk in Osytshnjuk & Romankova 1995: 482. Synonymy by Kuhlmann 2000: 178.

Colletes cunicularius: Ortiz-Sánchez et al. 2004: 9 ♀ (Key, Fig. 12D), 17, ♂ (Key, Figs. 12E, 12F); Proshchalykin 2004: 3; 2007b: 878; 2008b: 2; 2010: 509; 2012: 449; Kuhlmann & Dorn 2002: 94; Kuhlmann & Proshchalykin 2011: 14 (Figs 7a, 13e–f, 20e–f); 2013a: 429; 2013b: 261; Proshchalykin & Kuhlmann 2012: 23 (Figs 3 c, 5c, 11a–b, 19a–b).

Material examined: China, Beijing: 1♀, Xiangshan (116º12′E 39º54′N), 27.IV.1973; Hebei: 1♂, Changli Xian (119º06′E 39º42′N), ( Amygdalus triloba), 28.IV.1962, Tai-Lu Cheng; Heilongjiang: 3♂♂, Charbin (126°41´E 45°45´N), 3–11.V.1953, V. Alin (ZFMK, RCMK); 2♂♂, Charbin (126°41´E 45°45´N), 29.IV.1954, V. Alin (ZFMK, RCMK); 1♀, Harbin (126º36′E 45º42′N), 11.V.1955; 6♂♂, Harbin (126º36′E 45º42′N), 7.V.1954.

Floral association: Amygdalus triloba (Rosaceae) .

General distribution: Great Britain, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China (Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang).