Andrena melanura Morawitz, 1877

Astafurova, Yulia V., Yu, Maxim, Sidorov, Dmitry A. & Osytshnjuk, Anna Z., 2021, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution IV. Family Andrenidae, genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, species described by F. Morawitz, Zootaxa 5037 (1), pp. 1-78 : 39

33. Andrena melanura Morawitz, 1877

( Figs 33a–e )

Andrena Melanura Morawitz, 1877: 80 , ♀.

Type locality: Tsaghkadzor ( Armenia).

Published (original) locality: “Dorotschitschach”.

Lectotype (designated here): ♀, Dorotschitschach. [ Armenia, Kotayk Province, Tsaghkadzor , 40°32’N 44°43’E] // melanura . [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // к.[оллекциЯ] Ф. Моравица [Collection of F. Morawitz] // Lectotypus Andrena melanura Mor. , design. Osychnjuk 1980 <red label> // Lectotypus Andrena melanura Morawitz, 1877 , design. Astafurova et al., 2021 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0000238 .

Paralectotypes: 2 ♀, the same labels as in the lectotype // Paralectotypus Andrena melanura Morawitz, 1877 , design. Astafurova et al., 2021 <red label>.

Current status. Andrena (Plastandrena) aulica Morawitz, 1876 (synonymized by Warncke 1966: 123 with A. bimaculata aulica ).

Remark. According to Gusenleitner & Schwarz (2002: 130) A. melanura Morawitz, 1877 and A. aulica Morawitz, 1876 are synonyms of A. bimaculata ( Kirby, 1802) . However, Popov (1949) and Osytshnjuk et al. (1978) both regarded A. aulica as a valid species.

Distribution. Russia (European part), Caucasus, Central Asia.

Figures

FIGURES 33a–e. Andrena melanura Morawitz, 1877. Lectotype, female: a—habitus, lateral view and labels; b—head, frontal view; c—labrum, dorsal view; d—metasoma, dorsal view; e—mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.