21. Halictus melanarius Morawitz, 1876 Figure 17

Halictus melanarius Morawitz, 1876: 241, ♂.

Type locality.

Shakhimardan (Uzbekistan).

Published (original) locality.

Near Shakhimardan.

Holotype.

♂, 9.[VII.1871] // Шагимарданъ [Shakhimardan in the Uzbek enclave in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, Alai Ridge; 39°58'N, 71°47'E] // Halictus melanarius Mor., [N]364 [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // Lasioglossum fallax (Mor.) syn: melanarium (Mor.) det. A.W. Ebmer 1979 // Holotypus <red label> [ZMMU].

Current status.

Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) fallax ssp. melanarium (Morawitz, 1876) (subspecies status according to Ebmer 1998: 382).

Remarks.

Description of female: Ebmer 1980: 493, Figs 12 and 13, as Lasioglossum melan Ebmer, 1980 (synonymised by Ebmer 1998: 382).

The lectotype designations by Ebmer (1980: 495) and by Warncke (1982: 91) were unnecessary as the species was described from a single male that was directly written about by Morawitz (1876: 241).

Distribution.

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Mongolia (Hovd) (Pesenko 2006b).