8. Halictus desertorum Morawitz, 1876 Figure 7

Halictus desertorum Morawitz, 1876: 217 (key), 228, ♀.

Type locality.

Kattakurgan (Uzbekistan).

Published (original) locality.

Uzbekistan: Katty-Kurgan.

Lectotype.

♀, designated by Warncke 1982: 107, 28.[IV.1869] // Катты-Курганъ [Uzbekistan, Katty-Kurgan (=Kattakurgan), 39°53'N, 66°15'E] // Halictus desertorum Mor., [N]344 [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // Lectotypus Halictus desertorum Mor., design. Warncke <red label, labelled by Yu. Astafurova> [ZMMU].

Current status.

Halictus (Placidochalictus) desertorum Morawitz, 1876.

Remarks.

Description of male. Blüthgen 1929: 84, figs 9a, b.

Distribution.

Turkey, southern Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan ( Blüthgen 1929, Ebmer 1988a).