Epeolus seraxensis Radoszkowski, 1893

Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2022, Review of the Epeolus julliani species group (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Epeolus Latreille, 1802), with descriptions of two new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 94, pp. 191-213 : 191

Epeolus seraxensis Radoszkowski, 1893

Fig. 9A, B

Epeolus transitorius var. seraxensis Radoszkowski, 1893: 54-55, ♀, ♂ (lectotype: ♀, designated by Bogusch 2021: 59, Serax, Turkmenistan; Natu-ral History Museum, Berlin).

Material examined.

Azerbaijan, Araxesthal [= Nakhchivan Republic, near Ordubad], (1 ♀), Reitter leg. [ZISP] ; Kazakhstan, Tartugay, 3-15.VI.1929, (3 ♀, 2 ♂), A. Shestakov [ZISP]; Charyn valley, W Chundza, 650 m, 43°37'N, 79°21'E, 29-31.V.2001, (2 ♀), M. Hauser [OLBL]; 30 km ENE Shelek, 43°41.24'N, 78°38.50'E, 500 m, on Tamarix sp., 2.VIII.2002, (1 ♂), M. Kuhlmann [OLBL]; 3 km NE Boradysu, 30 km E Shelek, 19.VI.2003, (1 ♀), V. Kazenas [ZISP]; Charyn valley , 12 km W Chundzha, 12.VI.2004, (1 ♀, 1 ♂), V. Kazenas [ZISP] ; Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1931, (1 ♀, 1 ♂), N. Fursov [ZISP] ; Turkmenistan, Kopetdag , 12 km SW Kyzyl-Arvat, 24.V.1953, (1 ♂), Odintzova [ZISP] .

Distribution.

Azerbaijan, *Kazakhstan, *Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Israel ( Bogusch 2021; current records).

Remarks.

Records from Bogusch (2021: 59) from Iran ( “Anaesthal”) belong to specimens collected in Araxesthal, Azerbaijan, near Ordubad (see, Reitter 1890, 1905).

Variability.

Females have well developed red body coloration, including the labrum, clypeus, pronotal lobe, tegulae, mesepisternum, axillae, mesoscutellum, metanotum, legs, pygidial plate and sterna. The antennae are brownish with the scape, pedicel and F1 entirely reddish. The mesoscutum is mostly black, sometimes with small red patterning peripherally and a pair red stripes posteriorly. The propodeum varies from entirely reddish to entirely black. The tergal discs vary from brownish to reddish. The males are mostly black, except the red labrum, scape, pedicel, F1, pronotal lobe, tegulae, legs and pygidial plate. The axillae and mesoscutellum are black or red. Tergal discs vary from black to brownish, and sterna from brownish to reddish.

Figures

Figure 9. Male, genitalia A, C, E, G, I genital capsule, dorsal view B, D, F, H, J penis, dorsal view A, B Epeolus seraxensis Radoszkowski, 1893 C, D Epeolus kyzylkumicus Astafurova, sp. nov. E, F E. julliani Perez, 1884 G, H E. rasmonti Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. I, J E. laticauda Bischoff, 1930. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.