Epeolus cruciger (Panzer, 1799)

Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2021, New and little-known bees of the genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Nomadinae) from Mongolia, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 84, pp. 11-28 : 11

Epeolus cruciger (Panzer, 1799)

Nomada crucigera Panzer, 1799: 20, ♂ (type locality: Austria).

Epeolus rufipes Thomson, 1870: 91, ♀ (type locality: S-Sweden).

Epeolus similis Höppner, 1899: 355-356, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Freisenbüttel, Germany).

Epeolus cruciger var. elegans Müller, 1921: 168, ♀ (type locality: Arnswalde, Germany).

Epeolus cruciger var. rufiventris Müller, 1921: 168, ♀ (type locality: Arnswalde, Germany).

Epeolus marginatus Bischoff, 1930: 11, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Warnemünde, Germany).

Material examined.

Dornod, 13 km W of Dash-Balbar, Uldza River , 24.VIII.1975, (1 ♀), EN [ZISP]; Khentii , 8 km N Binder , 3-5.VII.1976, (1 ♂), KM [ZISP]; Khovd , 20 km N Bulgan, Ulyastain-Gol River , 30.VI.1980, (1 ♂), IK [ZISP]; Khuvsgul , Dzhargalant, Ider River, 19.VII.1975, (2 ♀, 2 ♂), ES [ZISP]; idem, 20.VII.1975, (2 ♀), EN [ZISP] ; 17 km N of Shine-Eder , 21.VII.1975, (1 ♂), ES [ZISP] ; 25 km SSW of Muren , 23.VII.1975, (1 ♀), KM [ZISP] .

Distribution.

*Mongolia (Dornod, Khentii, Khovd, Khuvsgul); Europe, Turkey, Iran, Russia (eastern part to Far East).