Rophites clypealis stepposus Astafurova, 2011

Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2019, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution II. Family Halictidae, subfamilies Rophitinae, Nomiinae, and Nomioidinae, Zootaxa 4650 (1), pp. 1-71 : 28-29

25. Rophites clypealis stepposus Astafurova, 2011

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Rophites clypealis stepposus Astafurova, 2011: 643 , fig. 2, ♀, ♂.

Type locality: Baskunchak Lake (Astrakhan Province, Russia).

Published (original) locality: corresponds to data on the holotype label (see below).

Holotype: ♀, РоссиЯ, АстраханскаЯ обл.[асть], оЗ.[еро] Баскунчак [ Russia, Astrakhan Province, Baskunchak Lake , 48°11′N 46°53′E], степь, байрачный лес [steppe, bairachnyi forest], 8-13.VI.2004, С. Белокобыльский [S. Belokobylskij leg.] // Holotypus, ♀, Rophites clypealis stepposus ssp. n., Astafurova <red label>.

Paratypes (4 ♀, 8 ♂): 2 ♀, 5 ♂, the same label as in holotype ; 2 ♂, АстраханскаЯ обл.[асть], ЮВ оЗ.[ера] Баскунчак, оЗ.[еро] Кордон [ Russia, Astrakhan Province, SE Baskunchal Lake, Kordon Lake ], степь [steppe], балки [baulks] 10.VI.2004, А. Халаим [A. Khalaim leg.] ; 1 ♀, Крым, Керченский р-н [район], мыс КаЗантип [ Russia, Crimea, Kerchensky district, Kazantip Cape ], 13.VI.1963, Осычнюк [A. Osytshnjuk leg.] ; 1 ♀, ДонецкаЯ обл.[асть], с.[ело] Грабово, 20 км ВСВ Шахтерска [ Ukraine, Donetsk Province, 20 km ENE Shakhtersk , Grabo- vo], степь [steppe], 23.VI. [1]991, Песенко, Радченко [Yu. Pesenko, V. Radchenko leg.] ; 1 ♂, р.[ека] Деркул, блиЗ КуЗнецова [ Kazakhstan, Derkul River, near Kuznetsovo], на [on flowers of] Glycyrrhiza glabra, 2.VI. [1]949, Рудольф [V. Rudolf leg.] // Paratypus Rophites clypealis stepposus ssp.n., Astafurova <red label>.

Current status. Rophites clypealis stepposus Astafurova, 2011 .

Distribution. Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia (Astrahkan Province), Kazakhstan (West Kazakhstan).

Figures

FIGURES 25a–f. Rophites clypealis stepposus Astafurova, 2011. Holotype, female: a—habitus, lateral view; b—metasoma, dorsal view; c, d —head, frontal (c) and lateral (d) views; e—labels; f—mesosoma, dorsal view.