Colletes similis Schenck, 1853

Colletes similis Schenck 1853 (nom. praeocc., nec Robertson 1904, nec Jørgensen 1912): 172; Morawitz 1876: 265; Popov 1934: 53; 1952: 84; 1967: 15; Noskiewicz 1936: 308; Mavromoustakis, 1952: 814; Kuhlmann 2009a: 17; Kuhlmann & Proshchalykin 2011: 13; 2013a: 425.

Colletes picistigma Thomson 1872: 165 –166.

Material examined: China, Xinjiang: 3♂♂, Altay, Talate (88º12′E 47º48′N), 930 m, 13.VIII.1960, Shu-Yong Wang; 1♂, Altay (88º12′E 47º48′N), 880 m, 19.VII.1960, Shu-Yong Wang; 1♂, Tacheng Xian (82º54′E 46º42′N), 470 m, 11.IX.1960, Shu-Yong Wang.

Floral association: Achillea sp. ( Asteraceae), Mentha asiatica (Lamiaceae), Compositae gen. et sp. ( Asteraceae), Leguminosae gen. et sp. ( Fabaceae), Umbelliferae gen. et sp. ( Apiaceae).

General distribution: Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, China (Xinjiang).