Andrena formosa Morawitz, 1877

Astafurova, Yulia V., Yu, Maxim, Sidorov, Dmitry A. & Osytshnjuk, Anna Z., 2021, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution IV. Family Andrenidae, genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, species described by F. Morawitz, Zootaxa 5037 (1), pp. 1-78 : 26

20. Andrena formosa Morawitz, 1877

( Figs 20a–e )

Andrena Formosa Morawitz, 1877: 76 , ♀.

Type locality: Yerevan ( Armenia).

Published (original) locality: “ Eriwan im Stadtparke”.

Lectotype (designated here): ♀, <golden circle> // Eriwan [ Armenia, Yerevan, 40°11′N 44°31′E] // formosa Mor. Typ. [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // Lectotypus Andrena formosa Mor. , design. Osychnjuk, 1980 <red label> // Lectotypus Andrena formosa Morawitz, 1877 , design. Astafurova et al., 2021 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0000194 .

Paralectotypes: 1 ♀, Eriwan // к.[оллекциЯ] Ф. Моравица [Collection of F. Morawitz] // Andrena formosa Morawitz [handwritten by F. Morawitz] ; 1 ♀, Eriwan // к.[оллекциЯ] Ф. Моравица [Collection of F. Morawitz] // Andrena oulskii Rad. , det. Dr. Warncke // Paralectotypus Andrena formosa Morawitz, 1877 , design. Astafurova et al., 2021 <identical red labels on each paralectotype specimen>.

Current status. Andrena (Truncandrena) formosa Morawitz, 1877 (according to Schuberth et al. 2001: 71).

Distribution. North Africa, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan.

Figures

FIGURES 20a–e. Andrena formosa Morawitz, 1877. Lectotype, female: a—habitus, lateral view and labels; b—head, frontal view; c—labrum, dorsal view; d—T1–T3, dorsal view; e—mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.