Trachusa (Archianthidium) balcanica Kasparek, 2018

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Trachusa (Archianthidium) balcanica Kasparek, 2018

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Trachusa (Archianthidium) balcanica Kasparek, 2018: 124 . Holotype ♁; Bulgaria: Blagoevgrad, Sandanski , June 1972, leg. K. Poláček (MKPC).

Distribution. Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia ( Kasparek 2018).

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FIGURE 14. A. Trachusa balcanica Kasparek, 2018 male, habitus in dorsal view. This species was recently described by Kasparek (2018) from Bulgaria. It is also recorded from Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia and Serbia. B. Trachusa varia (Oliver, 1789) female, habitus in dorsal view. This species was originally described from Spain but has not been found in Europe for more than 200 years. It is possible that the holotype was caught in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in Morocco. Pictures by Max Kasparek.