8. Andrena firuzaensis Popov, 1940

(Figs 8a–e)

Andrena firuzaënsis Popov, 1940: 257, ♀.

Type locality: Firjuza (Turkmenistan).

Published (original) locality: Turkmenia: Firuza near Askhabad.

Lectotype (designated here): ♀, ФирЮЗа, Закасп.[ийскаЯ] обл.[асть] [Turkmenistan, Firjuza, 37°55′N 58°05′E], 17.V.1928, В. Гуссаковский [V. Gussakovskij leg.] // Andrena firuzaënsis, sp. n., ♀ , Holotype, Popov 1934 det. // firuzaënsis sp. n. // Syntypus, Holotypus, ♀, Andrena firuzaënsis Popov <red label> // Lectotypus, Andrena firuzaensis Popov, 1940, design. Astafurova et al., 2023 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0000258 .

Paralectotypes: 1 ♀, the same label as in the lectotype but 18.V.1928 // Andrena firuzaënsis, sp. n., ♀, Cotype, Popov 1934 det. // Syntypus, Paratypus, ♀, Andrena firuzaënsis Popov <red label> // Paralectotypus, Andrena firuzaensis Popov, 1940, design. Astafurova et al., 2023 <red label>.

Current status. Andrena (Campylogaster) skorikovi Popov, 1940, syn. nov.

Taxonomical note. The holotype of Andrena skorikovi is conspecific with the lectotype of A. firuzaensis and as the first revisers we choose A. skorikovi as the valid name.

Remark. Male unknown (according to Osytshnjuk et al. 2005: 142).

Osytshnjuk et al. (2005: 141) indicated that one syntype specimen as the ‘holotype’, but Popov (1940) did not directly indicate a single specimen and two specimens from the type series are deposited in the ZISP. According to the Recommendation 74A of the Code (ICZN, 1999) we here designated the ‘holotype’ specimen as lectotype.

Distribution. See Andrena skorikovi .