Nomioides persica Blüthgen, 1933

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52. Nomioides persica Blüthgen, 1933

( Figs 52 a–e)

Nomioides persica Blüthgen, 1933: 124 (key to females), 125 (key to males), ♀, ♂.

Type locality: Bempur ( Iran).

Published (original) locality: not indicated.

Lectotype: ♀, designated by Pesenko 1983: 160, Бампур-Каскин, юв. ПерсiЯ, [ Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Bempur , 27°11′N 60°27′E], VII.[18]98, Зарудный [N. Zarudny leg] // Nomioides persica n. sp., ♀ [handwritten by P. Blüthgen], Blüthgen det. 1932 // Holotype // Nomioides rotundiceps Handr. , ♀, Pesenko det. [1]979 // Lectotypus Nomioid. persica Blüthg. 1934 , ♀, design. Pesenko 1976 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg, INS_HYM_0000144 .

Paralectotypes (2 ♀, 11 ♂): 1 ♀, 11 ♂, the same labels as in lectotype; 1 ♀, м.[ыс] Моман, побер.[еЖье] Макран, юв ПерсiЯ [ Iran, Moman Cape , coast of Makran], 18.III. [19]01, Зарудный [N. Zarudny leg.] // Nomioides persica Blüthgen det. 1935 // Paralectotypus Nom. persica Blüthg. design. Pesenko, 1976 // Nomioides rotundiceps Handl. Pesenko det. 979 [identical labels on each specimen].

Current status. Nomioides (Nomioides) rotundiceps Handlirsch, 1888 (synonymised by Pesenko 1983: 160).

Distribution. North Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Iran.

Figures

FIGURES 52a–e. Nomioides persica Blüthgen, 1933. Lectotype, female: a—habitus, lateral view; b—metasoma, dorsal view; c—head, frontal view; d—mesosoma, dorsal view; e—labels.