Halictus varentzowi Morawitz, 1894

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28. Halictus varentzowi Morawitz, 1894

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Halictus varentzowi Morawitz, 1894: 67 , ♀, ♂.

Type locality: Dort-Kuyu, Akhal Province ( Turkmenistan).

Published (original) locality: “Dort-kuju” and “Cheirabad”.

Syntype: ♀ [without metasoma], Дорт-куЮ [ Turkmenistan, Akhal Province , Dort-Kuyu, 36°48’N 61°26’E], 6. V.[18]88, А. Семенов [A. Semenov leg.] // varentzowi F. Mor ., ♀, [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // к.[оллекциЯ] Ф. Моравица [Collection of F. Morawitz].

Current status. Halictus (Placidohalictus) varentzowi Morawitz, 1894 .

Remark. There is only one syntype specimen from “Dort-kuju”. This specimen is in a bed condition and is not suitable for the lectotype designation. Other syntype specimen (from “Cheirabad”) have been not found in ZISP.

Distribution. Central Asia, Afghanistan ( Ebmer 1974). The record of the species from eastern China (Hebei Province) by Niu et al. 2004: 665 are based on misidentification (see Pesenko 2006: 55).

Figures

FIGURES 28a–c. Halictus varentzowi Morawitz, 1894. Syntype, female: a—habitus (metasoma absent), lateral view, and labels; b—head and mesosoma, dorsal view; c—head, frontal view.