The genus Colletes (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) in Central Asia Author Kuhlmann, Michael Author Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. text Zootaxa 2013 3750 5 401 449 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.5.1 283be4f9-671e-420d-bc36-204231bd5798 1175-5326 248246 D5046CFE-F56B-43B9-9F14-EB8B44789A21 Colletes fodiens (Fourcroy 1785) Apis fodiens Fourcroy 1785: 444 , ♀ ( type locality: northern France ). ? Apis fosorius Razoumowsky 1789: 220 –221, ♀ ( type locality: Switzerland ). Apis pallidicincta Kirby 1802: 295 ( type locality: England ). Colletes kirgisica Radoszkowski 1867: 77 –78, pl. 3, fig. 3, ♀ ( type locality: “Steppes de Kirghises”, South Ural). Colletes fodiens kirgisicus : Noskiewicz 1936: 302 . Colletes fodiens hispanicus Noskiewicz 1936: 303 –304, ♀, ♂ ( type locality: Spain ). Material examined. Kazakhstan . Zapadno-Kazakhstankaya Prov.: 13 ♀, 3 ♂ , Khar'kin, Ural River [ 51º49'E 48º44'N ], 21.VI–19.VII.1951 , VRR (ZISP); 2 ♀, 5 ♂ , Yanvartsevo, Ural River [ 53º15'E 51º27'N ], 29.VI– 11.VII.1950 , VRR (ZISP); Aktyubins Prov.: 1 ♀, Aktyubinsk (=Aktobe) [ 57º13'E 50º16'N ], 29.VII.1928 , B. Roddendorf (ZMMU); Akmolinsk Prov.: 1 ♀, 1 ♂ , 15 km Egindykol', 120 km ESE Dzhambeity [ 69º28'E 51º02'N ], 160 m , 30.VII.1987 , YUP (ZISP); 1 ♀, 10 km N Zharkol Lake [ 66º17'E 54º13'N ], 8.VII.1957 , VRR (ZISP); 2 ♂ , Kokshetay Mt., Tersakkan River [ 70º12'E 53º05'N ], 29.VI.1957 ; 1 ♂ , 25.VII.1957 , VRR (ZISP); 2 ♀, 1 ♂ , near Sternjak, Kokchetav District [ 70º46'E 52º50'N ], VLK, A. Jdanko, V. Rascheev (KUFJ); Zhambyl Prov.: 1 ♂ , 12 km SE Zhabagly, Kshi-Kaindy River, Talasskii Alatau [ 70º28'E 42º26'N ], 5.VII.2001 , VLK (ZISP). Kyrgyzstan . Issyk-Kul Prov.: 2 ♀, Arashan, near Karakol, E of Issyk-Kul Lake [ 78º23'E 42º29'N ], 1850 m , OTA (KUFJ); 1 ♀, Kungei-Alatau Ridge, Cholpon-Ata [ 77º05'E 42º39'N ], 7.VIII.1953 , D. Panfilov (ZMMU). Published records. Morawitz (1880: 387, as C. kirgisica ): Uzbekistan ; Noskiewicz (1936: 302): Kazakhstan ; Noskiewicz (1936: 303, as C. fodiens kirgisicus ): Kyrgyzstan ; Kuhlmann (2005: 1373, as C. fodiens kirgisicus ); Kuhlmann (2009a: 17, as C. fodiens kirgisicus ); Kuhlmann & Proshchalykin (2011: 9); Proshchalykin & Kuhlmann (2012: 16): Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan . General distribution. Great Britain , Portugal , Spain , Sweden , Netherlands , Belgium , France , Denmark , Germany , Switzerland , Austria , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland , Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary , Italy , Slovenia , Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia , Romania , Bulgaria , Ukraine , Russia , Turkey , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , Iran , Pakistan , Mongolia , China (Xinjiang).