The genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Central Asia Author Astafurova, Yulia V. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-7792 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia Author Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-8226 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia proshchalikin@biosoil.ru text ZooKeys 2023 2023-10-06 1181 241 263 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1181.110416 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1181.110416 1313-2970-1181-241 8A612B0B59524F7F999CB0B20A52C271 53C2A312B2345230823B710BDD1567A6 Epeolus mikhailovi Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2021 Fig. 4 Epeolus mikhailovi Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2021a: 30, ♀ (type locality: Kyrgyzstan, Toguz-bulak). Published data. Astafurova and Proshchalykin 2021a : 30; 2021c :11 (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan). Material examined. Uzbekistan , 1 ♀ , Samarkand , coll. F. Morawitz [ZISP] ; Tajikistan , 1 ♂ , Yagnob , 15.VI.[1870], [ E. transitorius det. F. Morawitz ] [ZISP] ; 1 ♂ , Zararavshan valley [Pasrut River, near Anzob], 24.VI.[1870] [ E. transitorius det. F. Morawitz ] [ZMMU] ; 1 ♀ , Pamir , Vanch , 30.VIII.1943 , leg. Stakelberg [ZISP] ; 3 ♀♀ , 3 ♂♂ , Pamir , Shavoz , Shakhadara River , 2800 m , 9.VII.1960 , leg. L. Zimina [ZMMU] ; 1 ♀ , Khorog , 2600 m , 15.VI.1956 , leg. Zhelokhovtsev [ZMMU] ; 1 ♂ , Pamir , Chil Dara , 12.VI., leg. N. Bogoyavlenskiy [ZISP] ; 1 ♂ , Pamir , 10 km SE of Ishkashim , 2600 m , 18.VII.1964 , leg. Tanasiychuk [ZISP] . Description of hitherto unknown male. Structure, sculpture, coloration and pubescence are similar to those of the female (see Astafurova and Proshchalykin 2021a : 30). Total body length 5.0-8.5 mm. Flagellomeres about as wide as long (Fig. 4B ). Pygidial plate (T7) coarsely and densely punctate, 1.0-1.1 times as long as basal width, slightly narrowed toward apex; apical margin straight (Fig. 4C ). Head (Fig. 4B ) mostly black, but mandible reddish with red-brown apex and F1 reddish apically. Mesosoma mostly black; tegula, tibia, tarsi (and sometimes femora) reddish. Tergal discs black, marginal zones yellowish; pygidial plate black or reddish. Sterna brownish or reddish with yellowish marginal zones. Clypeus, paraocular and supraclypeal areas with dense (obscuring integument) tomentum; genal area with sparser and short setae. Frons with sparse short plumose and long simple setae. Ventral part of mesosoma, pronotum, mesepisternum (at least upper half), and metanotum laterally with whitish tomentum obscuring integument. Mesoscutum with developed tomentum on anterior half and peripherally. Tergal marginal zones (on T1-T4) with uninterrupted bands of tomentum (Fig. 4A ); T1 with basal band widely connected with apical band laterally. S2-S3 with white bands of tomentum on marginal zones and S4 and S5 with golden long setae. Figure 4. Epeolus mikhailovi Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2021, male A metasoma, dorsal view B head, frontal view C pygidial plate. Scale bars: 1.0 mm ( A, B ); 0.25 mm ( C ). Distribution. Mountains of *Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.