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Radchenko &amp; Ivanov
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material.
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, Kiev, 
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, Crimea, Feodosia, Cape Chauda, 
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, steppe zone on 
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, leg. Yu. Budashkin (33 including 
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, leg. Yu. Budashkin, 
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13 and 6Ƥ collected from the same place and date as the 
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extraction, leg. Yu. Budashkin.
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Named after Yu. I. Budashkin, who collected a large part of the 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4426765FF3D647AFEE99632" bold="true" box="[151,277,1616,1639]" pageId="2" pageNumber="59">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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a. Male in dorsal view (scale = 5 mm); b. Female in dorsal view (scale = 5 mm); c. Head of male in frontal view (scale = 1 mm); d. Head of female in frontal view (scale =1 mm); e. Female in lateral view; f. Male in lateral view; g. Propodeum of female (scale = 1 mm); h. Pygidial plate of female (scale = 0.2 mm); i. Mesoscutum of male (scale = 0.5 mm).
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4426765FF6364C4FEBF9753" bold="true" box="[201,323,1774,1799]" pageId="2" pageNumber="59">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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shows diagnostic features of the subgenus 
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: scutum smooth between punctures, male S7 with apicolateral part pointed and male gonostylus shorter than gonocoxite. Volsella and apicolateral part of male S7 are apically pointed like in 
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, 
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and 
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, but the gonostylus is straight in 
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male while it is curved distally in 
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and 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4426765FB0C6570FAD89725" box="[1190,1316,1881,1905]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="59">M. sibirica</emphasis>
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. S7 of 
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with a blade-shaped apicolateral process that has an additional protrusion at the base of the spike-like process in 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4426765FEBB658BFE7B97EC" box="[273,391,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="59">M. ezoana</emphasis>
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. S7 is weakly incised apically. Base of female propodeal triangle with vertical carinae (
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Fig. 
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g) and outer surface of galea mat like in 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4426765FD3365EEFCEF978F" box="[665,787,1988,2011]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="59">M. ezoana</emphasis>
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and 
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,
</emphasis>
but prepygidial fimbria of female 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4426765FAD765EEFA61978F" box="[1405,1437,1988,2011]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="59">M.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FF3D62B2FEEE90E4" box="[151,274,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">budashkini</emphasis>
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is mainly white while being dark or predominantly dark like in 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FB8E62B3FB5990E4" box="[1060,1189,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">M. sibirica</emphasis>
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. T2–4 of female 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FAD762B3FEEE9087" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">M. budashkini</emphasis>
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with much wider white apical hair bands than in 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FC926296FC4F9087" box="[824,947,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">M. sibirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FC426296FBA09087" box="[1000,1116,188,211]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">M. ezoana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Mesoscutum and scutellum with larger punctures than in 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FE5B62CAFD9390A3" box="[497,623,223,247]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">M. sibirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In contrast to 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FC8C62CAFC6190A3" box="[806,925,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">M. ezoana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FC7F62CAFB8590A3" box="[981,1145,223,247]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">M. budashkini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
female metabasitarsus is straight proximally. Posterior scutum, anterior scutellum and anterior metanotum sparsely punctate.
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<paragraph id="8BC84E62E4436764FF3D6700FE7D95C9" blockId="3.[151,1436,1322,1437]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FF3D6700FEEE9514" bold="true" box="[151,274,1322,1345]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FEB26701FE2A9515" box="[280,470,1323,1345]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">Melitta budashkini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FE766701FDD79514" bold="true" box="[476,555,1323,1344]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2302F0BE4436764FE766701FDD79514" box="[476,555,1323,1344]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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male. a. Galea in lateral view (scale = 0.5 mm); b. Genitalia in lateral view with arrows showing flattened hemispherical protrusion in the middle of the ventral part (scale = 0.5 mm); c. Genitalia in dorsal view (scale = 0.5 mm); d. Sternum 6 in ventral view (scale = 1 mm); e. Sternum 7 in ventral view (scale = 0.5 mm); f. Sternum 8 in ventral view (scale = 0.5 mm).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC84E62E4436764FF3D65BDFD6D9798" blockId="3.[151,1436,1943,1996]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FF3D65BDFEE997F9" bold="true" box="[151,277,1943,1966]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Host-plant of 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FE0465B2FD9397FA" box="[430,623,1944,1966]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">Melitta budashkini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FDD265B2FD3697F9" bold="true" box="[632,714,1944,1965]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2302F0BE4436764FDD265B2FD3697F9" box="[632,714,1944,1965]" pageId="3" pageNumber="60" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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a. Female foraging on 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4436764FC6B65B3FB8997FA" box="[961,1141,1945,1966]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="60">Limonium meyeri</emphasis>
(Plumbaginaceae)
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; b. Landscape in the surrounding area (photo S.P. Ivanov).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C36D1DE9E4446763FF6362BDFD5894AF" pageId="4" pageNumber="61" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BC84E62E4446763FF6362BDFC27920D" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1488]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FF6362BDFEA890E4" bold="true" box="[201,340,151,176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Description</emphasis>
3 (
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). 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FE5762B2FD7290E4" bold="true" box="[509,654,152,176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Body length</emphasis>
: 
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. 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FCFB62B2FC6B90E4" bold="true" box="[849,919,152,176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Head.</emphasis>
L = 
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. W = 
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. Integument black including all segments of antenna, but with small reddish-brown patches on the middle of mandibles. Segments of antennal flagellum slightly curved ventrally. Compound eyes slightly converging below. Clypeus convex. Face covered with silver-white hairs, but vertex with scattered small dark hairs (
<figureCitation id="134C52E7E4446763FC5A6328FBCB914E" box="[1008,1079,258,282]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1616,1639]" captionTargetBox="[207,1379,302,1594]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[207,1379,302,1595]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Melitta budashkini sp. nov. a. Male in dorsal view (scale = 5 mm); b. Female in dorsal view (scale = 5 mm); c. Head of male in frontal view (scale = 1 mm); d. Head of female in frontal view (scale = 1 mm); e. Female in lateral view; f. Male in lateral view; g. Propodeum of female (scale = 1 mm); h. Pygidial plate of female (scale = 0.2 mm); i. Mesoscutum of male (scale = 0.5 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/281349/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
c). 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FBF06329FB24914F" bold="true" box="[1114,1240,259,283]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Mesosoma</emphasis>
. L = 
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. W (between tegulae) = 
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. Cuticle black. Mesoscutum and scutellum densely punctate with large dots, sparse in the central parts of the mesoscutum and laterally on the scutellum (i&gt;d), smooth between punctures (
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Fig. 
<date id="FFC968A2E4446763FA926363FAB49135" box="[1336,1352,329,353]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">2</date>
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i). Thorax dorsally covered with a dirty gray hairs, propodeum and sides of mesosoma with a silver-white pubescence. 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FF3D63BAFF3391FC" bold="true" box="[151,207,400,424]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Legs</emphasis>
. All legs are black, except for brown pretarsi. Legs with white pubescence except first tarsus which is covered with black or brown hairs on the inside. 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FDCD6399FD4E9198" bold="true" box="[615,690,435,460]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Wings</emphasis>
. Wings slightly dark. 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FC1B639EFBD19198" bold="true" box="[945,1069,436,460]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Metasoma</emphasis>
. L = 
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. W = 
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. All terga are densely punctate (i&lt;d), smooth and shiny between punctures. Terga lightened apically, on T2–3 margins slightly depressed across the entire width of terga while on other terga only the lateral parts are depressed. Apical parts of all sterna yellowish translucent. S6–8 like in 
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d–f. Gonostylus shorter than gonobase with the middle of the ventral part having a flattened hemispherical protrusion (
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b–c).
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<paragraph id="8BC84E62E4446763FF63604FFAB0941E" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1488]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">
Ƥ (
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, 
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). 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FECF604FFE099229" bold="true" box="[357,501,613,637]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Body length</emphasis>
: 
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. 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FD22604FFD339229" bold="true" box="[648,719,613,637]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Head.</emphasis>
L = 
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. W = 
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. Integument black except ventral side of antenna and small patches in the middle of the mandibles which are reddish-brown. Inner margins of compound eyes almost parallel (
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d). Face and vertex densely punctate except for the parts close to the lateral ocelli and below the central ocella. Clypeus wider than long. Vestiture greyish-white at vertex mixed with grey and brown hairs. Outer surface of galea slightly shiny and sculptured (densely punctate with small dots – i&lt;d). Face, except vertex, completely covered with silver-white hairs. 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FD76613CFCA6937A" bold="true" box="[732,858,790,814]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Mesosoma</emphasis>
. L = 
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. W = 
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. Cuticle black. Mesoscutum and scutellum punctate like male. Propodeal triangle is sculptured and slightly shiny between the ribs (
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Fig. 
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g). Thorax dorsally covered with yellowish-brown or yellowish-gray hairs, otherwise covered in white pubescence. 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FE8F61ABFEA193CD" bold="true" box="[293,349,897,921]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Legs</emphasis>
. All legs are black, except for brown pretarsi. Tibia and first tarsus of legs are covered with black hairs on the inner side and on the outer side with silver-white pubescence except for the proximal part of tibia below the hind metabasitibial plate where are also black hairs. 
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. See male. 
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. L = 
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. W = 
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. All terga are black and densely punctate (i&lt;d), smooth and shiny between punctures. The apical margin of terga black, slightly depressed laterally. T1–4 with white apical hair band twice as broad as width of apical margin. Basal and apical margins of S1–4 yellowish with apical bands of white erect hairs. Pp as in 
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h.
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FF63667CFE73943A" bold="true" box="[201,399,1109,1134]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Floral visitation.</emphasis>
Most specimens were collected on 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FC88667DFC1B943A" box="[802,999,1111,1134]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Limonium meyeri</emphasis>
(Boiss.) Kuntze (Plumbaginaceae)
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but six females were found on 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FE676653FD7694C5" box="[461,650,1145,1169]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Galatella villosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(L.) Rchb.f. (= 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FCE96650FC0294C5" box="[835,1022,1145,1169]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Linosyris villosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(L.) DC.) (
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). The species might be eclectic oligolege (
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FE7366B4FDEB94E1" box="[473,535,1182,1205]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">sensu</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFE63393E4446763FDB566B6FCB494E0" author="Muller" box="[543,840,1180,1204]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61" refString="Muller, A. &amp; Kuhlmann, M. (2008) Pollen hosts of western palaearctic bees of the genus Colletes (Hymenoptera: Colletidae): the Asteraceae paradox. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 95, 719 - 733." type="journal article" year="2008">Müller &amp; Kuhlmann 2008</bibRefCitation>
) but palynological analysis is required for confirmation.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FF6366C9FED094A8" bold="true" box="[201,300,1251,1276]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Biotope.</emphasis>
Only found in xerophytic steppe.
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<subSubSection id="C36D1DE9E4446763FF63672CFCAF954B" box="[201,851,1286,1312]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FF63672CFE9E954B" bold="true" box="[201,354,1286,1311]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Distribution.</emphasis>
Crimea. Only known from the 
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locality.
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<subSubSection id="C36D1DE9E4446763FF636700FDED9584" pageId="4" pageNumber="61" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BC84E62E4446763FF636700FDED9584" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1488]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FF636700FEBA9517" bold="true" box="[201,326,1322,1347]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">Comment.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FEFA6701FE0F9516" box="[336,499,1322,1346]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">M. budashkini</emphasis>
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seems to be closely related to 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FCF76701FC289516" box="[861,980,1323,1346]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">M. ezoana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FBBA6701FB729516" box="[1040,1166,1322,1346]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">M. sibirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The latter two species show wider East-Palaearctic distribution (Michez &amp; Eardley 2007). Crimea could have been an isolated glacial refugia where 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FE916758FE2195DD" box="[315,477,1393,1417]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">M. budashkini</emphasis>
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shifted on alternative host-plants. All females of 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FBB86758FB4895DD" box="[1042,1204,1393,1417]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">M. budashkini</emphasis>
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have been collected foraging on 
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or 
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while 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FD6C67BCFCC095F9" box="[710,828,1430,1453]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">M. ezoana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FCD967BCFC1395F9" box="[883,1007,1429,1453]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">M. sibirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are 
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specialist and generalist respectively (
<bibRefCitation id="EFE63393E4446763FE876792FDF99584" author="Michez" box="[301,517,1464,1488]" pageId="4" pageNumber="61" refString="Michez, D., Patiny, S., Rasmont, P., Timmermann, K. &amp; Vereecken, N. J. (2008). Phylogeny and host-plant evolution in Melittidae s. l. (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Apidologie, 39, 146 - 162." type="journal article" year="2008">
Michez 
<emphasis id="B9039270E4446763FE236793FE3E9584" box="[393,450,1464,1488]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
2008
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).
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