Colletes cretaceus Morawitz 1876

Colletes cretaceus Morawitz 1876: 267, ♀ (holotype –♀, Kyzyl-Kum, Karak Mt., Kazakhstan). Colletes farinosus Morawitz 1877: 96 –97, ♂ (type locality: Echmiadzin, Erevan, Armenia).

Material examined. Kazakhstan. Karaganda Prov.: 1 ♂, Akzhar, Karatal River [77º10'E 46º00'N], 29.VI.2004, VLK (ZISP). Uzbekistan. Fergana Prov.: 11 ♂, 20 km NW Kokand [70º56'E 40º31'N], 15.V.1978, YUP (ZISP/ RCMK). Turkmenistan. Maryi Prov.: 7 ♂, Farab [63º36'E 39º10'N], 12–28.V.1929, ASH (ZISP).

Published records. Noskiewicz (1936: 222); Kuhlmann (2005: 1367): Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan; Popov (1952: 84): Turkmenistan; Warncke (1978: 332): Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.

General distribution. Turkey, Armenia, Kazakhstan, * Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.