Colletes tuberculatus Morawitz 1893

Kuhlmann, Michael & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2013, The genus Colletes (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) in Central Asia, Zootaxa 3750 (5), pp. 401-449 : 426-427

Colletes tuberculatus Morawitz 1893

Colletes tuberculatus Morawitz 1893: 80 –81, ♀, ♂ (type locality: “Serbent, Jagnob: Ravat, Turusch-Dara-Pass, Iskander-kul, Takfon, Kschtut, Darch”, Tadjikistan).

Colletes tuberculatus siculus Noskiewicz 1959: 511 –513, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Etna, Sicily). Syn. nov. Colletes tuberculatus anatolicus Noskiewicz 1959: 513 –515 ♀, ♂ (type locality: Nigda, Turkey). Syn. nov. Colletes daviesanus tuberculatus: Warncke 1978: 349 –350.

Colletes tuberculatus siculus Noskiewicz 1959 and C. t. anatolicus Noskiewicz 1959 are here synonymized with Colletes tuberculatus Morawitz 1894 . Both species were described based on slight differences of the colour of pilosity and the breadth of apical metasomal tergal hair bands. These characters vary with the climatic conditions the bees live in (steppic to temperate) and are unsuitable for a taxonomic differentiation. Within the taxonomically difficult C. fodiens species-group C. tuberculatus is well characterized with the intraspecific morphological and colour variation not exceeding that of other widespread Colletes species like C. cunicularius (Kuhlmann 2000) , C. fodiens (Kuhlmann & Proshchalykin 2011) , C. floralis or C. chengtehensis (Kuhlmann 2009b) . Thus, it is not justified to retain subspecies in C. tuberculatus .

Material examined. Kazakhstan. Zapadno-Kazakhstankaya Prov.: 1 ♂, 10 km N Zharkol' Lake [66º17'E 54º13'N], 17.VI.1957, VRR (ZISP); Aktyubins Prov.: 1 ♀, 60 km NNE Karabutak [60°28'E 50°25'N], 390 m, 27.VII.1987, YUP (ZISP); Kostanai Prov.: 2 ♀, 9 ♂, 6 km NE Ilektikol' Lake [67º31'E 50º19'N], 21.VI.1957, VRR (ZISP); Akmolinsk Prov.: 1 ♂, 20 km SW Ezil' [66º24'E 51º57'N], 290 m, 25.VIII.1987, YUP (ZISP); Zhambyl Prov.: 1 ♂, 30 km NNW Mynaral, Balkhash Lake [73º40'E 45º25'N], 6.IX.1988, YUP (ZISP); Pavlodar Prov.: 14 ♀, 1 ♂, 25 km SSE Ekibaztuz [75º19'E 51º43'N], 290 m, 22.VIII.1987, YUP (ZISP); 1 ♂, Pavlodar [76º57'E 52º18'N], 7–9.VIII.1922, A. Reikardt (ZISP); Akmolinsk Prov.: 6 ♀, 1 ♂, 10 km N Zharkol Lake [66º17'E 54º13'N], 17.VI–8.VII.1957, VRR (ZISP); 4 ♀, 16 ♂, Kokshetay Mt., Tersakkan River [70º12'E 53º05'N], 29.V– 23.VII.1957, VRR (ZISP); Karaganda Prov.: 2 ♂, Koksengir, S Zhana-Ark [65º82'E 44º35'N], 14–18.VII.1959, AAP (ZISP); 1 ♀, 6 ♂, Taldy-Manak, S Zhana-Ark [57º32'E 45º15'N], 15–19.VI.1959, AAP (ZISP); Almata Prov.: 1 ♀, Almatinskoe Lake [78º05'E 43º57'N], 2530 m, M. Engel (AMNH). Kyrgyzstan. Issyk-Kul Prov.: 3 ♀, 25 km SE Rybach'e (=Bylykchi), Terekei-Alatau Ridge [76º11'E 42º28'N], 2000 m, 9.VIII.1985, YUP (ZISP). Turkmenistan. Akhal Prov.: 1 ♂, Kopt-Dag, Nuchur [58º13'E 37º48'N], VI.1923, E. Smirnov (ZMMU); 1 ♀, Firyuza [58º03'E 37º56'N], 16.V.1928, VVG (IZKU); 6 ♂, 22.VI.1934, VBP (IZKU/ZISP). Tajikistan. Sogd Prov.: 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Kshtut (= Pass, 3800 m) [68º13'E 39º15'N], 29–31.V.2001, M. Hauser (PCCS); Region of Republican Subordination: 4 ♂, 30 km NW Ramit, Sardan-Miena River [69°05'E 38°54'N], 11.VI.1975, YUP (ZISP); 1 ♂, 35 km N Stalinobad (=Dushanbe), Kvak [68º47'E 38º53'N], 10.VII.1937; 1 ♂, 17.VIII.1937, VVG (ZISP); 1 ♂, Gushari (Khush-er), Gissarskij Ridge [68º48'E 38º54'N], 14.VII.1937, VVG (ZISP); 2 ♂, Karateginskiy Ridge, Komarou River [69º55'E 38º70'N], 16.VII.1975, YUP (ZISP); 1 ♀, Khodzha-obi-garm (52 km N Dushanbe), S Gissarkii Ridge [68º47'E 39º11'N], 6.IX.1943, MNN (ZISP); 1 ♀, 28.VIII.1946, VRR (ZISP); 5 ♀, 9 ♂, Kondara, Varzoba [68º49'E 38º46'N], 1100 m, 7.VI–21.IX.1937; 9 ♂, 7.VIII–20.IX.1938; 1 ♀, 19.VI.1939, VVG (ZISP); 3 ♀, Kvak, 35 km N Stalinobad (=Dushanbe) [68º47'E 38º53'N], 2000 m, 5.VIII.1937, VVG (ZISP); 3 ♀, 3 ♂, Stalinobad (=Dushanbe) [68º47'E 38º34'N], 7.V–9.X.1943; 10 ♀, 2 ♂, 6–11.V.1944, VBP (ZISP); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Ziddy River, Gissarskij Ridge [68º40'E 38º65'N], 15–18.VII.1944, MNN (ZISP); Khatlon Prov.: 1 ♀, 40 km E Komsomolobad, Petra Velokogo Ridge [70º25'E 38º51'N], 27.VII.1979; 9 ♀, 17 ♂, 31.VIII.1985, YUP (ZISP).

Published records. Noskiewicz (1936: 329): Tajikistan, Turkmenistan; Alfken (1932: 827); Popov (1949: 690): Tajikistan; Popov (1952: 84): Turkmenistan; Popov (1967: 16): Uzbekistan; Kuhlmann (2005: 1374); Kuhlmann (2009a: 17); Proshchalykin & Kuhlmann (2012: 21): Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; Warncke (1978: 350, as C. daviesanus tuberculatus ): “Turkestan”.

General distribution. Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Pakistan.