Stelis simillima Morawitz, 1875

Ivlev, Konstantin S., Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2025, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution IX. Family Megachilidae, tribe Anthidiini, species described by F. Morawitz, Zootaxa 5723 (1), pp. 1-48 : 42

38. Stelis simillima Morawitz, 1875

( Fig. 36a–e )

Stelis simillima Morawitz, 1875b: 66 , ♀, ♂.

Type locality: Tatli ( Azerbaijan).

Published locality: “Akstafa-Thal”.

Lectotype (designated here): ♂, golden circle // Akstafa-Thal. [ Azerbaijan, Agstafa District, Tatli , 41°01′N 45°26′E] // simillima ♂. Mor. Typ. // Lectotypus ♂ Stelis simillima Morawitz, 1875 design. Ivlev et al., 2025 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0002697 .

Paralecotype: 1 ♀, the same labels as in the lectotype // Paralectotypus Stelis simillima Morawitz, 1875 design. Ivlev et al., 2025 <red label>.

Current status. Stelis ( Stelis) simillima Morawitz, 1875 .

Distribution. Morocco, Europe (except north), Russia (Crimea, Urals, Western Siberia), Israel, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan ( Kasparek 2015; Fateryga et al. 2020).

Figures

FIGURE 36a–e. Stelis simillima Morawitz, 1875, lectotype, male: a—habitus, lateral view and labels; b—head, frontal view; c—metasoma, dorsal view; d—T6–T7, dorsal view; e—head and mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.