Colletes similis Schenck 1853 Colletes similis Schenck 1853 Robertson 1904 Jørgensen 1912 Colletes picistigma Thomson 1872 : 165 The bees of the genus Colletes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) of the Caucasus region Kuhlmann, Michael Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. Zootaxa 2016 4161 3 367 385 X3KP Schenck 1853 Schenck 1853 [151,510,817,843] Insecta Colletidae Colletes Animalia Hymenoptera 8 375 Arthropoda species similis     Colletes similis Schenck 1853(nom. praeocc., nec  Robertson 1904, nec  Jørgensen 1912): 172, ♂ (syntypes: ♂♂, Germany).    Colletes picistigma Thomson 1872: 165–166 (type locality: South Sweden).     Materialexamined.  Abkhasia: 1 ♂, Sukhum, Kelasur River[ 41°00'E 43°00'N],  4.VI.2004, A. Khalaim( ZISP);   Georgia: 1 ♀, Borzhomi Nature Reserve[ 43°22'E 41°50'N],  1000–1300m,  29.VI–11.VII.2011, M. Sergeev( IBSS);   Armenia: 1 ♂, Erevan, Morawitz’scoll. ( ZISP);  1 ♂, pr. Mis-chana, 2.  VII.1924 ( ZISP);  3 ♀, Parakar[ 44°24'E 40°09'N],  3.VII.1961, VAR ( ZISP);  1 ♀, BergeN Sewansee[ 45°15'E 40°35'N],  2400m,  16.VII.1987, J. Oehlke( M. Schwarz);   Azerbaijan: 1 ♀, 25–35 kmE Nakhichevan[ 45°42'E 39°11'N], 7–17.1982, YAP ( ZISP);  1 ♀, Yardmly, Avash[ 48°10'E 38°50'N],  1200–1500m,  16.VI.1996, M. Hauser(coll. Burger);  1 ♀, Lenkoran, Apobelow Bilasar[ 48°45'E 38°35'N],  350m,  9.VI.1996, M. Hauser(coll. Burger).  Published records. Skhirtladze 1981(Georgia: Borjomi); Aliev & Kirschey 2010(Azerbaijan: Yardimli, Awasch); Kuhlmann & Proshchalykin 2014b(Russia: Krasnodar Terr., Stavropol Terr., Dagestan Republic).   General distribution.Abkhazia, * Armenia, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria,  China(Xinjiang), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. 1306554219 [151,1432,985,1010] 2004-06-04 ZISP A. Khalaim Material 43.0 Kelasur River 1146 41.0 Sukhum 8 375 1 1 Abkhasia 1306554233 2011-06-29 2011-07-11 2011-06-29 IBSS M. Sergeev Georgia 1150 41.833332 Borzhomi Nature Reserve 1153 43.366665 8 375 1 1 1306554254 [247,802,1057,1082] ZISP Erevan & Morawitz's Armenia Armenia 8 375 1 1 1306554255 [818,1271,1057,1082] VII. 1 ZISP Armenia Mis-chana 8 375 1 1 1306554232 1961-07-03 ZISP Armenia 40.15 Parakar 1164 44.4 8 375 3 3 1306554251 1987-07-16 J. Oehlke & M. Schwarz 2400 40.583332 Sewansee 1162 45.25 Berge 8 375 1 1 1306554249 [411,1409,1129,1154] ZISP Azerbaijan 39.183334 Nakhichevan 1170 45.7 8 375 1 1 Nakhichevan 1306554236 1996-06-16 M. Hauser & Burger Azerbaijan 1350 38.833332 Avash 1173 48.166668 Yardmly 8 375 1 1 Nakhichevan 1306554246 1996-06-09 M. Hauser & Burger Azerbaijan 350 38.583332 Bilasar 1174 48.75 Apo 8 375 1 1 Lenkoran 1306554241 China Xinjiang 8 375 1 Xinjiang