The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution VI. Family Andrenidae, genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, taxa described by V. Popov

The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution VIII. Family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae

The type specimens for names of bee taxa in the subfamily Panurginae of family Andrenidae deposited in the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg) are reviewed. Primary types of 39 taxa are illustrated and detailed information is provided (taxa include 19 described by F. Morawitz; nine by V. Popov; seven by T. Romankova and Yu. Astafurova; three by E. Eversmann; one by A. Osytshnjuk). Panurginus nitidulus Morawitz, 1889 sp. resurr. is resurrected from synonymy with P. nigripes Morawitz, 1880. A new synonymy is established for Camptopoeum rufiventre Morawitz, 1880=C. rufiventre flavovaria Popov, 1936, syn. nov. Panurgus clypeatus Eversmann, 1852 was synonymised with Panurginus labiatus (Eversmann, 1852) but is now recognised as a synonym of Panurginus niger Nylander, 1848, syn. nov. Lectotypes are here designated for the following ten nominal taxa: Camptopoeum altaicum Morawitz, 1891, C. rufiventre flavovaria Popov, 1936, C. schewyrewi Morawitz, 1897, Epimethea variegata Morawitz, 1875, Macrocera nasalis Eversmann, 1852, Panurginus nitidulus Morawitz, 1889, P. semiopacus Morawitz, 1894, Panurgus clypeatus Eversmann, 1852, P. siculus Morawitz, 1871, and Poecilomelitta ornata Popov, 1951.

Further revisions to the Palaearctic Andrena fauna (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)

The genus Andrena is the second largest genus of bees, and is undergoing a period of concentrated study that has resulted in the description or recognition of almost 200 additional species during the last decade. This process is far from complete, and substantial revisions are required even in well-studied regions; this present work contributes to this ongoing process. The following new synonymies are reported (senior name first): Andrena (Chrysandrena) fulvago (Christ, 1791) = A. (Chrysandrena) colonialis Morawitz, 1886 syn. nov., Andrena (Cnemidandrena) jagnobensis Morawitz, 1893 = A. (Cnemidandrena) nigriceps ssp. pamirensis Alfken, 1931 syn. nov., Andrena (Hoplandrena) romankovae Osytshnjuk, 1995 = A. (Hoplandrena) fagopyri Xu & Tadauchi, 2005 syn. nov., Andrena (Melanapis) fuscosa Erichson, 1835 = A. cussariensis kohatensis Cockerell, 1917 syn. nov., Andrena (Melandrena) flavipes Panzer, 1799 = A. bentoni Cockerell, 1917 syn. nov. and A. incanescens Cockerell, 1923 syn. nov., Andrena (Melandrena) marmora Nurse, 1904 = A. chionospila Cockerell, 1917 syn. nov. and A. pullipennis Alfken, 1931 syn. nov., Andrena (Melandrena) sibirica Morawitz, 1888 = A. phaneroleuca Cockerell, 1929 syn. nov., Andrena (Micrandrena) alfkenella Perkins, 1914 = A. (Micrandrena) caneibia Strand, 1915 syn. nov., Andrena (Micrandrena) minutuloides Perkins, 1914 = A. (Micrandrena) corssubalpina Theunert, 2007 syn. nov., Andrena (Micrandrena) saxonica Stöckhert, 1935 = A. (Micrandrena) warnckei Gusenleitner & Schwarz, 2000 syn. nov., Andrena (Notandrena) trimarginata (Radoszkowski, 1886) = A. (Notandrena) zostera Warncke, 1975 syn. nov., Andrena (Taeniandrena) afzeliella (Kirby, 1802) = A. heteropoda Cockerell, 1922 syn. nov., and Andrena (Ulandrena) crecca Warncke, 1965 = A. (Ulandrena) resoluta Warncke, 1973 syn. nov. A lectotype is designated for A. (incertae sedis) meripes Friese, 1922 which is recognised as the senior synonym of A. (Tarsandrena) palliata Wood, 2023 syn. nov. A neotype is created for A. (Ulandrena) abbreviata Dours, 1873 and A. abbreviata ssp. osychniukae Osytshnjuk, 1977 syn. nov. is synonymised with it. Andrena carinata Morawitz, 1877 is considered a nomen dubium. Andrena (incertae sedis) splendula Osytshnjuk, 1984 spec. resurr. is returned to species status as distinct from A. kurdistanica Engel, 2005 (=A. minor Warncke nec. Radoszkowski). Lectotypes are designated for A. (Andrena) rogenhoferi Morawitz, 1872, A. (Avandrena) melaleuca Friese, 1922, A. (Chlorandrena) orienticola Strand, 1915 stat. nov., A. (Euandrena) rufula Schmiedeknecht, 1884, A. (Leucandrena) favosa Morawitz, 1872, A. (Melandrena) ovinella Friese, 1914, and A. (Taeniandrena) callopyrrha Cockerell, 1929. Andrena (Avandrena) caligata Warncke, 1974 stat. nov., A. (Avandrena) eureka Warncke, 1974 stat. nov., A. (Avandrena) liturata Warncke, 1974 stat. nov., A. (Avandrena) gavia Warncke, 1974 stat. nov., A. (Micrandrena) pelagica Warncke, 1975 stat. nov., A. (Micrandrena) pillichi Noskiewicz, 1939 stat. rev., and A. (Truncandrena) donata Warncke, 1967 stat. nov. are elevated or returned to species status. The unknown female of A. (Euandrena) hermonella Scheuchl & Pisanty, 2016 is described. Andrena (Euandrena) allosa ssp. canigica Warncke, 1975 is placed in combination with Andrena (Euandrena) pileata ssp. canigica comb. nov. The following twenty-six new species are described: A. (incertae sedis) risha spec. nov. from Algeria, A. (Avandrena) collisa spec. nov. from Cyprus, A. (Aciandrena) elbensis spec. nov. from Egypt, A. (Graecandrena) balticola spec. nov. from Estonia, A. (Micrandrena) lediveleci spec. nov. and A. (Ulandrena) incustodita spec. nov. from Greece (Crete), A. (Euandrena) coronula spec. nov., A. (Euandrena) lustrum spec. nov., A. (Taeniandrena) perpetua spec. nov., A. (incertae sedis) tehranica spec. nov. from Iran, A. (incertae sedis) contraria spec. nov. from Mongolia, A. (incertae sedis) tenasserima spec. nov. from Myanmar and Thailand, A. (incertae sedis) dacia spec. nov. from Romania, A. (Avandrena) melacanoides spec. nov. from Spain, A. (Avandrena) baldocki spec. nov. from Spain and Portugal, A. (incertae sedis) concisura spec. nov. from Tajikistan, A. (Aciandrena) equus spec. nov., A. (Aciandrena) karahisara spec. nov., A. (Euandrena) eosphora spec. nov., A. (Euandrena) ridicula spec. nov., A. (Simandrena) michezi spec. nov., A. (incertae sedis) hakkariensis spec. nov., A. (incertae sedis) perforata spec. nov. from Turkey, A. (Euandrena) semota spec. nov., from Turkey and Iraq, A. (Graecandrena) volkoides spec. nov. from Turkey, Syria, Israel and the West Bank, and Jordan, and A. (Troandrena) namaka spec. nov. from Pakistan. Though the focus of much recent taxonomic attention, the Middle East continues to produce many undescribed Andrena species, in line with its suspected point of origin and centre of diversity for this massive bee genus.

The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution VII. Family Andrenidae, genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, taxa described by A. Osytshnjuk and A. Lebedev

The type specimens for names of bee taxa in the genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, described by Anna Z. Osytshnjuk and Alexander G. Lebedev which are deposited in the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg) are reviewed. Primary types of 27 taxa (22 described by A. Osytshnjuk and five described by A. Lebedev) are illustrated and detailed information is provided. A new synonymy is established for Andrena marmora Nurse, 1904=A. gussakovskii Lebedev, 1932, syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for Andrena azerbaidshanica Lebedev, 1932 and A. cochlearicalcar Lebedev, 1933. A complete list of all taxa of the genus Andrena described by A. Osytshnjuk (88 taxa) and A. Lebedev (11 taxa) is also given, with the locality data of the primary types.

Corrections and additions to the catalogue of the bees (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) of Russia

The present study is an update to the first catalogue of Russian bees published in 2017. For the Russian fauna, five recently described species are reported, as well as 45 species newly recorded since the first catalogue (including one invasive species), nine species overlooked in this previous Russian checklist, and 17 published synonymies. Original records are provided for nine species previously unknown to Russia and, as a taxonomic act, one species, Anthidiumovasi Warncke, 1980, syn. nov., is synonymised with Icteranthidiumfloripetum (Eversmann, 1852). Additionally, 14 species are excluded from the original catalogue and numerous other taxonomic changes and clarifications are included. The present work revises the total number of genera for Russia to 64 and the total number of species to 1,268.