36. Nomia edentata elegantissima Popov, 1949

(Figs 36 a–f)

Nomia edentata elegantissima Popov, 1949: 692, ♀, ♂.

Type locality: Dzhili-Kul (Khatlon Province, Tajikistan).

Published (original) locality: corresponds to data on the lectotype and paralectotype labels (see below).

Lectotype: ♂, designated by Astafurova & Pesenko 2006: 212, ДЖили-куль на р.[еке] Вахш, ТадЖ.[икистан] [Tajikistan, Khatlon Province, Dzhili-Kul, Vakhsh River, 37°29′N 68°32′E], 1.IX. [1]935, Гуссаковский [V. Gus- sakovskij leg.] // Lectotypus, Nomia elegantissima Popov, ♂, design. Astafurova <red label>.

Paralectotypes (7 ♀, 17 ♂): 4 ♀, 5 ♂, the same label as in lectotype; 2 ♀, 2 ♂, Арал на р.[еке] Вахш, ТадЖ.[икистан] [Tajikistan, Khatlon Province, Aral on Vakhsh River], 11.IX. [1]935, В. Гуссаковский [V. Gus- sakovskij leg.] ; 1 ♀, 9 ♂, Курган-Тюбе, дол.[ина] р.[еки] Вахш, ТадЖик. [истан] [Tajikistan, Khatlon Province, Kurgan-Tyube(=Bokhtar), Vakhsh River valley], 29.VIII. [1]935, В. Гуссаковский [V. Gussakovskij leg.] ; 1 ♂, УЗунь-Ада [Turkmenistan, Balkan Province, Uzun-ada], 23.V.1896, ВоронЩовъ [Vorontsov leg.], к.[оллекциЯ] Вольманна [collection of A. Wolhmann] // Paralectotype Nomia elegantissima Popov, design. Astafurova <red label> [identical labels on each specimen].

Current status. Pseudapis elegantissima (Popov, 1949) .

Distribution. Russia (south-east of the European part), Caucasus, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Iran.