22. Rophites atrocoeruleus Morawitz, 1875

(Figs 22 a–e)

Rophites atrocoeruleus Morawitz, 1875: 72 (key), 74, ♀.

Type locality: Alai Ridge (Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan).

Published (original) locality: Khanate of Kokand: Lednik Shchurovskogo [mountain glacier in Alai Ridge, Tajikistan] and Isfairam Pass [pass near Isfairam River in Alai Ridge, Kyrgyzstan].

Lectotype: ♀, designated by Pesenko 1998: 680, Исфайрам [Kyrgyzstan, Isfairam Pass, Alai Ridge, ≈ 40°00′N 72°00′E] // “20.” [20.VII.1871, A. Fedchenko leg.] // Rophites atrocoeruleus Mor. [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // Lectotypus, Rophites atrocoeruleus Mor., design. Pesenko 1997 <red label>.

Current status. Dufourea (Cephalictoides) paradoxa atrocoerulea (Morawitz, 1875) (according to Ebmer 1984: 368).

Remark. Description of male: Popov 1958: 47, fig. 1.

Distribution. See above on Halictoides paradoxus Morawitz, 1867 .