Hylaeus (Prosopis) variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Mellinus variegatus Fabricius, 1798: 265, ♀ (type locality: Europe).

Mellinus labiatus Fabricius, 1798: 267, Ƌ (type locality: Europe).

Philanthus analis Fabricius, 1804: 307, Ƌ (type locality: Europe).

Prosopis colorata Panzer, 1805: pl. 89, fig. 14, ♀ (type locality: Germany). Prosopis coriacea Pérez, 1895: 63, ♀, Ƌ (type locality: Barbarie).

Prosopis variegata var. obscura Höppner, 1901: 239, Ƌ (type locality: Germany). Hylaeus hookeri Cockerell, 1931: 534, ♀, Ƌ (type locality: Asni; Ifrane, Marocco). Prosopis impressifrons Gussakovskij, 1932: 66, Ƌ (type locality: Primorskiy Terr., Russia). Prosopis rufithorax Alfken, 1933: 47, ♀ (type locality: Morocco).

Prosopis variegata relicta Warncke, 1981: 158 –159, ♀, Ƌ (type locality: Lato b. Agias Nikolaos; Sitia, Malia; Heraklion, Crete).

Hylaeus variegatus: Dathe 1986 a: 270; Proshchalykin & Dathe 2012: 27.

Material examined. Mongolia. Uvs Aimag: 1 ♂, 20 km S Under-Khangai, Chikdzhiin-Gol, 2.VII. 1978, MK (ZISP); 3 ♀, 6 ♂, Tarialan, Kharkhiraa, 6, 24.VII. 1988, Batchujag, K. Seidelmann (SDEI); 22 ♀, 6 ♂, 1, 24.VII. 1989, K. Seidelmann (SDEI); 1 ♀, 29.VI. 1990, K. Seidelmann (SDEI); 2 ♀, 5 ♂, 10, 17.VII. 1991, MD (SDEI); Khovd Aimag: 1 ♀, 25 km N Bulgan, Ulyastain-Gol, 31.VII. 1970, MK (ZISP); Govi-Altai Aimag: 1 ♀, 60 km SE Bugat, Khaichi-Bulak stream, 19.VII. 1970, MK (ZISP); 1 ♀, 10 km ENE Samon-Khairkhan-Ula, 9– 10.VIII. 1978, MK (ZISP); Bayan-Khongor Aimag: 1 ♂, Ekhin-Gol oasis, 11–14.VIII. 1969, MK (ZISP); Selenge Aimag: 2 ♀, 5 ♂, Ero-Gol near Dulan-Khan, 4.VIII. 1975, MK (ZISP); Tuv Aimag: 1 ♂, Urga [=Ulaanbaatar], 1– 2.VII. 1905, PK (ZISP); 6 ♀, 1 ♂, 75 km W Ulaanbaatar, dunes, 2.VIII. 2005, JH (OLBL); Khentii Aimag: 1 ♂, 25 km NE Bayan-Adraga, 6–7.VII. 1976, IK (ZISP); 1 ♂, 8 km S Norovlin, 25.VIII. 1975, MK (ZISP); Dornogovi Aimag: 1 ♀, 40 km W Erdene, 14.VIII. 1975, EN (ZISP); 1 ♂, 70 km ENE Sain-Shand, Dolotyn-Khuduk, 17.VIII. 1975, EN (ZISP); Sukhbaatar Aimag: 2 ♀, Dzotol Khan-Ula, 20.VII. 1976, IK (ZISP); Dornod Aimag: 1 ♂, 33 km SE Khalkh-Gol, Khalkin-Gol, 19.VII. 1971, MK (ZISP); 16 ♀, 6 ♂, 31.VII. 1976, MK (ZISP); 8 ♀, 4 ♂, 31.VII. 1976, IK (ZISP); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 11.VIII. 1976, MK (ZISP); 7 ♀, 6 ♂, 60 km ESE Bayan-Burda, Derkhin-Tsagan- Obo Mt., 21.VII. 1971, MK (ZISP); 3 ♀, 3–4. VIII. 1 976, IK (ZISP); 1 ♀, 30 km ENE Tsagan-Ula, Modon-Obo Mt., 25.VII. 1971, MK (ZISP); 63 ♀, 43 ♂, Tamsag-Bulak, 24.VII. 1976, MK (ZISP); 1 ♀, 32 km SE Salkhit Mt., Numregin-Gol, 6.VIII. 1976, MK (ZISP); 2 ♀, 2 ♂, 6–7.VIII. 1976, IK (ZISP); 1 ♀, 20 km ENE Bayan-Ula, 8.VII. 1976, IK (ZISP); 20 ♀, 5 ♂, 24–25.VII. 1976, IK (ZISP); 2 ♂, 10 km SE Salkhit Mt., Dege-Gol, 5.VIII. 1976, MK (ZISP); 4 ♀, 13 km W Dash-Balbar, Uldzy River, 24.VIII. 1975, EN (ZISP).

Distribution in Mongolia. Uvs Aimag, *Khovd Aimag, *Govi-Altai Aimag, *Bayan-Khongor Aimag, Selenge Aimag, *Tuv Aimag, *Khentii Aimag, *Dornogovi Aimag, *Sukhbaatar Aimag, *Dornod Aimag (Fig. 3 f).

General distribution. Transpalaearctic species, from northern Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) up to Mongolia, China (Hebei), and Russian Far East; Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria; absent in Europe only in the British Isles and Scandinavia.