46. Epeolus variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Figs 66, 67, 82) Apis variegata Linnaeus, 1758: 577, ♂, (holotype: ♂, Europe, Linnean collections: https://linnean-online.org/16064/ #?s=0&cv=0). ? Apis notata Christ, 1791: 188, ♀, ♂, (type locality: Germany, types are lost). Synonymized by Stoeckhert 1933: 64 with E. productus Thomson. ? Apis pulchella Christ, 1791: 194, ♀, (type locality: Germany, types are lost). Synonymy according to Warncke 1986: 108. Apis murcaria Christ, 1791: 188–189, ♀, ♂, (type locality: Germany, types are lost). Synonymized by Morawitz 1869: 50. ? Apis festiva Christ, 1791: 190–191, ♀, ♂, (type locality: Germany, types are lost). Synonymy according to Warncke, 1986: 97. Epeolus pictus Nylander, 1848: 174–175, ♀, ♂, (syntypes: 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Siberia; FMNH). Synonymized by Morawitz 1869: 50. Epeolus productus Thomson, 1870: 91, ♂, ♀, (lectotype: ♀, designated by Nilsson 2010: 88, Sweden, Östergötland; ZMLU). Synonymized by Richards 1937: 99. Other notable publications. Richards 1937: 99–130 (morphological differences, variation, figures); Niemelä 1947: 38 (key, descriptive note); Scheuchl 2000: 143, 147 (key, figures); Bogusch & Hadrava 2018: 46–53, 55, 57 (key, diagnosis, re-description, figures); Le Divelec 2021: 25–32 (key, taxonomical notes, figures). Host (s). Colletes daviesanus Smith, C. fodiens (Fourcroy), C. similis Schenck, C. halophilus Verhoeff (Morawitz 1869; Richards 1937; Guichard 1974). Distribution. North Africa, Europe, Russia (to Eastern Siberia), Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Pakistan, Mongolia (Bogusch & Hadrava 2018).

Published as part of Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2024, Catalogue and identification key of the bee genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from the Palaearctic region, pp. 183-213 in Zootaxa 5453 (2) on page 203, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/11233829