Colletes hethiticus Warncke, 1978 Colletes marginatus hethiticus Warncke, 1978: 358–359, ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♂, Konya, Turkey. Material examined. Azerbaijan. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic • Julfa, Gazanchi, 39°13'N, 45°41'E, 27. VII. 2018, 1 ♀, MP, HA, MM [FNCV]; • Julfa, Ashabi-Kahf, 39°13'N, 45°35'E, 1330 m, 28. VI. 2019, 3 ♂, MM [FSCV / RCMK]; • Nakhchivan, 39°13'N, 45°24'E, 890 m, 26. VI. 2019, 1 ♂, MM [FSCV]; • Ordubad, Ustupu, 39°02'N, 45°54'E, 1495 m, 16. VI. 2024, 2 ♀, 1 ♂, MP, MM [FSCV / RCMK]; • Ordubad, Channab, 38°59'N, 45°53'E, 1090 m, 16. VI. 2024, 2 ♀, MP, MM [FSCV / RCMK]; • Ordubad, Anagut, 38°58'N, 45°56'E, 1250 m, 9. VI. 2021, 1 ♂, MM [RCMK]; • Babek, Shikhmakhmud, 39°15'N, 45°25'E, 940 m, 24. VI. 2021, 1 ♀, 2 ♂, MM [FSCV / RCMK]. Distribution. Romania, Bulgaria, Russia (North Caucasus), Turkey, Azerbaijan (including * Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic).

Published as part of Kuhlmann, Michael, Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. & Maharramov, Mahir M., 2026, New and little-known bees of the genus Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan, with descriptions of two new species, pp. 95-112 in ZooKeys 1268 on pages 95-112, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1268.174008