Anthidium christophi Morawitz, 1884

Ivlev, Konstantin S., Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2025, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution IX. Family Megachilidae, tribe Anthidiini, species described by F. Morawitz, Zootaxa 5723 (1), pp. 1-48 : 11

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8. Anthidium christophi Morawitz, 1884 View in CoL

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Anthidium Christophi Morawitz, 1884a: 66 View in CoL , ♀, ♂.

Type locality: Nohur ( Turkmenistan).

Published locality: “im Gebiete von Achal-Tekke bei Nuchus”.

Lectotype (designated here): ♂, Nochur [ Turkmenistan, Ahal Region, Kopetdag Mts, Nohur, 38°28′N 57°01′E] ca 6000′ [ft] [illegible written] // к.[оллекциЯ] Ф Моравица [ Collection of F. Morawitz] // GoogleMaps Lectotypus ♂ Anthidium Сhristophi Morawitz, 1884 design. Ivlev et al., 2025 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0002601 .

Current status. Junior synonym of Rhodanthidium ( Meganthidium) superbum ( Radoszkowski, 1876) View in CoL (synonymised by Warncke 1980: 157).

Distribution. Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Turkmenistan ( Kasparek 2019, 2022).