Sphecodes monilicornis ( Kirby, 1802 )

Astafurova, Yulia & Proshchalykin, Maxim, 2020, New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from the Himalayas, European Journal of Taxonomy 729, pp. 74-120 : 100-101

Sphecodes monilicornis ( Kirby, 1802)

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Melitta monilicornis Kirby, 1802: 47 , ♂ (type locality: England).

Sphecodes maculatus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 545 , ♂ (type locality: France).

Sphecodes subquadratus Smith, 1845: 1014 , ♀, ♂ (type locality: England).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. rufipes Sichel, 1865: 428 , ♀, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. dubius Sichel, 1865: 419, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. incertus Sichel, 1865: 420, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. nigrescens Sichel, 1865: 427, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. testaceipes Sichel, 1865: 428, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes ruficrus Dalla Torre, 1896: 9 (nom. praeocc., nec Erichson, 1835), replacement name for Sphecodes rufipes Sichel, 1865 .

Sphecodes hanuman Nurse, 1903: 538 , ♀ (syntypes: ♀♀, India, Jammu and Kashmir, 5–6000 ft, 5.01; NHMUK; not examined). Synonymized by Blüthgen 1927: 39.

Sphecodes caucasicus Meyer, 1920: 124 , ♂ (type locality: Georgia).

Sphecodes cephalotes Meyer, 1920: 129 , ♀ (type locality: Turkey).

Sphecodes smyrnensis Meyer, 1920: 116 , ♂ (type locality: Turkey).

Sphecodes monilicornis quadratus Meyer, 1920: 129 , ♂, ♀ (type locality: Spain).

Sphecodes monilicornis var. nigerrima Blüthgen, 1927: 41 , ♂ (syntypes: 3 ♂♂, Pakistan: Quetta; India: Sringar (Jammu and Kashmir);?ZMHB; not examined). Synonymized by Warncke 1992: 22.

Sphecodes quadratus cephalotiformis Pittoni, 1950: 62 , ♂, ♀ (type locality: Cyprus).

Sphecodes monilicornis berberus Warncke, 1992: 22 , ♂, ♀ (type locality: Morocco).

Sphecodes monilicornis – Ascher & Pickering 2020: map.

Diagnosis

See Astafurova et al. (2018a: 24).

Material examined

NEPAL • 1 ♀; Godavari , Napal Valley; 26 Mar. 1968; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS .

Distribution

Himalayas: India (Jammu and Kashmir), * Nepal; North Africa, Europe (north to 64°), Turkey, Caucasus, Jordan, Syria, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Russia (east to Far East), Mongolia, China (Heilongjiang).

Figures

Fig. 3. Genitalia in dorsal view, males. A. Sphecodes fumipennis Smith, 1853. B. S. monilicornis (Kirby, 1802). C. S. montanus Smith, 1879. D. S. hakkariensis Warncke, 1922. E. S. albilabris (Fabricius, 1793). F. S. intermedius Blüthgen, 1923. G. S. simlaensis Blüthgen, 1924. H. S. rufiventris (Panzer, 1798). I. S. gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758). Scale bars = 0.25 mm.

Fig. 5. Head in frontal view, females. A. Sphecodes cameronii (Bingham, 1897). B. S. laticeps Meyer, 1920. C. S. monilicornis (Kirby, 1802). D. S. kershawi Perkins, 1921. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.