Sphecodes geoffrellus (Kirby, 1802)

Astafurova, Yu. V., Proshchalykin, M. Yu. & Engel, M. S., 2018, The cuckoo bee genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) in Kazakhstan, Far Eastern Entomologist 369, pp. 1-48 : 15-17

Sphecodes geoffrellus (Kirby, 1802)

DIAGNOSIS. This species is close to S. hakkariensis Warncke, 1992 owing to a similar structure and sculpture of the body, including weakly teransverse head,

sparsely punctate metasomal terga, well developed male tyloids usually covering entire ventral surface of flagellomeres and genitalia with trapezoidal membranous portion of gonostylus ( Fig. 10 ). Sphecodes geoffrellus differs from S. hakkariensis by denser punctate mesoscutum with punctures separated by 1–4 puncture diameters in female and 0.5–2 in male (versus 2–6 and 0.5–4 diameters in S. hakkariensis ) and entirely coarsely rugose hypoepimeral area (medially smooth and peripherally rugose in S. hakkariensis ).

DESCRIPTIVE NOTES. Hind wing with basal vein strongly curved; costal margin with 5 hamuli. Female. Total body length 4.5–6.5 mm. Head weakly transverse,

1.1–1.2 times as wide as long; labrum semicircular, 0.5 times as long as wide; clypeus sparsely punctate, punctures separated by 0.5–2 puncture diameters; F1 transverse,

0.5–0.6 times as long as wide; F2 and F3 slightly transverse, 0.8–0.9 times as long as wide. Mesoscutum sparsely punctate, punctures (10–20 μm) separated by 2–4

puncture diameters. Metafemur weakly enlarged in proximal half, maximum width

0.35 times its length. Metasomal T1 impunctate; T2 indistinctly, sparsely and very finely punctate on anterior third only; T1–T3 yellowish-red or red; pygidial plate

0.7–0.8 times as wide as metabasitarsus. Male. Total body length 5.0– 6.5 mm. Head weakly transverse, 1.1 times as wide as long; F2 short, 0.9–1.0 times as long as F3;

tyloids (from F4 onward) usually covering entire ventral surface of flagellomeres,

sometimes about 4/5 surfaces. Mesoscutum with punctures separated by 0.5–2

puncture diameters, becoming denser peripherally; T1 and T2 smooth, with a few very fine punctures; T1–T3 yellowish-red, usually brownish on a disc; gonocoxite dorsally with impression; gonostylus small, triangular ( Fig. 10 ).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Kazakhstan. West Kazakhstan: Yanvartsevo, Ural

River, 12- 16.V–31.VIII 1949, 3 ♀, 1 ♂, VR [ZISP]; Kharkin , Ural River, 16.V –

19.VII 1951, 2 ♀, VT, Romadina [ZISP]; 20 km SE Aksay, 16-19.VI 1992, 1 ♀ ,

KD [PCMS]; Kostanay: Toguzak, 28.VIII 1958, 1 ♂, Kamenkova [ZISP]; Akmola:

Borovoye, Kokshetau, 28.VII 1932, 1 ♀, VP [ZISP]; 10 km N Zharkol Lake , 23.VI

1957, 1 ♀, VT [ZISP]; Tengiz Lake , 3.VII 1957 , 1 ♀, 2 ♂, VT [ZISP]; Karagandy :

Bayzhanzhal Mts , 7–11.VII 1957, 2 ♀, 3 ♂, VR [ZISP]; Koksengir, S Zhana-Ark

[Atasu], 10–29.V; 12.VII–14.VIII 1959, 8 ♀, 5 ♂, VR, VT, AP, Kurchinskaya

[ZISP]; Taldy-Manak River, S Zhana-Ark [Atasu], 6–15.VII 1959, 21 ♂, AP [ZISP];

South Kazakhstan: Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Park, Bala-Baldybek River , 11.V 1980 , 1

♀, N. Storozheva [ZISP]; 70 km E Chimkent, Vanovka , 1.V 1982 , 1 ♀, SB [ZISP] ;

15 km SE Suzak, Karatau Mts , 28.VI 1982, 1 ♂, SB [ZISP]; Aksu-Zhabagly Nature

Park , 12 km E Novonikolayevka, 1800 m, 1.VII 1997, 1 ♂, DK [ZISP]; Zhambyl :

Novo-Voskresenovka [Andas batyra], 40 km E Merke, 4.V 1994, 1 ♀, KD [PCMS] ;

East Kazakhstan: Ayaguz River , 40–45 km SE Targabatay, 1400–1600 m, 1–2.VIII

1986, 1 ♀, 4 ♂, YP [ZISP]; Kyzylkiya , 42 km SE Zaysan, 2200 m, 7.VIII 1986 , 1

♀, 3 ♂, YP [ZISP]; Cherdoyak River , 45 km NE Kurchum, 1000 m, Naryn Mts ,

11.VIII 1986, 1 ♀, YP [ZISP]; 30 km WSW Katon-Karagay, 1350 m, Narym Mts ,

24.VIII 1986, 2 ♂, YP [ZISP]; Almaty: Talgar , Almaty NR, 1800 m , 14.VI 1970, 1 ♀,

Tanasiychuk [ZISP]; 3–5 km S Almaty, 17.VI 1998, 3 ♀, 14.VII 2000, VK [ZISP] ;

10 km E Talgar, 1600 m, Ziliyskiy Alatau Mts , 19.VII 1986, 1 ♂, YP [ZISP]; Kokpak

River , 25 km E Narynkol, 2300 m, 22.VII 1986, 1 ♂, YP [ZISP]; 20 km ESE

Andreyevka, 900 m, 12.VII 1987, 2 ♂, YP [ZISP]; 30 km SSE Dzhansugurov

[Zhangsügirov], 1600 m, 27.VII 1987, 1 ♂, YP [ZISP]; 3 km S Issik, 22-23.VI 1992,

4 ♀, JH, KD [PCMS]; Fabrichny , 40 km E Almaty, 23.VI 1992 , 1 ♀, Jirousek [PCMS] ;

Taldy-Kurgan , 200 km NE Cherkasskoe, 27.VI 1992, 1 ♂, Jirousek [PCMS]; Kap-

shagai, 60 km N Alma-Ata , 26.V 1994, 1 ♀, J. Kadlec [PCMS]; Alma-Arasan, 15

km S Almaty, 27.V 1994, 4 ♀, KD [PCMS]; Almaty, 1.VI 1994, 1 ♀, MH [PCMS] ;

Talgar , 7-21.V 2013, 4 ♀ , Bartak [PCMS]; 10 km S Almaty, 1430 m, 9.VI 2016, 1 ♀ ,

PUBLISHED RECORDS. Popov (1933: 53, as S. fasciatus var. affinis Hagens,

1882) recorded the species from Akmola.

DISTRIBUTION. Kazakhstan (* West Kazakhstan, *Kostanay, Akmola, *Karagandy, * South Kazakhstan, *Zhambyl, * East Kazakhstan, * Almaty) , Mongolia,

Central Asia, Russia, Europe (north to 66° latitude), Caucasus, Turkey, Near East,

Japan, North Africa.

REMARK. In the southern parts of Kazakhstan this species principally occurs in the mountains.

Figures

Figs 8–13. Genitalia, males, dorsal view. 8 – Sphecodes ephippius; 9 – S. ferruginatus;