Sphecodes ruficrus (Erichson, 1835)

Astafurova, Yulia V., Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. & Schwarz, Maximilian, 2019, The distribution of the genus Sphecodes Latreille (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) of the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding countries with description of hitherto unknown female of S. atlanticus Warncke, 1992 and male of S. dathei Schwarz, 2010, ZooKeys 872, pp. 13-40 : 30-31

Sphecodes ruficrus (Erichson, 1835)

Dichroa ruficrus Erichson, 1835: 101, ♀, (syntypes: ♀♀, Spain; ZMHB).

Sphecodes hispanicus Wesmael, 1836; S. rufipes Smith, 1853; S. gibbus var. tunetanus Gribodo, 1894; S. atrohirtus Pérez, 1903 (Synonyms).

Diagnosis.

Refer to diagnosis for S. rubicundus , above.

Material examined.

JORDAN: 1 ♀, W Jordan Valley, env. of S. Shuna, 17.IV.1996, M. Halada (OLBL/PCMS).

Published records.

Warncke 1992: 21 (Israel); Ascher and Pickering 2019 (Israel).

Distribution.

Israel, *Jordan; North Africa, southwestern Europe.

Remarks.

Russia is mistakenly listed as within the distribution by Bogusch and Straka (2012) as well as Turkey and Armenia by Özbek et al. (2015) due to confusion with S. ruficrus rubicundus sensu Warncke (1992).