Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879

Astafurova, Yulia V., Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., Niu, Ze-Qing, Orr, Michael C. & Zhu, Chao-Dong, 2020, New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Halictidae) from Southern and South-Western China, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 79, pp. 145-162 : 145

Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879

Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879: 27, ♀, ♂ (syntypes: ♀♀, Northen India, Masuri [Uttaranchal: Mussoorie], 7000 ft, B.M. Type HYM.17a549; NHMUK 013380316).

Material examined.

Yunnan: Yingjing, Gangbiguan (24.7115N, 97.9384E), 1260 m, 10.III.1980, (1 ♀), leg. Hong-Xing Li [IZCAS]; Weixi, Lidiping (39.9109N, 116.4133E), 3200 m, 14.VIII.1984, (2 ♀), leg. Jian-Guo Fan [IZCAS]. Sichuan: Litang, Kangga (29.6922N, 100.3985E), 3650 m, 4.VI.1982, (1 ♀), leg. Shu-Yong Wang [IZCAS]; Emei Shan, Baoguosi (39.8970N, 116.3661E), 550 m, 30.III.1957, (1 ♀), leg. Ke-Ren Huang [IZCAS]. Xizang: Zhag’yab Xian, Jitang (39.9109N, 116.4133E), 3600 m, 7.VII.1976, (1 ♀), 8.VII.1976, (1 ♀), leg. Xue-Zhong Zhang [IZCAS]; Jomda Xian, Bingzhan (31.5052N, 98.2245E), 26.VII.1976, (1 ♀), leg. Yin-Heng Han [IZCAS]; Linzhi Country, Bayi Town (29.7245N, 94.3189E), 3000 m, 20.VI.2010, (1 ♀), leg. Ze-Qing Niu & Zhao-Hui Pan [IZCAS]; Chayu Couuntry, Zhowagoin Town, Xiongjiu Village (28.6067N, 97.2816E), 1938 m, 29.VII.2014, (1 ♀, 1 ♂), leg. Qing-Tao Wu [IZCAS] .

Published records.

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Distribution.

*China (Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan); India (Uttarakhand, Rajasthan), Laos.