Sphecodes gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) Figs 9, 41, 57

Sphecodes gibbus var. turkestanicus Meyer, 1920: 113 (holotype: 1 ♀, Uzbekistan: Golodnaja Steppe [Gulistan], MNHB). Synonymized by Blüthgen 1923: 510.

Material examined.

CHINA: Xinjiang, 1 ♀, 13 ♂♂, Bugas near Khami [43°14'N, 93°50'E], 20. VIII– 8.IX.1895, leg. VR, PK (ZISP); 1 ♂, Qitai Xian [44°31'N, 90°06'E], 10.VII.1975 (IZCAS); 1 ♀, Kashi [39°14'N, 75°32'E], 133 m, 10.VII.1959, leg. C.-Q. Li (IZCAS); 1 ♂, idem, 10.VII.1959, leg. A-F. Tian (IZCAS).

Published records.

Meyer, 1920: Yarkand (Xinjiang), as Sphecodes gibbus var. turkestanicus Meyer, 1920.

Distribution.

China (Xinjiang), Central Asia, Russia (east to Yakutia), Pakistan, Mongolia, Europe (north to 63°), Turkey, Israel, North Africa, India.