Sphecodes olivieri Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1825 Figs 21, 37

Material examined.

CHINA: Gansu, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂, oasis Sachjou [Dunhuang] [40°09'N, 94°40'E], Gashun Gobi desert, 24.VII, 1-3.VIII.1895, leg. VR, PK (ZISP); 1 ♂, Zhangye [38°32'N, 100°14'E], 1450 m, 29.VII.1957, leg. Y.-R. Zhang (IZCAS); Xinjiang, 117 ♂♂, Bugas near Khami [43°14'N, 93°50'E], 20.VIII-8.IX.1895, leg. VR, PK (ZISP); 3 ♀♀, Manas Xian [44°10'N, 86°07'E], 400 m, 9.VI.1953, leg. C.-P. Hong (IZCAS); 1 ♀, idem, 9.VI.1953, leg. W.-Y. Yang (IZCAS); 1 ♂, Manas Xian, Shihezi [44°07'N, 86°00'E], 500 m, 27.VIII.1959, leg. C.-Q. Li (IZCAS); 1 ♂, Burqin Xian [47°25'N, 86°32'E], 480 m, 25.VIII.1960, leg. S.-Y. Wang (IZCAS); 1 ♂, Turpan Xian [42°32'N, 89°07'E], 30.VI.1958 (IZCAS).

Distribution.

*China (Gansu, Xinjiang), Central Asia, South Europe, Russia (south of European part), Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, North Africa.