Sphecodopsis argyrura (Cockerell, 1933)

Pöllein, Daniela & Kuhlmann, Michael, 2025, Taxonomic revision of the southern African bee genus Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 1923 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 980, pp. 1-157 : 148

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.980.2805
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15122330
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scientific name	Sphecodopsis argyrura (Cockerell, 1933)
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Treatment

Sphecodopsis argyrura (Cockerell, 1933) View in CoL

Morgania argyrura Cockerell, 1933b: 108–109 , holotype ♀ (type locality: Stellenbosch, South Africa) (NHML), examined.

As already mentioned by Eardley & Brothers (1997), only the mesosoma and part of the legs of the holotype still exist. This and the unspecific description do not allow for an identification, so the species is here treated as a nomen dubium.

References

Cockerell T. D. A. 1933 b. Some African bees of the genus Morgania. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique africaines 24: 106-110.

Eardley C. D. & Brothers D. J. 1997. Phylogeny of the Ammobatini and revision of the Afrotropical genera (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 6 (2): 353-418. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4491805 [accessed 28 Jan. 2025].