Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879

Astafurova, Yulia & Proshchalykin, Maxim, 2020, New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from the Himalayas, European Journal of Taxonomy 729, pp. 74-120 : 101-102

Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879

Figs 3C , 4 A–B

Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879: 27 , ♀, ♂.

Sphecodes montanus – Gupta 2013: 60. — Ascher & Pickering 2020: map.

Diagnosis and descriptive notes

See Astafurova et al. (2020b: 68–70).

Material examined

Syntype INDIA • 1 ♀; “ Type // N.Ind // Masuri [ Mussoorie , Uttarakhand, India ] 7000 feet // Pres. by Imp. Inst. Ent. Brit. Mus. 1932-360 // Sphecodes montanus Smith , Type ♂ et ♀ // B.M.Type HYM.17a549”; NHMUK 013380316 .

Other material

NEPAL • 1 ♀; Jumla Distr. ; 12–14000 ft a.s.l.; May–Jun. 1961; J. Burmet leg.; NHMUK 013380477 • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Godavari, Napal Valley ; 26 Mar. 1968; T. Matsumuta leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Gosainkund ; 18 Feb. 1968; 8000 ft a.s.l.; T. Kawamichi leg.; PCMS • 2 ♀♀; Koshi Basantapur ; 2300 m a.s.l.; 30 May–2 Jul. 1985; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Rasuwa Distr. , Langtang NP , Dhunche-Bharkhu-Syabru ; 2000–2800 m a.s.l.; 6–13 May 1996; P. Cechovski leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Terhatum Distr., Tamur Valley, Basantpur ; 2400 m a.s.l.; 29–30.V.1996; P. Cechovski leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; NE Kathmandu, Nagar Kot ; 1800–2000 m a.s.l.; 26 Jun. 1980; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS .

INDIA • 2 ♀♀; Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi ; 30°73′ N, 78°45′ E; 1235 m a.s.l.; 1 May–25 Jun. 2012; K. Tomkovich leg.; ZMMU .

BHUTAN • 1 ♀; Timphu ; 10 Mar. 1985; D.E. Padgham leg.; NHMUK 013380472 .

Distribution

Himalayas: India (Uttarakhand), * Nepal, * Bhutan; India (Rajasthan), Laos, China (Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan).

Figures

Fig. 3. Genitalia in dorsal view, males. A. Sphecodes fumipennis Smith, 1853. B. S. monilicornis (Kirby, 1802). C. S. montanus Smith, 1879. D. S. hakkariensis Warncke, 1922. E. S. albilabris (Fabricius, 1793). F. S. intermedius Blüthgen, 1923. G. S. simlaensis Blüthgen, 1924. H. S. rufiventris (Panzer, 1798). I. S. gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758). Scale bars = 0.25 mm.

Fig. 4. Diagnostic characters of species of Sphecodes. A–B. Males. C–F. Females. A. Genal area and lateral preoccipital carina in lateral view. B. Vertex and longitudinal carina in dorso-lateral view. C–F. Mesosoma in dorsal (C, F) and lateral views (D–E). A–B. S. montanus Smith, 1879. C–D. S. fumipennis Smith, 1853. E. S. albilabris (Fabricius, 1793). F. S. hakkariensis Warncke, 1922. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.