Miscophus Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) in Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe Author Schmid-Egger, Christian Author Straka, Jakub text Zootaxa 2019 2019-03-27 4571 3 334 346 journal article 27824 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.3.2 09960718-2a2d-4c3d-aa20-b52192ff97c8 1175-5326 2612685 C7C31A35-73EC-49E0-9F60-DDEB44E87E68 Miscophus cappadocicus de Beaumont, 1967 , stat. nov. ( Fig. 9 ) Miscophus mavromoustakisi cappadocica de Beaumont, 1967 :333 , female, incorrect original termination. Holotype female, Turkey : Kayseri : Erciyes Dagi ( BMNH ) . Paratype examined by CSE. Diagnosis . M. cappadocicus is a member of the M. nicolai group sensu Schmid-Egger & Bitsch (2007) and is close to M. nicolai from southwestern Europe. It can be recognized by a shorter propodeal dorsum, compared with M. nicolai . The species can be distinghuished from M. mavromoustakisi from Cyprus by a less dense punctation of scutum and vertex. Punctures in M. cappadocicus are more than a diameter apart on average, whereas in M. mavromoustakisi punctures are less than a diameter apart. See de Beaumont (1967) for a complete description. Specimens from Slovakia and other European origins agree with Turkish specimens and with the type description. Geographic distribution . Bulgaria , Greece , Hungary , Italy , Slovakia , Turkey . Material examined : BULGARIA : 1 ♀ 18.v.1979 Sandanski (OLL), ITALY : 1 ♂ 15.vi.2002 Sicily , Madonie, 4 km E of Coliesano ( Schmid-Egger 2003 ), GREECE : Peleponnes: 2 ♀♀ 20.v.1996 , 4 ♀♀ 7.vii.1996 Kalogria; Katheri, 1 ♀ 24.vi.1996 Stymph. lake (Arens)— 1 ♀ 18.v.1982 Santorini, Akrotiri (CSE)— 1 ♀ 29.76.1983 Cykladen, Paros (Leiden). GREECE /RHODOS: 1 ♀ 1 ♂ 25.ix.1958 Xixia (MZL, M. mavromoustakisi ssp. det . de Beaumont 1965)— 1 ♀ 19.vi.2001 Haraki (CSE), 1 ♀ 19.vi.2001 Kolimbia (CSE)— 9 ♀♀ 20.vii.1999 Faliraki (Schlaefle). GREECE / CRETE 1 ♂ 25.v.1963 Heraklion (MZL, sp. det de. Beaumont)— 1 ♂ 25.v.1963 , Heraklion (Schwarz). SLOVAKIA : 1 ♀ August 1961 Slov. mer, Chotin (OLL). HUNGARY : 4 ♀♀ 4 ♂♂ 9.viii.2004 50 km SE Budapest (OLL); 1 ♀ 8 ♂♂ 7.vi.2015 Örkeny 47.11021,19.394447 (JSPC); 1 ♀ 20.–21.vii.2015 Oktatasi Központ, Fülophaza env., sand dunes 46.87225,19.400792 (Benda). TURKEY : 1 ♀ 1.viii.1960 Amasiya, 30km Amasya-Mecitozu (MZL, M. mavromoustakisi cappadocia det. de Beaumont 1964, paratype— 2 ♂♂ 13.vi.2000 30 km N Kuthaya; ♀ 17.vi.1998 Bolu , 17 km S Seben (OLL). Comment . Specimens from Hungary formerly identified by us as M. mavromoustakisi Andrade (1953) with the key of Andrade (1960) , differ genetically from M. mavromoustakisi from Cyprus . De Beaumont (1967) described a subspecies M. mavromoustakisi cappadocicus from Turkey , and his recognition characteristics also agree with the specimens from Europe. Consequently, we elevate M. cappadocicus to the rank of valid species ( stat. nov .) ranging from Turkey to southeastern and central-eastern Europe, whereas M. mavromoustakisi s. str. occurs in Cyprus only. Specimens from Greece mentioned as M. nicolai in Schmid-Egger & Bitsch (2007) refer also to M. cappadocicus . M. nicolai occurs only in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. See also Schmid-Egger (2003) .