Type specimens of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg Author Danilov, Yuriy N. text Zootaxa 2016 4136 2 335 359 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.2.5 7e0b5171-325b-4845-bfa9-719786340369 1175-5326 261605 C515E26F-F21E-4CEB-BF9D-5D5F74D3ADFA Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890 ( Fig. 14 ) A valid species, Prionyx melanotus ( F. Morawitz, 1890 ) ( Danilov 2012 , Pulawski 2015 ). Types . Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890 : 575 , ♀, Ƌ. Lectotype , designated by Danilov (2012) , ♀ "Transcaspia Komarov. // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz ♀ // Lectotypus Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890 Yu. Danilov design. 2012 [red label]". Paralectotype , Ƌ "Transcaspia Komarov. // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz Ƌ // Paralectotypus Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890 Yu. Danilov design. 2012 [red label]". Type locality. "Transcaspia" [= Caspian region, most likely Turkmenistan ].