New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from the Himalayas Author Astafurova, Yulia E0C904B0-6727-4F5C-8F5D-3CD1BFF32F3B Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (ZISP), Saint Petersburg, Russia. & Yulia. Yulia.Astafurova@zin.ru Author Proshchalykin, Maxim 6B6EEC64-E26C-4E34-A0C9-8DC198B881ED Federal Scientific Centre for East Asian Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FCBV), Vladivostok, Russia. proshchalikin@biosoil.ru text European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-12-28 729 74 120 journal article 3508 10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195 c4ddeab6-e087-4585-99d7-ac9f7dc4a102 2118-9773 5705318 2FA17849-A224-4B0B-8894-EDB6ECBE029B 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 INDIA1 ♀ ; “ 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 NEPAL1 ♀ ; 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 . INDIA2 ♀♀ ; Uttarakhand , Uttarkashi ; 30°73′ N , 78°45′ E ; 1235 m a.s.l. ; 1 May–25 Jun. 2012 ; K. Tomkovich leg.; ZMMU . BHUTAN1 ♀ ; Timphu ; 10 Mar. 1985 ; D.E. Padgham leg.; NHMUK 013380472 . Distribution Himalayas: India ( Uttarakhand ), * Nepal , * Bhutan ; India ( Rajasthan ), Laos , China ( Xizang , Sichuan , Yunnan ).