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
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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
).