The distribution of the genus Sphecodes Latreille (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) of the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding countries with description of hitherto unknown female of S. atlanticus Warncke, 1992 and male of S. dathei Schwarz, 2010
Author
Astafurova, Yulia V.
Author
Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu.
Author
Schwarz, Maximilian
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.872.35361
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.872.35361
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Sphecodes
intermedius
Bluethgen
, 1923
Figure 11
Sphecodes
intermedius
Bluethgen
, 1923: 500 (lectotype (
designated here
): ♂, Type <red label> // Caucas Portz // Sph.
intermedius
♂, Type., P.
Bluethgen
det. // <blue circle> // Lectotypus,
Sphecodes intermedius
Bluethgen
, 1923, ♂, des. Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2018; paralectotype: ♀, Type <red label> Sph.
intermedius
♀, Type, P.
Bluethgen
det. // Paralectotypus,
Sphecodes intermedius
Bluethgen
, 1923, ♀, des. Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2018; ISZP, examined,
Fig. 11
).
Sphecodes lactipennis
Meyer, 1925 (Synonym).
Diagnosis.
See
Astafurova et al. 2018a
: 20.
Material examined.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 1 ♂, Hatta (Hotel), 28. IV.1989, (NHMUK 013380370); 1 ♂, idem, 23.VIII.1991 (NHMUK 013380409); 1 ♂, idem, 14.IV.1990, I. L. Hamer [D. Baker det., 1992 as
S. punctatissimus
Meyer] (NHMUK 013380361); ISRAEL: 1 ♀, Jerusalim, 16.VII.1930, S. Bodenheimer [det.
Bluethgen
] (MNHB); 1 ♀, Tiberias, 200 m, 22.III.1975, K.M. Guichard (NHMUK 013380410); 1 ♀, Jericho (Hisham Palace), 200 m, 8.III.1975, K.M. Guichard (NHMUK 1975-248, 013380408); JORDAN: 1 ♀, N. Shuna env., 20-22.IV.1996; 1 ♀, idem, 29-30.IV.1996, M. Halada (
OOELM
)
Published records.
Ascher and Pickering 2019
(Israel)
Distribution.
*United Arab Emirates, Israel, *Jordan; North Africa, South Europe (east to Ukraine), Russia (south of the European part, Urals), Caucasus, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Pakistan, China (Gansu).
Remarks.
Sphecodes intermedius
Bluethgen
, 1923 was described from specimens of both sexes collected in
"Caucas"
[Caucasus] (
Fig. 11
). There are two specimens (female and male) in ISZP from this locality, which correspond to the original description of P.
Bluethgen
. One of these specimens (male) is designated here as a lectotype of
S. intermedius
to avoid any confusion about the status of the type specimens and to properly diagnose this species.