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 simlaensis Blüthgen, 1924 Fig. 3G Sphecodes simlaensis Blüthgen, 1924: 514–515 , ♀ ( syntypes : 2 ♀♀ , India , Simla, Nurse leg., VIII. and IX. 98; were not found in NHMUK). Sphecodes simlaellus Blüthgen, 1927: 46–48 , fig. 8, ♂. Synonymized by Astafurova et al . 2020b: 79 . Sphecodes simlaensis – Ascher & Pickering 2020 : map. Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al . (2020b: 79–81) . Material examined INDIA • 2 ♂♂ , lectotype and paralectotype of S. simlaellus , designated by Astafurova et al . (2020b: 79) ; “Simla [ India , Himachal Pradesh ], 8.[18]98, Col. C.G. Nurse Collection. 1920-72”; NHMUK • 6 ♀♀ ; Kasmir [ Jammu and Kashmir ]; Jul. 1901 ; Nurse leg.; ZMHB •; 6 ♀♀ ; Uttarakhand , Uttarkashi ; 30°73′ N , 78°45′ E ; 1235 m a.s.l. ; 1–2 May 2012 ; K. Tomkovich leg.; ZMMU . NEPAL • 1 ♂ ; Gulbu Bhanjang ; 9 Jun. 1968 ; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS • 1 ♂ ; Namche Bazar ; 8 Jul. 1968 ; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀ ; Nangitanti ; 1 May 1968 ; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀ ; Everest Reg. , Jambesi ; 27°34′ N , 86°32′ E ; 19 Mar. 2010 ; A. Reschikov leg.; ZISP • 2 ♀♀ ; Bagam , Sindhupal Chok , Sarmatang ; 27°57′ N , 85°56′ E ; 2500 m a.s.l. ; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS • 2 ♀♀ ; Rasuwa Distr., Fig. 18. Sphecodes sikkimensis Blüthgen, 1927 . Lectotype, ♀ (ZMBH). A–B . Head in frontal (A) and lateral view (B). C . Metasoma in dorsal view. D . Propodeum in dorso-lateral view. E . Labels. Scale bars: A–C = 1 mm; D = 0.5 mm. Langtang NP , Dhunche-Bharkhu-Syabru ; 2000–2800 m a.s.l. ; 6–13 May 1996 ; P. Cechovski leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀ ; Koshi Gorza ; 2100 m a.s.l. ; 5 Jun. 1985 ; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS . BHUTAN • 3 ♀♀ ; Paro Prov. , Chiley-La ; 3000–3500 m a.s.l. ; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS • 1 ♂ ; Thimphu Distr. , Taba ; 2600 m a.s.l. ; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS . Distribution Himalayas: India ( Jammu and Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh , * Uttarakhand ), * Nepal , * Bhutan ; Laos , China ( Sichuan , Yunnan ).