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 kershawi Perkins, 1921 Figs 2G , 5D Sphecodes kershawi Perkins, 1921: 9 , ♂. Sphecodes javanensis Blüthgen, 1927: 69–70 , ♂. Synonymized by Astafurova et al . 2020b: 62 . Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al . (2020b: 63–64) . Material examined Syntypes CHINA1 ♂ , syntype; China , Macao, J.C. Kershaw leg.; NHMUK 1 ♂ , syntype ; same collection data as for preceding; ZMHB . Other material INDIA1 ♀ ; Uttarakhand , Uttarkashi ; 30°73′ N , 78°45′ E ; 1235 m a.s.l. ; 25 Apr.–2 May 2012 ; K. Tomkovich leg.; ZMMU . INDONESIA1 ♂ , holotype of Sphecodes javanensis Blüthgen, 1927 ; Java , Buitenzorg ; Aug. 1920 ; NHMW . Distribution Himalayas: India (* Uttarakhand ); China ( Macao ), Myanmar , Malaysia .