Sphecodes puncticeps Thomson, 1870

(Figs 15, 16, 50, 51, 81, 116)

Sphecodes puncticeps Thomson, 1870: 99, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Sweden). Sphecodes bituberculatus Pérez, 1903: 220, ♀ (type locality: France).

Sphecodes opacifrons Pérez, 1903: 219 ♀, ♂ (type locality: Spain).

Sphecodes puncticeps var. cretanus Strand, 1921: 305, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Crete).

Material examined. Russia. Altai Terr.: 1 ♀, Kolywansk [Kolyvan'], F. Morawtz’s coll.

Distribution. Russia: *Altai Terr., Far East, European part (Osytshnjuk et al. 1978); Mongolia, Central Asia (Morawitz 1876; Popov 1967), Europe (north to Finland and Sweden), Israel, Turkey, North Africa.