Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934

Danilov, Yuriy N., 2016, Type specimens of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Zootaxa 4136 (2), pp. 335-359 : 352

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scientific name	Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
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A valid species, Sphex funerarius ( Gussakovskij, 1934) ( Menke & Pulawski 2000, Pulawski 2015).

Types. Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934: 3 , ♀, Ƌ. Paralectotype, ♀ " Kina S. Kansu // Sven Hedins Exp. Ctr. Asien Dr Hummel // 13 juni 30 // Sphex funerarius sp. n. Gussakovskij det. // к. Гуссаковского [cyrillic] // PARALECTOTYPE ♀ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij 1934 [red label]". Paralectotype, ♀ " Kina S. Kansu // Sven Hedins Exp. Ctr. Asien Dr Hummel // 15/6 // Sphex funerarius sp. n. Gussakovskij det. // к. Гуссаковского [cyrillic] // PARALECTOTYPE ♀ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij 1934 [red label]". Paralectotype, Ƌ " Kina S. Kansu // Sven Hedins Exp. Ctr. Asien Dr Hummel // 15/6 // Sphex funerarius sp. n. Gussakovskij det. // к. Гуссаковского [cyrillic] // PARALECTOTYPE Ƌ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij 1934 [red label]".

Type locality. " Kina S. Kansu " [= south Gansu, China].

Discussion. A lectotype of S. funerarius is kept in NRS according to Menke & Pulawski 2000, whereas one male and two females from the type series are preserved in ZISP.

References

Gussakovskij, V. V. (1934) Schwedisch-chinesische wissenschaftliche Expedition nach den nordwestlichen Provinzen Chinas, unter Leitung von Dr. Sven Hedin und Prof. Su Ping-chang. Insekten gesammelt vom schwedischen Arzt der Expedition Dr. David Hummel. 41. Hymenoptera, 6. Sphegidae. Arkiv for Zoologi, 27 A, 21, 1 - 15.

Menke, A. S. & Pulawski, W. J. (2000) A review of the Sphex flavipennis species group (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae: Sphecini). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 9, 324 - 346.

Pulawski, W. J. (2015) Catalog of Sphecidae. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Available from: http: // calacademy. org / scientists / projects / catalog-of-sphecidae (accessed 3 September 2015)

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FIGURES 9 – 11. Types of Sphex. 9 — Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij: a—Paralectotype, ♀; b—labels, Paralectotype, ♀; c— Paralectotype, Ƌ; d—labels, Paralectotype, Ƌ. 10 — Sphex melas Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀; c—Syntype, Ƌ; d—labels, ♂. 11 — Sphex oxianus Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, Ƌ; b—labels, Ƌ.