Sphecodes ephippius ( Linné, 1767 ), Linne, 1767

Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2015, Bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille 1804 of Siberia, with a key to species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae), Zootaxa 4052 (1), pp. 65-95 : 71-72

Sphecodes ephippius ( Linné, 1767)

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Sphex ephippia Linné, 1767: 944 , ♂ (type locality: Sweden).

Apis minimus Harris, 1776 (nom. praeocc., nec Poda, 1761): 136, ♀ (type locality: England).

Apis rufescens Geoffroy, 1785: 447 , ♀ (type locality: France).

Apis obscura Geoffroy, 1785 (nom. praeocc., nec Linné 1764): 447, ♀ (type locality: France).

Apis rufescens Gmelin, 1790 (nom. praeocc., nec Geoffroy 1785): 2790, ♂ (type locality: Germany).

Apis labiata Fabricius, 1793: 342 , ♂ (type locality: Germany).

Melitta divisa Kirby, 1802: 49 , ♂ (type locality: England).

Andrena minuta Fabricius, 1804: 327 , ♀ (type locality: Germany).

Sphecodes similis Wesmael, 1835: 283 , ♀, ♂ (type locality: Belgium).

Sphecodes zablocki Blüthgen, 1924a: 188 , ♀ (holotype: ♀, “Novo-Nikolajewsk am Ob [Novosibirsk]; leg. J. Zablocki VI.1918 ”, Lemberger Museum, Lviv). Synonymized by Warncke 1992: 20; Blüthgen 1924b: 487.

Sphecodes ephippius: Warncke 1992: 42 (map).

Material examined. Russia. Omsk Prov.: 1 ♂, Omsk, 22.VII.1912, Vydrina; Tomsk Prov.: 1 ♀, Kozhevnikovo distr., Kireevskoe, 2.VII.1992, Aksenova; 1 ♀, 4.VII.2001, OK; 3 ♀, Anikino, 9.VI.1996, OK; 5 ♀, Tomsk, 20.IV– 1.V.1997; 7 ♀, 16.V–6.VI.2000, OK; 1 ♀, Seversk, 15.V.2000, L. Grishaev; Novosibirsk Prov.: 1 ♀, Kolyvan’ distr., Tropino, 4.VII.1978, V. Kuztetsov; 1 ♀, Novosibirsk distr., Kol’tsovo, 28.V.1988, D.Logunov; 3 ♂, Dovolensliy distr., “Inderskiy ryam” Nature Reserve, 12.VIII.1992, AB; Kemerovo Prov.: 1 ♀, Promyshlenovskiy distr., Zhuravlevo, 14.VI.1999, N. Kornienko; 4 ♀ (1 ♀ near nests of Andrena vaga ), 8–9.V.2005, DS; 2 ♀, on Taraxacum officinale, 7–10.VI.2006; 5 ♀ (2 ♀ on Potentilla humifusa), 25.IV.2007, SY; 2 ♀, 19.V.2009, A. Korshunov; 3 ♀, 30.V.2009, DS; 1 ♀, Kemerovo, 5.V.2001, NE; 1 ♀, Kemerovo distr., Berezovskiy, 2.VIII.2003, DS; 2 ♀, Mariinsk disrt., Bolshoy Antibes, Kiya River, 28.VIII.2004, NE; 1 ♀, Belovo distr., Bekovo, on Scorzohera austriaca , 20.V.2005, DS; 1 ♀, Tisul’ distr., Makarakskiy, on Potentilla argentes, 6.VII.2007, SY; 1 ♀, Belovo, 21.VIII.2007, DS; 2 ♀, Krapivinskiy distr., bio-station “Azhendarovo”, 10–30.VII.2008, A. Korshunov; 2 ♀, 3.VIII.2009, SY; 1 ♀, 14 km NW Kemerovo, Mozzhukha, on Potentilla humilusa, 14.V.2008, DS; 1 ♀, Belovo distr., Karakan Ridge, 3.VI.2008, DS; 1 ♀, 16 km NWW Kemerovo, on Pulsatilla patens, 16.V.2008, M.Bulakhov; 4 ♀, 14 km NW Kemerovo, Mozzhukha, 14–23.V.2008, DS; 1 ♀, 16 km NWW Kemerovo, on Potentilla humifusa, 16.V.2008, DS; Altaisky Terr.: 1 ♀, Biysk, 17.V.1898, A.Yakobson; 1 ♀, Barnaul, near Yuzhny, 3.VII.2001, 1 ♀, 28.V.2006, YD; 1 ♀, 4 km NE Bel’mesevo, near Barnaul, 12.IV.2007, YD; 1 ♀, Barnaul, near Kirov, 28.VI.2007, YD; 1 ♂, 30 km S Kur’ya, Savvushka, 1.VIII.2007, SB; 1 ♂, 40 km SSE Zmeinigorsk, Novoaltayskoe, 6.VIII.2007, SB; Altai Republic: 1 ♀, Karatash, 7.VIII.1967, Stroganova; 1 ♀, Artybash, 14.VIII.1967, Stroganova; 1 ♀, 27.VIII.1983; 1 ♂, 27.VIII.1989, AB; 1 ♂, Teletskoe Lake, 1.IX.1897, Silantyev; 1 ♀, 20.VIII.1982, AB; 3 ♂, 13.XI.1998, E.Korneeva; 1 ♀, 31 km NW Kosh-Agach, Kuektanar River, 26–28.VII.2015, M. Shcherbakov; Krasnoyarsk Terr.: 1 ♂, near Minusinsk, Malaya Minusa River, 4.VII.2012, MP, VL; 2 ♂, near Minusinsk, Nichka River, 6.VII.2012, MP, VL; Irkutsk Prov.: 1 ♂, Baykalsk, 12.VIII.1994, AL.

Distribution. Russia: Omsk Prov., Tomsk Prov. ( Warncke 1992), Novosibirsk Prov. ( Blüthgen 1924a, b), *Kemerovo Prov., *Altaisky Terr., *Altai Republic, *Krasnoyarsk Terr., *Irkutsk Prov., European part ( Osytshnjuk et al. 1978); NW Mongolia ( Meyer 1920 as S. similis ), Central Asia ( Meyer 1920; Popov 1951), Europe (north to 62°), Turkey, North Africa.