Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890

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 : 341

Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890

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A valid species, Prionyx melanotus ( F. Morawitz, 1890) ( Danilov 2012, Pulawski 2015).

Types. Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890: 575 , ♀, Ƌ. Lectotype, designated by Danilov (2012), ♀ "Transcaspia Komarov. // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz ♀ // Lectotypus Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890 Yu. Danilov design. 2012 [red label]". Paralectotype, Ƌ "Transcaspia Komarov. // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz Ƌ // Paralectotypus Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz, 1890 Yu. Danilov design. 2012 [red label]".

Type locality. "Transcaspia" [= Caspian region, most likely Turkmenistan].

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 18. Types of Prionyx and Palmodes. 12 — Sphex hispidus F. Morawitz: a—Lectotype, ♀; b—labels, Lectotype, ♀. 13 — Sphex leuconotus F. Morawitz: a—Lectotype, ♀; b—labels, Lectotype, ♀. 14 — Sphex melanotus F. Morawitz: a— Lectotype, ♀; b—labels, Lectotype, ♀; c—Paralectotype, Ƌ; d—labels, Paralectotype, Ƌ. 15 — Sphex tenuicornis F. Morawitz: a—Lectotype, ♀; b—labels, Lectotype, ♀. 16 — Sphex suavis F. Morawitz: a—Lectotype, ♀; b—labels, Lectotype, ♀; c— Paralectotype, Ƌ; d—labels, Paralectotype, Ƌ. 17 — Sphex zarudnyi Gussakovskij: a—Lectotype, ♀; b—labels, Lectotype, ♀. 18 — Sphex pusillus Gussakovskij: a—Holotype, Ƌ; b—labels, Holotype, Ƌ.