Anthidium spiniventre Friese, 1899

Kasparek, Max & Fateryga, Alexander V., 2023, DNA barcoding confirms the validity of Anthidium melanopygum Friese, 1917 stat. nov. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a distinct species of Western Asia, Zootaxa 5346 (5), pp. 567-580 : 580

Anthidium spiniventre Friese, 1899

Anthidium spiniventris Friese, 1899: 336–337 , ♀ ♁. Type locality: “Jericho … Syria ” [= Jericho , Palestine]; syntypes: at least 2 ex. in ZMB (drawer photographs examined), 1♀, 1♁ in ZISP (examined).

Material examined: IRAN: Fars: Kuhanjan [Kohanjan], SE Shiraz, 16.v.1978, 1♀, 3♁, K. Warncke leg. ( OLL 1097– 1100, see also Warncke,1982).— Fars: 5 km N Persepolis, 1♀ aff. spiniventre, G. Soika & G.A. Mavromoustakis leg. ( OLL 1104; attributed to melanopygum by Warncke, 1982).— Kerman: 25 km E Jiroft (Mijan) (28°42′N, 57°57′E), 27.v.2014, 1♀, J. Halada leg. ( CMK, ms3881).— ISRAEL: 20 km W Arad, R31(31.260°N, 35.061°E), 09.v.2019, 1♁, M. Halada leg. ( OLL; COI).—Mehola, 20 km S Beit She’an (32.362°N, 35.530°E), 05.v.2019, 1♁, M. Halada leg. ( OLL; COI).—S of Beer Sheva (31°06′N, 34°49′E), 340 m, 18.iv.2018, 2♀, 2♁, M. Halada leg. ( OLL).— JORDAN: 10 km N, NE of Jerash [Gerasa], 20.iv.2002, 2♁, M. Snizek leg. ( CMK).—N of Jarash [Gerasa], 15.v.2010, M. Snizek, 1♁, ( CMK).— 20 km N Karak (31°14′N, 35°42′), 1000 m, 27.iv.2006, 2♀, K. Denes leg. ( OLL).— 20 km SW Madaba, 400 m, 26.v.2007, 1♀, Z. Kejval leg. ( CMK).— Al Karak env., 16.iv.2002, 1♁, M. Snizek leg. ( CMK).— Al Karak, 06.iv.2013, 1♀, M. Snizek leg. ( OLL).—Jordan valley, Dayr [Deir] ‘Allah, 27.iv.1996, 11♀, 24♁, Ma. & Mi. Halada leg. ( CMK).—Jordan valley, Mubalath, 18.iv.1996, 27.iv.1996, 7♀, 6♁, Ma. & Mi. Halada leg. ( CMK).—Jordan valley, S. Shuna, 25.–27.iv.1996, 23♀, 29♁, Ma. & Mi. Halada leg. ( CMK).—Jordan valley, N. Shuna, 30.iv.1996, 1♀, Ma. Halada leg. ( CMK).— PALESTINE: Geddi (Ein Gedi?), 30.iii.1919, 1♁, Bytinski-Salz leg. ( CMK).—Jericho (type locality), 12.iv.1899, at least 2 ex., syntypes ( ZMB; drawer photograph examined), 1♁, syntype ( ZISP).—Jericho env., 07.v.1966, 1♀, 1♁, G. Mavromustakis leg. ( CMK).—No locality data, 20.– 28.iv.1927, 1♀, Dr. Enslin leg. ( CMK).—Jericho Schuken (?), 1♁ ( CMK).— 5 km W Jericho, Wadi Qelet [Qelt], St. Georg Monastery (31°50′N, 35°23′E), 06.v.1996, 1♀, O. Niehuis leg. ( CMK).— 10 km E Jerusalem (31°49′N, 35°20′E), 05.v.1996, 3♁, O. Niehuis, M. Hauser leg. ( CMK, coll. Hauser).— 1♀ in ZISP, syntype labelled “Syria … 1899” refers to the historical “Vilayet Syria” and is now assigned to present-day Palestine.— SYRIA: Dibbin, 30 km S Suwayda, 15.–17.v.1996, 11♀, 20♁, Ma. & Mi. Halada leg. ( CMK).—Mezze [Al Mazzeh], 06.v.1955, 3♁, A. Mochi leg. ( CMK). Ibid. 09.v.1955, 1♁ ( SMF).— 60 km S Damascus, Khabab, 14.v.1996, 2♀, 3♁, Ma. Halada leg. ( CMK).—Anata, 50 km SE of Suwayda, 20.–21.v.1996, 1♀, Mi. Halada leg. ( CMK).

Additional literature records: LEBANON: Mentioned by Warncke (1980, 1982) as “Israel–Lebanon” without source (a record from North Lebanon by Boustani et al. (2021) refers to A. melanopygum , see above) .— IRAN: Fars: 15 km SE Sarvestan , mid-May (Warncke, 1982) .— PALESTINE: Jericho 1927 and 1934; Wadi Kelt , 1927 (Alfken, 1935) .— SYRIA: Damascus: Al Mazzeh (“ Mezze ”), 700 m, 24.v.1955 (1♀, 2♁), 16.5.1955 (1♀, 2♁), 6.v.1955 (1♁) (Mavromoustakis, 1956) .