Chalybion spinolae (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845)

Madl, Michael, D, Chalybion, L, Chlorion, S, Podalonia, V, Prionyx & K, Sceliphron, 2023, A catalogue of the family Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Eritrea, Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (2), pp. 563-572 : 567

Chalybion spinolae (LEPELETIER DE SAINT- FARGEAU, 1845)

Pelopoeus spinolae LEPELETIER DE SAINT-FARGEAU, 1845 : GRIBODO 1884: 299 (taxonomy, Keren).

Pelopoeus spinolae LEPELETIER DE SAINT-FARGEAU, 1845 : GRIBODO 1895: 110 (Bogos, Saganeiti, Eritrea without exact locality).

Sceliphron spinolae LEPELETIER DE SAINT-FARGEAU, 1845 : DALLA TORRE 1897: 390 (world catalogue: East Africa including Eritrea – GRIBODO 1884 is cited).

* Chalybion (Hemichalybion) eckloni (DAHLBOM, 1845) : KOHL 1918: 11 (taxonomy), 24 (key ♀), 28-29 (key ♁), 80 (taxonomy, description ♀ ♁, Keren (Schoa = Eritrea)), 139 (biogeography).

Sceliphron (Hemichalybion) eckloni (DAHLBOM, 1845) : LECLERCQ 1955: 56 (taxonomy, Eritrea ( GRIBODO 1895), catalogue Africa), 98 (tab. 1: distribution in Africa), 126 (tab. 2: biology).

Chalybion (Hemichalybion) spinolae (LEPELETIER DE SAINT-FARGEAU, 1845:): BOHART & MENKE 1976: 103 (world catalogue: Afrotropical region).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Bogos, Keren, Saganeiti, without exact locality ( GRIBODO 1895).

Chalybion spinolae is known from the the Afrotropical (e.g. Ethiopia, Sudan) and Oriental regions. The identification of the material should be checked.