Sphecodes olivieri Lepeletier, 1825

Described as: S. olivieri Lepeletier, 1825: 448 .

Synonyms: Sphecodes collaris Spinola, 1843: 137 –139.

Sphecodes hispanicus var. abyssinicus Sichel, 1865: 447 . Sphecodes ruficornis Sichel, 1865: 440 .

Sphecodes punctulatus Sichel, 1865: 443 –444.

Sphecodes subpunctulatus Sichel, 1865: 445 –446. Sphecodes rufithorax Morawitz, 1876: 255 –256. Sphecodes verticalis Hagens, 1882: 219 .

Sphecodes desertus Nurse, 1903: 540 –541.

Sphecodes chionospilus Cockerell, 1911: 217 –218. Sphecodes chionospilus var. sanguinatus Cockerell, 1911: 217 . Sphecodes tenuis Meyer, 1920: 121 –122.

Sphecodes olivieri var. niveatus Meyer, 1925: 4 .

Distribution: Southern Europe from Spain to Turkey, North Africa (Morocco to Egypt), Israel, Caucasus (Warncke 1992) and Iran.

Biology. Southern species occurring in warm semidesert habitats. The hosts of this rare species are not well known. Blüthgen (1934) mentioned Lasioglossum aegyptiellum (Strand) and L. vagans (Smith) as likely hosts.