Sphecodes rufiventris (Panzer 1798)

(FigS 48, 49, 66, 93)

Tiphia rufiventris Panzer 1798: 4, ♀ (type locality: Germany).

Sphecodes subovalis Schenck 1853: 223, ♀ (type locality: Germany).

Sphecodes brevis Hagens 1875: 317, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Germany).

Sphecodes singularis Meyer 1920: 130, ♂ (type locality: Serbia).

Sphecodes combinatus Blüthgen 1927: 37, ♂ (type locality: France).

Sphecodes subovalis austrinus Erlandsson 1979: 123, ♂ (type locality: Italy).

Sphecodes subovalis austrinus var. balcanicus Erlandsson 1979: 123, ♂ (type locality: Croatia). Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes rufiventris hethiticus Warncke 1992: 28, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Turkey).

Material examined. Uzbekistan: 3 ♂, Ravat-Say, 29.VII.1930, E. Kuznetsova (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, Chatkal nature ReServe, 1200 m, 16.V.1980, DK (ZISP) . Kyrgyzstan: 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Alay MtS., 10 km S Sary-Bulak, 2300 m, 21.VIII.1985, YP (ZISP) ; 9 ♂, 20 km S Frunze [= Bishkek], 1650 m, 11.IX.1986, YP (ZISP) ; 9 ♂, 5 km NE KanySh-Kyya, 1800 m, 31.VIII.1988, YP (ZISP) ; 3 ♂, 25 km S Kara-Balty, 1600 m, 13.VIII.1988, YP (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, N BiShkek, VI.1999, Gurko (ZISP) . Tajikistan: 1 ♀, Sangvor River, 7.VII.1975, YP (ZISP) ; 1 ♂, Kvak, 2000 m, 21.VII.1939, VG (ZISP) ; 1 ♀, 15 km NW Ramit, 11.VI.1975, YP ; 30 ♂, Alay Mts., 15 km WSW Karamyk, 2700 m, 11.VIII.1985, YP (ZISP) .

Published records. –

General distribution. Central ASia (*UzbekiStan, *KyrgyzStan, *TajikiStan); KazakhStan, Europe (north to 57°), RuSSia (eaSt to KhakaSSia Republic), North Africa, Turkey.

Remark. In Central ASia thiS SpecieS occurS in the mountainS only.

FIGURES 82–87. Females, metasoma; 82, 83—T4–T5; 84–87—T1–T2; 82— Sphecodes alternatus Smith; 83— S. reticulatus Thomson; 84— S. haladai Warncke; 85— S. miniatus Hagens; 86— S. saxicolus Warncke; 87— S. turanicus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov.