Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934

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 : 352

Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934

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A valid species, Sphex funerarius ( Gussakovskij, 1934) ( Menke & Pulawski 2000, Pulawski 2015).

Types. Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934: 3 , ♀, Ƌ. Paralectotype, ♀ " Kina S. Kansu // Sven Hedins Exp. Ctr. Asien Dr Hummel // 13 juni 30 // Sphex funerarius sp. n. Gussakovskij det. // к. Гуссаковского [cyrillic] // PARALECTOTYPE ♀ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij 1934 [red label]". Paralectotype, ♀ " Kina S. Kansu // Sven Hedins Exp. Ctr. Asien Dr Hummel // 15/6 // Sphex funerarius sp. n. Gussakovskij det. // к. Гуссаковского [cyrillic] // PARALECTOTYPE ♀ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij 1934 [red label]". Paralectotype, Ƌ " Kina S. Kansu // Sven Hedins Exp. Ctr. Asien Dr Hummel // 15/6 // Sphex funerarius sp. n. Gussakovskij det. // к. Гуссаковского [cyrillic] // PARALECTOTYPE Ƌ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij 1934 [red label]".

Type locality. " Kina S. Kansu " [= south Gansu, China].

Discussion. A lectotype of S. funerarius is kept in NRS according to Menke & Pulawski 2000, whereas one male and two females from the type series are preserved in ZISP.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 11. Types of Sphex. 9 — Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij: a—Paralectotype, ♀; b—labels, Paralectotype, ♀; c— Paralectotype, Ƌ; d—labels, Paralectotype, Ƌ. 10 — Sphex melas Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀; c—Syntype, Ƌ; d—labels, ♂. 11 — Sphex oxianus Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, Ƌ; b—labels, Ƌ.