Sphecodes turneri Cockerell, 1916

Astafurova, Yulia V., Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., Niu, Ze-Qing, Orr, Michael C. & Zhu, Chao-Dong, 2020, New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Halictidae) from Southern and South-Western China, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 79, pp. 145-162 : 145

Sphecodes turneri Cockerell, 1916

Sphecodes turneri Cockerell, 1916: 430, ♀ (holotype: ♀, India, Assam, Shilong, 5.03., B. Turner, 1905-125. 17a.561; NHMUK 013380320).

Material examined.

Yunnan: Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve , Guomenshan (22.2452N, 100.6011E), 1107 m, 6.IV.2009, (4 ♂), 16.IV.2009, (1 ♂), 16.III.2009, (7 ♂), 26.III.2009, (3 ♂), leg. Ling-Zeng Meng [IZCAS]; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve , Naban (22.1585N, 100.6652E), 709 m, 26.III.2009, (1 ♂), leg. Ling-Zeng Meng [IZCAS]; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve , Mengsonson Township , Danuoyou (22.2069N, 100.6376E), 770 m, 14.XII.2007, (12 ♂); 15.I.2008, (4 ♂), leg. A. Weigel [IZCAS]; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Naban (22.2452N, 100.6041E), 732 m, 23.V.2008, (1 ♂), leg. Ling-Zeng Meng [IZCAS]; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Mandian (22.1309N, 100.6686E), 689 m, 16-26.III.2009, (2 ♂), 26.IV.2009, (2 ♀, 5 ♂), leg. Ling-Zeng Meng [IZCAS]; Dali, Diancangshan (25.5976N, 100.2365E), 2600 m, 29.VI.1981, (1 ♂), leg. Xue-Zhong Zhang [IZCAS]; Zhenyuan Xian (39.9109N, 116.4134E), 26.IV.1955, (1 ♂), leg. V. Popov [ZISP]; Cheli Xian (39.9109N, 116.4133E), 540 m, 11.III.1957, (1 ♂), leg. Shu-Yong Wang [ZISP]; Mangshi, Santaishan (39.8282N, 116.4708E), 1200 m, 18.V.1955, (1 ♂), leg. Kryzhanovsky [ZISP] .

Published records.

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Variation.

Propodeal triangle sculpturing varies from coarsely reticulate-rugose (medially forming 2-3 rows close to square or shapeless cells) to with parallel wrinkles and large shining interspaces (forming a row of longitudinal cells).

Distribution.

*China (Yunnan); India (Meghalaya), Laos.