Sphecodes nippon Meyer, 1922

Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2015, Bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille 1804 of Siberia, with a key to species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae), Zootaxa 4052 (1), pp. 65-95 : 76-77

Sphecodes nippon Meyer, 1922

(Figs 13, 46, 47, 66, 69, 112, 116)

Sphecodes nippon Meyer, 1922: 171 , ♂ (type locality: Japan). Sphecodes aino Tsuneki, 1983: 26 , ♀ (type locality: Japan).

Sphecodes awaensis Tsuneki, 1983: 27 , ♀ (type locality: Japan).

Material examined. Russia. Buryatia Republic: Dureny, 5 ♀, 23.VII.1925, Mikhno; 3 ♂, Peschanka [near Kyakhta], 15.VII.1926, Mikhno; 1 ♂, Kyakhta, 28.VII.1977, A.Kupyanskaya; 1 ♀, 29–30.V.2008, MP; 1 ♀, Romanovka, 4.VII.1983, D. Shcherbakov; 1 ♀, 3 ♂, 5 km NNW Chikoy, Dureny, 24, 30.VII.1986, B.Zakharov; 1 ♀, 12 km NNE Kyren, 11.VIII.1993, SR; 1 ♀, Selenduma, 1.VI.2004, SR; 5 ♀, 19–20.V.2008, MP; 8 ♂, Gusinnoe Lake, Baraty, 25–26.VII.2007, AL, MP, VL; 4 ♂, Dzhida, Dzhida River, 28.VII.2007, AL, MP; 1 ♀, Naushki, Selenga River, 30.VII.2007, AL, MP, VL; Zabaikalskiy Terr.: 2 ♀, Petrovskiy Zavod [Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy], 18.VII.1925, V.Engelhardt; 1 ♀, Chita, 5.VIII.1912, Kuskov; 1 ♀, Aleksandrovskiy Zavod, Tazimur River, 17.VII.1977, AL; 1 ♂, Dayrskiy Nature Reserve, Zun-Torey Lake, 12.VII.1996, VD.

Distribution. Russia: *Buryatia Republic, *Zabaikalskiy Terr., Far East; Mongolia, Japan.

FIGURES 13–23. Males, F8–F11: 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23—lateral view; 15, 18, 21—ventral view; 13— Sphecodes nippon Meyer ; 14— S. pellucidus Smith ; 15, 16— S. puncticeps Thomson ; 17— S. reticulatus Thomson ; 18, 19— S. rufiventris (Panzer) ; 20— S. scabricollis Wesmael ; 21, 22— S. schwarzi , sp. nov.; 23— S. spinulosus Hagens. Stippling indicates felt-like areas. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.