Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879

Astafurova, Yulia & Proshchalykin, Maxim, 2020, New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from the Himalayas, European Journal of Taxonomy 729, pp. 74-120 : 101-102

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2FA17849-A224-4B0B-8894-EDB6ECBE029B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5705463
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA8783-FFD7-FF8E-B74B-FAD7FEA0FD7B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879
status

Treatment

Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879 View in CoL

Figs 3C View Fig , 4 View Fig A–B

Sphecodes montanus Smith, 1879: 27 View in CoL , ♀, ♂.

Sphecodes montanus View in CoL – Gupta 2013: 60. — Ascher & Pickering 2020: map.

Diagnosis and descriptive notes

See Astafurova et al. (2020b: 68–70).

Material examined

Syntype INDIA • 1 ♀; “Type // N.Ind // Masuri [ Mussoorie , Uttarakhand, India ] 7000 feet // Pres. by Imp. Inst. Ent. Brit. Mus. 1932-360 // Sphecodes montanus Smith , Type ♂ et ♀ // B.M.Type HYM.17a549”; NHMUK 013380316 About NHMUK .

Other material

NEPAL • 1 ♀; Jumla Distr. ; 12–14000 ft a.s.l.; May–Jun. 1961; J. Burmet leg.; NHMUK 013380477 About NHMUK • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Godavari, Napal Valley ; 26 Mar. 1968; T. Matsumuta leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Gosainkund ; 18 Feb. 1968; 8000 ft a.s.l.; T. Kawamichi leg.; PCMS • 2 ♀♀; Koshi Basantapur ; 2300 m a.s.l.; 30 May–2 Jul. 1985; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Rasuwa Distr. , Langtang NP , Dhunche-Bharkhu-Syabru ; 2000–2800 m a.s.l.; 6–13 May 1996; P. Cechovski leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Terhatum Distr., Tamur Valley, Basantpur ; 2400 m a.s.l.; 29–30.V.1996; P. Cechovski leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; NE Kathmandu, Nagar Kot ; 1800–2000 m a.s.l.; 26 Jun. 1980; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS .

INDIA • 2 ♀♀; Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi ; 30°73′ N, 78°45′ E; 1235 m a.s.l.; 1 May–25 Jun. 2012; K. Tomkovich leg.; ZMMU .

BHUTAN • 1 ♀; Timphu ; 10 Mar. 1985; D.E. Padgham leg.; NHMUK 013380472 About NHMUK .

Distribution

Himalayas: India ( Uttarakhand), * Nepal, * Bhutan; India ( Rajasthan), Laos, China ( Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan).