Sphecodes alternatus Smith, 1853

Sphecodes gibbus var. similis subvar. scariosus Sichel, 1865: 444 —ϐ (MNHN), Syntypes, locality unknown (Morocco) .

Global distribution: Palearctic

Regional distribution: Oriental; Fès-Meknès; Rabat-Salé-Kénitra; Casablanca-Settat; Marrakech-Safi; Drâa-Tafilalet; Souss-Massa

References: Sichel (1865); Meyer (1920); Bogusch & Straka (2012); Schwarz (unpublished, MSAA)

Notes: The subspecies occurring in Morocco, S. alternatus algeriensis, might be considered as a separate species.