Sphecodes laticeps Meyer, 1920

Fig. 5B

Sphecodes laticeps Meyer, 1920: 121, ♀, ♂. Sphecodes candidius Meyer, 1925: 10, ♀. Synonymized by Blüthgen 1927: 85. Sphecodes biroi mariae Cockerell, 1930: 162, ♂ (holotype: ♂, Thailand, “ Siam, Nam, Jan. 8, 1928

(Cockerell)”; USNM, http://n 2t.net/ark:/65665/3e3daca86-a75f-458d-b994-6723b995dccd). Syno-

nymized by Astafurova et al. 2020b: 65.

Diagnosis and descriptive notes

See Astafurova et al. (2020b: 65–67).

Material examined

NEPAL • 1 ♂; Bagmati; 1600–2000 m a.s.l.; 26 Aug. 1975; Takagi-S. leg.; PCMS .

TAIWAN • 1 ♂, lectotype (designated by Astafurova et al. 2020b: 64); Formosa [Taiwan], Takao; ZMHB • ♀, holotype of Sphecodes candidius Meyer, 1925; “ Lake Candidius 25./9/– 10./10/ 1907 ”; HNHM .

Distribution

Himalayas: * Nepal; China (Yunnan, Taiwan), Thailand, Vietnam.