Sphecodes monilicornis (Kirby, 1802)

Figs 3B, 5C

Melitta monilicornis Kirby, 1802: 47, ♂ (type locality: England).

Sphecodes maculatus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841: 545, ♂ (type locality: France).

Sphecodes subquadratus Smith, 1845: 1014, ♀, ♂ (type locality: England).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. rufipes Sichel, 1865: 428, ♀, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. dubius Sichel, 1865: 419, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. incertus Sichel, 1865: 420, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. nigrescens Sichel, 1865: 427, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. testaceipes Sichel, 1865: 428, ♂. Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Article 45.5 of Code).

Sphecodes ruficrus Dalla Torre, 1896: 9 (nom. praeocc., nec Erichson, 1835), replacement name for Sphecodes rufipes Sichel, 1865 .

Sphecodes hanuman Nurse, 1903: 538, ♀ (syntypes: ♀♀, India, Jammu and Kashmir, 5–6000 ft, 5.01; NHMUK; not examined). Synonymized by Blüthgen 1927: 39.

Sphecodes caucasicus Meyer, 1920: 124, ♂ (type locality: Georgia).

Sphecodes cephalotes Meyer, 1920: 129, ♀ (type locality: Turkey).

Sphecodes smyrnensis Meyer, 1920: 116, ♂ (type locality: Turkey).

Sphecodes monilicornis quadratus Meyer, 1920: 129, ♂, ♀ (type locality: Spain).

Sphecodes monilicornis var. nigerrima Blüthgen, 1927: 41, ♂ (syntypes: 3 ♂♂, Pakistan: Quetta; India: Sringar (Jammu and Kashmir);?ZMHB; not examined). Synonymized by Warncke 1992: 22.

Sphecodes quadratus cephalotiformis Pittoni, 1950: 62, ♂, ♀ (type locality: Cyprus).

Sphecodes monilicornis berberus Warncke, 1992: 22, ♂, ♀ (type locality: Morocco).

Sphecodes monilicornis – Ascher & Pickering 2020: map.

Diagnosis

See Astafurova et al. (2018a: 24).

Material examined

NEPAL • 1 ♀; Godavari, Napal Valley; 26 Mar. 1968; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS .

Distribution

Himalayas: India (Jammu and Kashmir), * Nepal; North Africa, Europe (north to 64°), Turkey, Caucasus, Jordan, Syria, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Russia (east to Far East), Mongolia, China (Heilongjiang).