taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FA8783FFC0FF9EB731FDE9FC7AF994.taxon	description	Figs 3 E, 4 E	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC0FF9EB731FDE9FC7AF994.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2018 a: 5).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC0FF9EB731FDE9FC7AF994.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined INDIA • 1 ♂; Himachal Pradesh, Tabo; 2800 m a. s. l.; 11 Jul. 2001; V. Major leg.; PCMS. NEPAL • 1 ♀; Mustang Distr., Purano Marpha; 3200 m a. s. l.; 9 – 11 May 1995; Iglesias leg.; PCMS.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC0FF9EB731FDE9FC7AF994.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Province), India (* Himachal Pradesh), * Nepal; North Africa, Europe (north to Finland and Sweden), Russia (east to Primorsky Terr.), Turkey, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran, North and North East China, India (Uttar Pradesh).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC0FF9FB73BF980FD29FE64.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 37).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC0FF9FB73BF980FD29FE64.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype MYANMAR • ♀; Pegu Hills; Mar. 1889; Bingham leg.; NHMUK 010576231. Other material NEPAL • 1 ♀; Kali-Gandaki-Kola, Tatopani, 50 km SW of Pokhara; 28 ° 20 ′ N, 83 ° 30 ′ E; 1100 – 1200 m a. s. l.; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC0FF9FB73BF980FD29FE64.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: * Nepal; Myanmar, Malaysia.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC1FF9DB761FDF3FE92FA75.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: E 7 F 25913 - AF 79 - 4 CC 7 - 8 E 33 - B 6470 F 31813 F Figs 6, 7 A – D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC1FF9DB761FDF3FE92FA75.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Like members of the Palaearctic hyalinatus species group (see Astafurova & Proshchalykin 2017 a) the new species has a pronotum rounded between the dorsal and lateral surfaces, but it clearly differs by the presence of a sharp carina between the lateral and vertical surfaces of the propodeum (Fig. 7 D). From S. engeli Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2020, another Oriental species of this group, the new species differs by the shape of the head with а rounded vertex as seen in frontal view (vs the head with a straight upper margin in S. engeli).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC1FF9DB761FDF3FE92FA75.taxon	etymology	Etymology This species is dedicated to famous German entomologist Paul Blüthgen (1880 – 1967), in recognition of his significant contributions to the study of bees and wasps.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC1FF9DB761FDF3FE92FA75.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype BHUTAN • ♀; Paro Prov., Chiley La; 3000 – 3500 m a. s. l.; 10 – 13 Jul. 1990; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS / OLBL. Paratype BHUTAN • 1 ♀; Thimpu Distr., Taba; 2600 m a. s. l.; 14 – 17 Jul. 1988; C. Holzschuh leg.; ZISP.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC1FF9DB761FDF3FE92FA75.taxon	description	Description Female (Fig. 6, holotype) MEASUREMENTS. Total body length 7.0 – 7.5 mm; forewing length (without tegula) 5.8 – 6.0 mm. HEAD. Black (Fig. 7 A); transverse, ca 1.25 times as wide as long; preoccipital carina absent; vertex weakly elevated, distance from top of head to upper margin of a lateral ocellus approximately a lateral ocellar diameter as seen in frontal view and ca 2.5 diameters as seen in dorsal view; mandible bi-dentate; labrum semi-oval, 0.5 times as long as basal width; F 1 0.7 times as long as wide; F 2 0.8 – 0.9 times as long as wide; F 3 0.9 – 1.0 times as long as wide; gena wide, 1.1 times as wide as eye; supraclypeal area weakly bulging; clypeus with punctures separated by at most a half puncture diameter; frons, paraocular and supraclypeal areas with confluent punctures (20 – 25 μm); ocello-ocular area with punctures separated by 0.5 – 2 puncture diameters (Fig. 7 A), vertex behind ocelli shiny with sparse punctures; gena shiny, with dense setal pores; face (below antennal sockets) and gena with sparse and thin setae. MESOSOMA. Mesosoma (including legs) black (Fig. 7 B); wings with weak brownish darkening, veins and stigma brown; hind wing with angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 90 °, costal margin with six hamuli; pronotum rounded between dorsal and lateral surfaces; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with punctures (25 – 30 μm) separated by 0.5 – 4 puncture diameters; metafemur enlarged in proximal half, maximum width 0.4 times its length; hypoepimeral area, mesepisternum and lateral parts of propodeum reticulate-rugose; propodeal triangle (metapostnotum) with coarse winding wrinkles and large shiny, finely granulate interspaces (Fig. 7 B, D). METASOMA. T 1 almost impunctate, with a few fine punctures along marginal zone (Fig. 7 C); remaining terga basally with sparse and fine punctures (5 – 10 μm); marginal zones impunctate; pygidial plate dull, pointed apically, narrow, 0.8 – 0.9 times as wide as metabasitarsus; T 1 – T 3 red; sterna tessellate, with tiny shallow setal pores (sparse on S 2 and denser on S 3 – S 5). Male Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC1FF9DB761FDF3FE92FA75.taxon	distribution	Distribution Bhutan.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC3FF82B735F9E3FE78FD48.taxon	description	Figs 2 B, 5 A	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC3FF82B735F9E3FE78FD48.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2018 a: 9, as S. armeniacus Warncke, 1992).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC3FF82B735F9E3FE78FD48.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined INDIA • 1 ♀, syntype of Halictus decorus Cameron, 1897; “ Mussouri [Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India] // Sphecodes // 999. // Halictus decorus Cameron, Type // Type Hyme 1956, Halictus decorus Cameron, 1897, Paralectotype [actually without this status], ♂, Hope Ent Coll. ”; OUMNH • 2 ♂♂; N. India, Pali; 5 Mar. 1997; K. M. Guichard leg.; NHMUK 013380471, NHMUK 013380451. NEPAL • 1 ♀; Rapti Tal, Monahari Khola, Belwa; 350 m a. s. l.; 10 May 1967; Dierl-Forster-Schacht leg.; PCMS. TURKEY • 1 ♀, holotype of Sphecodes armeniacus; Kars, Tuzluca; OLBL / PCMS.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFC3FF82B735F9E3FE78FD48.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: * Nepal, India (Uttarakhand); Turkey, South Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, India (Pali), Sri Lanka (Inoka et al. 2005).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDCFF80B71FFCD4FDB2FEEF.taxon	description	Fig. 8 A – D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDCFF80B71FFCD4FDB2FEEF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The male of this species is similar to S. invidus owing to a similar shape of antennal tyloids (well developed, covering entire lateral flagellar surface and a part of ventral one), sculpture and coloration of the body, including hyaline wings, the areolate mesoscutum, the densely punctate T 1 on the disc and the marginal zone. The species clearly differs from S. invidus by the weaker elevated vertex as seen in frontal view, with distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus ca 1.5 lateral ocellar diameter (vs 2 in S. invidus) and the finer punctate metasoma (10 – 20 μm vs 15 – 25 μm).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDCFF80B71FFCD4FDB2FEEF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype INDIA • ♂; “ Mussouri 74 [Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India], Rothney [leg.] ”; “ Sphecodes // 998. // Halictus dissimilandus Cameron, Type // Type Hyme 1957, Halictus dissimilandus Cameron, 1897, Holotype, ♂, Hope Ent Coll. ”; OUMNH.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDCFF80B71FFCD4FDB2FEEF.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings hyaline, without darkening; hind wing with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 80 °, costal margin with seven hamuli. Lateral preoccipital carina present. Male Total body length 7 mm. Head transverse, ca 1.2 times as wide as long (Fig. 8 D); vertex elevated with distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus ca 1.5 lateral ocellar diameter as seen in frontal view and ca 2 as seen in dorsal view (Fig. 8 A); antennae attain mesoscutellum, flagellomeres (from F 2 onward) 1.2 – 1.3 times as long as wide, tyloids well developed, covering entire lateral flagellar surface and most part (from F 4 onward) of ventral one (with small medial glabrous spot); ocello-ocular area close to areolate, with dense punctures separated by at most a half puncture diameter; face with dense plumose pubescence, below antennal sockets obscuring integument. Mesoscutum areolate- punctate (30 – 50 μm), mesoscutellum with interspaces equal to at most 2 puncture diameters (Fig. 8 A); propodeal triangle (metapostnotum) shorter than mesoscutellum, roughly rugose; mesepisternum coarsely reticulate-rugose; legs red. Metasomal terga finely punctate (10 – 20 μm / 1 – 4), T 1 marginal zone punctured basally, T 2 – T 5 marginal zones impunctate; metasoma entirely red (Fig. 8 B). Female Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDCFF80B71FFCD4FDB2FEEF.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Uttarakhand).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF80B743FE6AFC73FC7E.taxon	description	Figs 3 A, 4 C – D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF80B743FE6AFC73FC7E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 55).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF80B743FE6AFC73FC7E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined INDIA • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Sikkim; Binghan leg. [Sph. fumipennis Smith, Blüthgen det.]; ZMHB.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF80B743FE6AFC73FC7E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Sikkim); Myanmar, Laos, China (Sichuan, Yunnan).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF81B743FBE5FAFFFC2E.taxon	description	Figs 2 E, 3 I	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF81B743FBE5FAFFFC2E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2018 a: 17).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF81B743FBE5FAFFFC2E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined INDIA • 1 ♂, holotype of Sphecodes indicus Bingham, 1898; “ Type // Simla, 5. 97. // Sphecodes indicus (Bingh) // B. M. Type HYM 17 a 560 ”; NHMUK 013380329 • 1 ♀; Simla; May 1898; C. G. Nurse leg.; NHMUK 013380335.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF81B743FBE5FAFFFC2E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh); North Africa, Europe (north to 63 ° latitude), Russia (east to Yakutia), Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran, Mongolia, China (Xinjiang).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDEFF81B743FBE5FAFFFC2E.taxon	discussion	Remarks The record of S. indicus from Mussoorie (Uttarakhand, India) by Saini & Rathor (2012: 162) is doubtful.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDFFF87B747FC35FDB6FB04.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The male of this species is similar to that of S. dissimilandus (refer to Diagnosis for S. dissimilandus, above).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDFFF87B747FC35FDB6FB04.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Syntype INDIA • 1 ♂; “ 1000. // Mussoorie [Uttarakhand, India], Rothney [leg.] // Halictus invidus Cameron, Type // Type Hyme 1958, Halictus invidus Cameron, 1897, Holotype, ♂, Hope Ent Coll. ”; OUMNH. Other material INDIA • 1 ♂, holotype of S. nigrobasalis Meyer, 1922; “ Assam [India], Shillong 6.03., coll. Bingham // Sphec. nigrobasalis n. scec., Dr. R. Meyer det., Type! ”; ZMHB (Figs 9, 10 A – D).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDFFF87B747FC35FDB6FB04.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings hyaline, with weak yellowish darkening; hind wing with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 80 °, costal margin with eight or nine hamuli. Lateral preoccipital carina present. Male Total body length 7.5 – 8.5 mm. Head transverse, ca 1.2 times as wide as long; vertex well elevated with distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus approximately two lateral ocellar diameters as seen in frontal view and ca 3 as seen in dorsal view; antennae attain mesoscutellum, flagellomeres (from F 2 onward) 1.2 – 1.3 times as long as wide, tyloids well developed, covering entire lateral flagellar surface and peripheral part of ventral one (with medial glabrous spot); ocello-ocular area areolate; face with dense plumose pubescence, below antennal sockets obscuring integument. Mesoscutum areolate-punctate (30 – 50 μm), mesoscutellum areolate with a few interspaces of at most a puncture diameter; propodeal triangle (metapostnotum) shorter than mesoscutellum, roughly reticulate-rugose; mesepisternum coarsely reticulate-rugose; legs red-brown. Metasomal terga densely punctate (15 – 25 μm / 0.5 – 3), T 1 marginal zone punctured barely finer than on disc, impunctate along posterior margin; T 2 – T 5 marginal zones impunctate; T 1 red apically, T 2 – T 3 mostly red. Female Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDFFF87B747FC35FDB6FB04.taxon	distribution	Distribution India (Uttarakhand, Meghalaya).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD9FF85B74EFB13FD94FB91.taxon	description	Fig. 11 A – E	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD9FF85B74EFB13FD94FB91.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis This species is close to the S. simlaensis owing to a similar structure, sculpture of the body and the fact that the females morphologically are difficult to distinguish, but S. iridipennis has a slightly less transverse head (1.1 times as wide as long vs 1.2) and entirely red legs (at least femora black or brownish in S. simlaensis).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD9FF85B74EFB13FD94FB91.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype INDIA • 1 ♀; “ Type // N Ind [Northern India] // B. M. TYPE HYM. 17 a 550 ”; NHMUK 013380317.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD9FF85B74EFB13FD94FB91.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings with weak yellowish or brownish darkening; hind wing with basal vein strongly curved with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 90 °, costal margin with five hamuli. Preoccipital carina absent. Female Total body length 4.5 mm (Fig. 11 A). Head weakly transverse, at most 1.1 times as wide as long (Fig. 11 B); vertex not elevated as seen in frontal view; F 1 and F 2 transverse, 0.5 – 0.6 times as long as wide, F 3 0.8 times as long as wide; clypeus with punctures separated by 1 – 3 puncture diameters; ocello-ocular area with fine punctures separated by 1 – 3 puncture diameters; face and gena with sparse pubescence. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with punctures (15 – 20 μm) separated by 1 – 4 puncture diameters (Fig. 11 D); hypoepimeral area coarsely reticulate; metafemur weakly enlarged in proximal half, maximum width 0.35 times its length; legs red. Propodeal triangle (metapostnotum) with coarse longitudinal wrinkles and shiny interspaces. Metasomal terga scarcely punctate, T 1 impunctate, remaining terga basally with sparse fine setal pores (Fig. 11 E); marginal zones impunctate; terga red to red-brownish apically, pygidial plate 0.7 times as wide as metabasitarsus. Male Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD9FF85B74EFB13FD94FB91.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: Uttarakhand, Northern India. The record of the species from Himachal Pradesh (India) by Saini & Rathor (2012: 162) is doubtful.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD9FF85B74EFB13FD94FB91.taxon	discussion	Remarks Since we could not clearly differentiate between females of S. iridipennis and S. simlaensis, except by their relative head length and coloration, more specimens should be studied (including the male finding) to make a decision on their synonymy. The specimens recorded as S. iridipennis from Chapra (India) by Rajkumar & Dey (2016: 1847, pl. 3) belong to another species. Unlike the holotype this specimen, re-described as S. iridipennis, has more transverse head (1.3 times as wide as long) and possibly belongs to the undescribed female of S. chaprensis Blüthgen, 1927.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDBFF85B748FB8FFB8AF832.taxon	description	Figs 2 G, 5 D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDBFF85B748FB8FFB8AF832.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 63 – 64).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDBFF85B748FB8FFB8AF832.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Syntypes CHINA • 1 ♂, syntype; China, Macao, J. C. Kershaw leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂, syntype; same collection data as for preceding; ZMHB. Other material INDIA • 1 ♀; Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi; 30 ° 73 ′ N, 78 ° 45 ′ E; 1235 m a. s. l.; 25 Apr. – 2 May 2012; K. Tomkovich leg.; ZMMU. INDONESIA • 1 ♂, holotype of Sphecodes javanensis Blüthgen, 1927; Java, Buitenzorg; Aug. 1920; NHMW.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFDBFF85B748FB8FFB8AF832.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (* Uttarakhand); China (Macao), Myanmar, Malaysia.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD4FF88B73EFEEDFD6AFCAC.taxon	description	Figs 12, 13 A – C	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD4FF88B73EFEEDFD6AFCAC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The female is closest to that of S. gibbus by the shape of the head and sculpture of the body, but differs from this species by the less elevated vertex with distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus approximately two lateral ocellar diameters as seen in frontal view (vs ca 3), the sparser punctate metasoma with almost impunctate marginal zones on T 1 and T 2 (distinctly punctate in S. gibbus) and on average smaller body length 7.5 – 10 mm (vs 7 – 15 mm). We have not studied the male, but according to the description of Blüthgen (1927) it is similar to that of the Palaearctic S. alternatus Smith, 1853 and S. reticulatus Thomson, 1870 owing to similar sculpture, shapes of antennal tyloid area and gonostylus (tyloids of S. lasimensis are more developed and semicircular across basal 1 / 5 – ⅓ of ventral flagellar surface vs 1 / 7 – 1 / 5 in S. alternatus and S. reticulatus).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD4FF88B73EFEEDFD6AFCAC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined NEPAL • 2 ♀♀; Kali-Gandaki-Kola, Tatopani, 50 km SW of Pokhara; 1100 – 1400 m a. s. l.; 12 – 15 May 1984; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD4FF88B73EFEEDFD6AFCAC.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings with brownish darkening; hind wing with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 70 °, costal margin with eight, nine or ten hamuli. Female Total body length 7.5 – 10 mm (Fig. 12). Head transverse, ca 1.25 times as wide as long (Fig. 13 A); vertex elevated with distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus approximately two lateral ocellar diameters as seen in frontal view; labrum trapezoidal, 0.7 times as long as basal width; ocello-ocular area and vertex irregularly punctate with punctures separated by 0.5 – 4 puncture diameters; paraocular area with dense adpressed white pubescence, but not obscuring integument, gena with sparser pubescence. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum sparsely punctate (30 – 50 μm / 1 – 7); propodeal triangle (metapostnotum) and mesepisternum reticulate-rugose (Fig. 13 B). Metasomal terga sparsely punctate, on discs with shallow tiny punctures separated by a few diameters (Fig. 13 C); T 1 marginal zone indistinctly punctate with a few tiny punctures; T 2 – T 4 marginal zone smooth and impunctate; pygidial plate 0.5 times as wide as metabasitarsus; T 1 – T 4 red, T 5 partially brownish. Male (according to Blüthgen 1927) Head weakly transverse, ca 1.15 times as wide as long; vertex elevated with distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus approximately two lateral ocellar diameters as seen in frontal view. Tyloids (from F 4 onward) weakly developed, semicircular across basal 1 / 5 – ⅓ of ventral surface of flagellomeres.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD4FF88B73EFEEDFD6AFCAC.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Himachal Pradesh), * Nepal.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF88B75FFCAAFC34F9B2.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF88B75FFCAAFC34F9B2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 65 – 67).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF88B75FFCAAFC34F9B2.taxon	materials_examined	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. 2020 b: 64); Formosa [Taiwan], Takao; ZMHB • ♀, holotype of Sphecodes candidius Meyer, 1925; “ Lake Candidius 25. / 9 / – 10. / 10 / 1907 ”; HNHM.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF88B75FFCAAFC34F9B2.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: * Nepal; China (Yunnan, Taiwan), Thailand, Vietnam.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF89B733F9A8FEFAFB48.taxon	description	Figs 3 B, 5 C	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF89B733F9A8FEFAFB48.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis See Astafurova et al. (2018 a: 24).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF89B733F9A8FEFAFB48.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined NEPAL • 1 ♀; Godavari, Napal Valley; 26 Mar. 1968; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD6FF89B733F9A8FEFAFB48.taxon	distribution	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).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD7FF8EB74BFAD7FEA0FD7B.taxon	description	Figs 3 C, 4 A – B	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD7FF8EB74BFAD7FEA0FD7B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 68 – 70).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD7FF8EB74BFAD7FEA0FD7B.taxon	materials_examined	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. 17 a 549 ”; NHMUK 013380316. Other material NEPAL • 1 ♀; Jumla Distr.; 12 – 14000 ft a. s. l.; May – Jun. 1961; J. Burmet leg.; NHMUK 013380477 • 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.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD7FF8EB74BFAD7FEA0FD7B.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Uttarakhand), * Nepal, * Bhutan; India (Rajasthan), Laos, China (Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD0FF8CB754FCE6FD14FACD.taxon	description	Figs 14, 15 A – D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD0FF8CB754FCE6FD14FACD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The female of this species is similar to that of S. tantalus Nurse, 1903 owing to a similar structure, sculpture and coloration of the body, but it differs from this species by having a more densely punctate mesoscutum, with the punctures separated by 1 – 2 puncture diameters (vs 2 – 5), and the pygidial plate as wide as the metabasitarsus (vs 0.8). Both these species are close to S. crassus Thomson, 1870 by the strongly enlarged metafemur, but it differs by the entirely red metasoma.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD0FF8CB754FCE6FD14FACD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Syntypes INDIA • 1 ♀; “ syntype: <red circle> ”, “ Kashmir 5 – 6000 ft. 5.01 ”, “ Col. C. G. Nurse Collection, 1920 - 72 ”, “ Sphecodes perplexus Nurse ”, “ B. M. TYPE HYM. 17. a. 586 ”; NHMUK • 1 ♀; “ Kashmir 5 – 6000 ft. 5.01 ”, “ Sphecodes perplexus Friese det. ”, “ Coll. Friese ”, “ Typus ”; ZMHB (label photo Fig. 14).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD0FF8CB754FCE6FD14FACD.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings hyaline, without darkening; hind wing with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 80 °, costal margin with five hamuli. Female Total body length 6.5 mm (Fig. 14). Head (Fig. 15 A) strongly transverse, ca 1.3 times as wide as long; vertex weakly elevated as seen in frontal view (distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus at most a lateral ocellar diameter), but wide as seen in dorsal view (approximately three ocellar diameters); F 1 and F 2 strongly transverse, ca 0.6 times as long as wide, F 3 weakly transverse, 0.8 times as long as wide; labrum semi-oval, 0.6 times as long as wide; clypeus and ocello-ocular area with dense punctures separated by 0.5 – 1 puncture diameter; paraocular and supracypeal areas with dense plumose pubescence, but not obscuring integument. Mesoscutum (Fig. 15 C – D) with sparse punctures (20 – 25 μm) separated by one or two puncture diameters; hypoepimeral area reticulate; metafemur strongly enlarged in proximal half, maximum width 0.5 times its length; tibia and tarsi red-yellowish. Metasomal T 1 impunctate (Fig. 15 B), T 2 on an anterior half with fine and relatively dense punctures; marginal zones impunctate; pygidial plate as wide as metabasitarsus; T 1 – T 5 red. Male Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD0FF8CB754FCE6FD14FACD.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Jammu and Kashmir).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD2FFB2B754FA48FD55FCE3.taxon	description	Fig. 16 A – D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD2FFB2B754FA48FD55FCE3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis This species is similar to small Palaearctic species with simple mandibles which lack the inner tooth (i. e., Sphecodes decorus (Cameron, 1897), S. longuloides Blüthgen, 1923, S. hirtellus Blüthgen, 1923, S. longulus Hagens, 1882, S. puncticeps Thomson, 1870, S. turanicus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2017 and S. trjapitzini Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2018). Among these species S. setiger is closest to S. puncticeps, but differs from this species by having square (as long as wide) F 1 and F 2 (vs 0.6 – 0.7 times as long as wide).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD2FFB2B754FA48FD55FCE3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype INDIA • ♀; “ Type // Simla [India], Nurse 9. 98 // Col. C. G. Nurse Collection. 1920 - 72 // Sph. setiger, ♀, Type P. Blüthgen det. // B. M. Type HYM. 17 a 562 ”; NHMUK 013380328.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD2FFB2B754FA48FD55FCE3.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings hyaline, without darkening; hind wing with basal vein strongly curved with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins almost 90 °, costal margin with five hamuli. Female Total body length 5.5 mm. Head strongly transverse, 1.25 times as wide as long (Fig. 16 A); vertex not elevated; F 1 – F 3 square, as long as wide (Fig. 16 B); clypeus with punctures separated by at most a puncture diameter; ocello-ocular area with dense punctures separated by at most a half puncture diameter; paraocular and supraclypeal areas with relatively dense plumose pubescence, but not obscuring integument. Mesoscutum with punctures (15 – 30 μm) separated by at most a puncture diameter; hypoepimeral area coarsely reticulate; legs red-brownish. Metasomal T 1 impunctate, except a few punctures (5 μm) along marginal zone; anterior half of T 2 – T 4 discs distinctly punctate (10 – 15 μm / 2 – 5), sparser on posterior half; T 1 – T 3 red (Fig. 16 C); pygidial plate as wide as metabasitarsus. Male Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD2FFB2B754FA48FD55FCE3.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Himachal Pradesh).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFD2FFB2B754FA48FD55FCE3.taxon	discussion	Remarks Since we could not clearly differentiate between females of S. setiger and S. puncticeps, except by relative flagellar length, more specimens from the type locality including the male are needed to be studied to make a decision on their synonymy.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFECFFB0B72DFC79FDA3FE0A.taxon	description	Fig. 17 A – D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFECFFB0B72DFC79FDA3FE0A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis This species is similar to S. chaprensis and S. simlaensis, sharing similar shape and sculpture of the body, including weakly developed antennal tyloids, a densely punctate mesoscutum and scarcely punctate metasomal terga, but differs from these species by having longer antennae with flagellomeres (from F 3 onward) ca 1.3 times as long as wide (vs 1.1 – 1.2) and the shape of the gonostylus without a membranous part.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFECFFB0B72DFC79FDA3FE0A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype INDIA • ♂; “ Type // Shillong, 4.03 // Assam, R. Turner. 1905 - 125. // Sphecodes shillongensis n. sp., ♂, P. Blüthgen det. // B. M. Type HYM. 17 a. 563 ”; NHMUK 013380326.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFECFFB0B72DFC79FDA3FE0A.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings hyaline; hind wing with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins almost 90 °, costal margin with five hamuli. Preoccipital carina absent. Male Total body length 5.0 mm. Head transverse, ca 1.15 times as wide as long (Fig. 17 A); vertex not elevated as seen in frontal view; antennae attaining posterior margin of mesoscutellum, F 1 0.75 times as long as wide, remaining flagellomeres ca 1.3 times as long as wide; tyloids weakly developed, covering at most basal 1 / 5 – ¼ of ventral surface of last flagellomeres (Fig. 17 A); ocello-ocular area with dense punctures (10 – 15 μm) separated by at most a half puncture diameter; face with dense plumose white pubescence, obscuring integument below antennal sockets. Gena with sparser pubescence. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum finely punctate, sparser medially (15 – 20 μm / 0.5 – 3), becoming denser peripherally; mesepisternum and hypoepimeral area rugose; propodeal triangle (metapostnotum) shining, with coarse longitudinal wrinkles; remaining surfaces of propodeum reticulate-rugose (Fig. 17 C); legs red. Metasoma red; terga scarcely punctate (Fig. 17 D); T 1 almost impunctate, with a few microscopic punctures (3 – 5 μm); remaining terga basally with tiny setal pores; marginal zones impunctate; gonocoxite dorsally with impression; gonostylus small, without a membranous part. Female Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFECFFB0B72DFC79FDA3FE0A.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Meghalaya).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB0B736FE16FB55FB0D.taxon	description	Fig. 18 A – E	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB0B736FE16FB55FB0D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 78) and refer to the diagnosis of Sphecodes uttaricus sp. nov. below.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB0B736FE16FB55FB0D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Lectotype (designated here) INDIA • 1 ♀; “ Sikhim [India], 6.97., Rungit Tal, 1000 ′, Coll. Bingham // Sphec. fumippenis Dr. Meyer det. // Sphec. sikkimensis n. sp. P. Blüthgen det. ”; ZMHB. Paralectotypes INDIA • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for lectotype (same labels); ZMBH.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB0B736FE16FB55FB0D.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Sikkim); Myanmar, Laos, China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Fujian, Guandong).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB6B73EFB09FE64FD82.taxon	description	Fig. 3 G	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB6B73EFB09FE64FD82.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 79 – 81).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB6B73EFB09FE64FD82.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined INDIA • 2 ♂♂, lectotype and paralectotype of S. simlaellus, designated by Astafurova et al. (2020 b: 79); “ Simla [India, Himachal Pradesh], 8. [18] 98, Col. C. G. Nurse Collection. 1920 - 72 ”; NHMUK • 6 ♀♀; Kasmir [Jammu and Kashmir]; Jul. 1901; Nurse leg.; ZMHB •; 6 ♀♀; Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi; 30 ° 73 ′ N, 78 ° 45 ′ E; 1235 m a. s. l.; 1 – 2 May 2012; K. Tomkovich leg.; ZMMU. NEPAL • 1 ♂; Gulbu Bhanjang; 9 Jun. 1968; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS • 1 ♂; Namche Bazar; 8 Jul. 1968; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Nangitanti; 1 May 1968; T. Matsumura leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Everest Reg., Jambesi; 27 ° 34 ′ N, 86 ° 32 ′ E; 19 Mar. 2010; A. Reschikov leg.; ZISP • 2 ♀♀; Bagam, Sindhupal Chok, Sarmatang; 27 ° 57 ′ N, 85 ° 56 ′ E; 2500 m a. s. l.; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS • 2 ♀♀; Rasuwa Distr., Langtang NP, Dhunche-Bharkhu-Syabru; 2000 – 2800 m a. s. l.; 6 – 13 May 1996; P. Cechovski leg.; PCMS • 1 ♀; Koshi Gorza; 2100 m a. s. l.; 5 Jun. 1985; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS. BHUTAN • 3 ♀♀; Paro Prov., Chiley-La; 3000 – 3500 m a. s. l.; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS • 1 ♂; Thimphu Distr., Taba; 2600 m a. s. l.; C. Holzschuh leg.; PCMS.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEEFFB6B73EFB09FE64FD82.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, * Uttarakhand), * Nepal, * Bhutan; Laos, China (Sichuan, Yunnan).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFE8FFB4B75EFD99FAFFFCE5.taxon	description	Figs 19, 20 A – D	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFE8FFB4B75EFD99FAFFFCE5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The female of this species is similar to that of S. perplexus (refer to Diagnosis of S. perplexus above).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFE8FFB4B75EFD99FAFFFCE5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Syntypes INDIA • 1 ♀; “ (syntype), <red circle> ”, “ Kashmir [Jammu and Kashmir] 5 – 6000 ft. 5.01 ”, “ Col. C. G. Nurse Collection, 1920 - 72 ”, “ Sphecodes tantanus Nurse ”, “ ♀, Type ”, “ B. M. TYPE HYM. 17. a. 585 ”; NHMUK 013380356 • 1 ♀; “ Kashmir 5 – 6000 ft. 5.01 ”; ZMHB.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFE8FFB4B75EFD99FAFFFCE5.taxon	description	Descriptive notes Wings hyaline, without brownish darkening; hind wing with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 80 °, costal margin with six hamuli. Female Total body length 8 mm (Fig. 19). Head strongly transverse, ca 1.3 times as wide as long (Fig. 20 A); vertex weakly elevated as seen in frontal view (distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus at most a lateral ocellar diameter), but wide as seen in dorsal view (approximately three ocellar diameters); F 1 and F 2 strongly transverse, 0.6 – 0.7 times as long as wide, F 3 almost square; labrum semi-oval, 0.6 times as long as wide; clypeus and ocello-ocular area with dense punctures separated by at most a half puncture diameter; paraocular and supracypeal areas with relatively dense, but thin plumose pubescence, not obscuring integument. Mesoscutum with sparse punctures (20 – 25 μ m) separated by 2 – 5 puncture diameters (Fig. 20 C); hypoepimeral area reticulate; metafemur strongly enlarged in proximal half, maximum width 0.4 times its length; legs red. Metasomal T 1 impunctate, T 2 – T 4 with a few fine setal pores, marginal zones impunctate; pygidial plate dull, 0.8 times as wide as metabasitarsus; T 1 – T 5 red (Fig. 20 B). Male Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFE8FFB4B75EFD99FAFFFCE5.taxon	distribution	Distribution Himalayas: India (Jammu and Kashmir); India (Rajasthan according to Ascher & Pickering 2020: map).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEAFFBAB774FC2FFDB8F888.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: A 059 C 88 D- 0961 - 420 A- 9 C 97 - FC 19 D 1 D 2248 D Figs 21, 22 A – E	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEAFFBAB774FC2FFDB8F888.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis This species is closest to S. sikkimensis and S. formosanus Cockerell, 1911 by a combination of large body size (more than 9 mm), costal margin with at least nine hamuli and the presence of a lateral preocipital carina. The new species differs from S. sikkimensis by having fewer hamuli (9 – 10 vs 12 – 15) and a smaller body size (10.5 mm vs 12 – 15 mm) and from S. formosanus it differs by having sparse and mixed punctation of T 1 with coarse (15 – 25 μm / 0.5 – 3) and microscopical punctures (5 μm) (vs dense and coarse punctures separated by 0.5 – 1 puncture diameter).	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEAFFBAB774FC2FFDB8F888.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific epithet is named after the Indian state Uttar Pradesh, the type locality of this species.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEAFFBAB774FC2FFDB8F888.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype INDIA • ♀; Uttar Pradesh bor., Karnaprayag env.; [30 ° 27 ′ N, 79 ° 25 ′ E]; 770 m a. s. l.; 19 – 21 Jul. 1994; M. Valenta leg.; PCMS / OLBL.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEAFFBAB774FC2FFDB8F888.taxon	description	Description Female (holotype, Fig. 21) MEASUREMENTS. Total body length 10.5 mm. HEAD (Fig. 22 B – C). Black; transverse, ca 1.25 times as wide as long; lateral preoccipital carina present, well-developed; vertex elevated, distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus ca 1.5 ocellar diameter as seen in frontal view and ca two diameters as seen in dorsal view; mandibles bi-dentate; F 1 0.5 times as long as wide; F 2 0.7 times as long as wide; F 3 1.1 times as long as wide; supraclypeal area bulging; frons and paraocular area mostly with confluent punctures; ocello-ocular area densely punctate with confluent punctures and punctures separated by at most a half puncture diameter (30 – 50 μm); clypeus sparser punctate with shiny, smooth interspaces equal to at most a puncture diameter; paraocular area and gena with dense plumose setae, obscuring integument. MESOSOMA. Mesosoma (including legs) black; wings with strong brownish darkening and metallic violet luster; stigma and veins dark brown; hind wing with the angle between basal (M) and cubital (Cu) veins ca 70 °, costal margin with nine hamuli; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (Fig. 22 A) densely and coarsely punctate (50 – 100 μm), with confluent punctures peripherally and medially with punctures separated by at most a puncture diameter; hypoepimeral area and mesepisternum coarsely reticulaterugose; propodeal triangle (metapostnotum) roughly reticulate-rugose (sculpture forming 2 – 3 rows of large deep cells). METASOMA. Metasomal T 1 on disc with coarse punctures (15 – 25 μm) separated by 0.5 – 3 puncture diameters and laterally with numerous tiny punctures (ca 5 μm) between them, marginal zone sparsely and finely punctate, impunctate along posterior margin (Fig. 22 E); remainder of terga similarly punctate, but denser and with impunctate marginal zones (Fig. 22 D); pygidial plate dull, as wide as metabasitarsus; T 1 – T 4 red; sterna finely tessellate to smooth with coarse shallow setal pores. Male Unknown.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
03FA8783FFEAFFBAB774FC2FFDB8F888.taxon	distribution	Distribution Only known from the holotype.	en	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: 74-120, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195
