The cuckoo bee genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) in Iran

By

Astafurova, Yulia
Proshchalykin, M. I︠U︡. (Maksim I︠U︡rʹevich)
Schwarz, Maximilian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

66

Pages

39-53

Subjects

Fauna , new records , new species , Palaearctic region , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.66.29269

 

Abstract

An overview is provided of the Iranian fauna of cleptoparastic bee species in the genusSphecodesLatreille (Halictinae: Halictini: Sphecodina). In total, 25 species are recorded from Iran, eight of which are newly recorded for the country:SphecodesanatolicusWarncke, 1992,S.croaticusMeyer, 1922,S.haladaiWarncke, 1992,S.pectoralisMorawitz, 1876,S.rubicundusHagens, 1875,S.rufiventris(Panzer, 1798),S.saxicolusWarncke, 1992, andS.tadschicusBlüthgen, 1935. A new speciesS.ebmeriAstafurova & Proshchalykin,sp. n.(Mazandaran) is described and illustrated. For many species ofSphecodesthe distribution data within Iran are enlarged.