New synonymies in Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Halictidae) species from Italy, with taxonomic notes on type material

By

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

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

82

Pages

347--359

Subjects

Anthophila , Apiformes , cleptoparasites , synonymy , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.82.64130

 

Abstract

Type specimens of the bee genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), described by Vittorio Nobile and Giuseppe Fabrizio Turissi from Italy and deposited in the Zoologische Staatssammlung, München, Germany, were studied. Detailed information on the primary types of the six nominal species and their illustrations are provided. Sphecodes banaszaki Nobile & Turrisi, 2004, syn. nov., S. marcellinoi Nobile & Turrisi, 2004, syn. nov., S. walteri Nobile & Turrisi, 2004, syn. nov., S. iosephi Nobile & Turrisi, 2004, syn. nov., and S. tomarchioi Nobile & Turrisi, 2004, syn. nov., are all synonymized with Sphecodes combai Nobile & Turrisi, 2004, which is rediagnosed. Also accepted synonymy of S. campadellii Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 = S. geoffrellus (Kirby, 1802), previously suggested by M. Schwarz’s and F. Gusenleitner’s (2012).