The cuckoo bee genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) in Iran
2018
Astafurova, I︠U︡. V. (I︠U︡lii︠a︡ Vi︠a︡cheslavovna) | Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu | Schwarz, Maximilian
An overview is provided of the Iranian fauna of cleptoparastic bee species in the genus Sphecodes Latreille (Halictinae: Halictini: Sphecodina). In total, 25 species are recorded from Iran, eight of which are newly recorded for the country: Sphecodesanatolicus Warncke, 1992, S.croaticus Meyer, 1922, S.haladai Warncke, 1992, S.pectoralis Morawitz, 1876, S.rubicundus Hagens, 1875, S.rufiventris (Panzer, 1798), S.saxicolus Warncke, 1992, and S.tadschicus Blüthgen, 1935. A new species S.ebmeri Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. n. (Mazandaran) is described and illustrated. For many species of Sphecodes the distribution data within Iran are enlarged.
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