This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article 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: 10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195

Abstract. An annotated list of twenty species of rarely collected and little known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from the Himalayas is given. Sphecodes bluethgeni sp. nov. is described from Bhutan. Three species are newly recorded from the Himalayas: S. binghami Blüthgen, 1924, S. kershawi Perkins, 1921 and S. laticeps Meyer, 1920. Based on type specimens, new synonymies have been proposed for Sphecodes cameronii (Bingham, 1897) = S. armeniacus Warncke, 1992 syn. nov.; S. gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) = S. indicus Bingham, 1898 syn. nov.; and S. invidus (Cameron, 1897) = S. nigrobasalis Meyer, 1922 syn. nov. A lectotype is designated for Sphecodes sikkimensis Blüthgen, 1927. Illustrated keys to males and females of all species known from the Himalayas and an updated checklist of the 26 Himalayan species of Sphecodes are provided. Additionally, one new species from neighboring Uttar Pradesh (India), Sphecodes uttaricus sp. nov., is here described as new and included due to its close relationship to the Himalayan S. sikkimensis Blüthgen, 1927.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c4ddeab6-e087-4585-99d7-ac9f7dc4a102
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FFC3FFFBFFCCFF92B504FFE5FF88FFBD
Citation: Astafurova Y, Proshchalykin M, plazi (2020). New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from the Himalayas. European Journal of Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.