Sphecodes kershawi Perkins 1921

Sphecodes kershawi Perkins, 1921 Figs 2G, 5D Sphecodes kershawi Perkins, 1921: 9, ♂. Sphecodes javanensis Blüthgen, 1927: 69–70, ♂. Synonymized by Astafurova et al. 2020b: 62. Diagnosis and descriptive notes See Astafurova et al. (2020b: 63–64). 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. Distribution Himalayas: India (* Uttarakhand); China (Macao), Myanmar, Malaysia.Published as part of Astafurova, Yulia & Proshchalykin, Maxim, 2020, New and little-known bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) from the Himalayas, pp. 74-120 in European Journal of Taxonomy 729 on page 97, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.729.1195, http://zenodo.org/record/570531