P. G. Nemkov

Digger wasps of the genus Bembix Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae, Bembicinae) of Russia and adjacent territories.

Number: 313, Pages: 1 - 34

The species of the genus Bembix Fabricius, 1775 from Russia and neighbouring territories are reviewed. The new synonymy is proposed: Bembix eburnea Radoszkowski, 1877 = B. weberi Handlirsch, 1893, syn. n., = B. subeburnea Tsuneki, 1971, syn. n., = B. weberi lama Tsuneki, 1971, syn. n.; Bembix integra Panzer, 1801 = B. dubia Gussakovskij, 1933, syn. n., = B. iliensis Kazenas, 1978, = B. iliensis Kazenas, 1980, syn. n.; Bembix lutescens Radoszkowski, 1877 = B. gracilis Handlirsch, 1893, syn. n.; Bembix niponica F. Smith, 1873 = B. picticollis F. Morawitz, 1889, syn. n.; Bembix oculata Panzer, 1801 = B. oculata mongolica Tsuneki, 1971, syn. n., = B. oculata gegen Tsuneki, 1971, syn. n.; Bembix planifrons F. Morawitz, 1891 = B. parvula F. Morawitz, 1897, syn. n.; Bembix portchinskii Radoszkowski, 1884 = B. kirgisica F. Morawitz, 1891, syn. n., = B. trimaculata Kazenas, 1978, syn. n., = B. trimaculata Kazenas, 1980, syn. n.; Bembix transcaspica Radoszkowski, 1893 = B. kazakhstanica Kazenas, 1978, syn. n., = B. kazakhstanica Kazenas, 1980, syn. n.; Bembix turca Dahlbom, 1845 = B. melanura F. Morawitz, 1889, syn. n., = B. gobiensis Tsuneki, 1971, syn. n., = B. atra Kazenas, 1978, syn. n., = B. atra Kazenas, 1980, syn. n. The lectotypes are designated for B. dubia Gussakovskij, 1933, B. picticollis F. Morawitz, 1889, B. planifrons F. Morawitz, 1891, B. kirgisica F. Morawitz, 1891. Bembix eburnea Radoszkowski, 1877 is newly recorded from Russia; B. dilatata Radoszkowski, 1877 and B. transcaspica Radoszkowski, 1893 are newly recorded from China. The distribution of some species is enlarged. A key to 19 species from Russia and adjacent territories is given.

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