Astafurova Yu.V., Proshchalykin M.Yu.
В журнале Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Год: 2022 Номер: 92 Страницы: 305–328
The six species of the Epeolus cruciger species group from Asia are reviewed. Two new species, Epeolus asiaticus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. (Mongolia, Russia) and E. gorodkovi Astafurova, sp. nov. (Tajikistan, Afghanistan) are described and illustrated. Epeolus alpinus Friese, 1893 is newly recorded from Kazakhstan; E. cruciger (Panzer, 1799) is newly recorded from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan; and E. mongolicus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2021 is newly recorded from Kyrgyzstan and Russia. An identification key for both sexes of all Asian members of this species group is presented.