Nomioides socotrana Blüthgen 1925: 84, F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 177): M, “Sokotra, Ras Shoab [12°30'N 54°00'E], I.1899, [leg.] O. Simony”; NMW.

Distribution. Island of Socotra.

Photos des types par Jakub Straka

Holotype. M, “U.A.E. [United Arab Emirates]: A.D. [Abu Dhabi] Int’l A/P, 4.VII.1986, [leg.] I.L. Hamer”, BAK.

To be published in Fauna of Arabia (submitted)

Nomioides (Nomioides) arabicus PESENKO, 1983: 128 (key), 167, Figs. 241, 321, 322. M. Type locality: Oman, Qara Hills (holotype M, BMNH).

Distribution. Oman.

Nomioides (Nomioides) bluethgeni Pesenko 1979: 176, figs 1-3, M. Holotype: M, “Kurgan-Tyube, Ferghana valley, Uzbekistan [40°43'N 72°48'E], [on flowers of] Horaninowia ulicina, 12.VIII.1938, [leg.] V. Popov” [label in Russian]; ZISP.

Distribution. Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Jordan, Syria (first record: 60 km S Damascus, 1 F; 50 km SE Suwayda, 1 F). Armenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, eastern Mongolia.

caspicus Blüthgen 1934 {Turkmenistan: Atrek River Valley, Repetek- }

chalybeatus Blüthgen 1934 {Grèce, Turquie, Jordanie, Iran (unpublished), Armenie, E Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan, Tajikistan}

communis Blüthgen 1934 {Malaisie} {Blüthgen 1934 : 494}

curvilineata Cameron 1907 [Ceratina] {Inde: Deesa} {Blüthgen 1934: 201}

Nomioides canariensis Blüthgen 1937: 3, 10, fig. 4, F. Holotype: F, “Gr. Canaria, Las Palmas [28°06'N 15°25'W], [29.VI.1931], [leg.] R. Frey”, “Mus. Zool. H-fors, Spec. typ. no. 5258”; ZMH (examined).
Nomioides minutissimus f. canariensis: Pesenko 1983: 137.

Distribution. Canary Islands.

Holotype. M, Cape Verde Islands: Boavista: Santa Monica [16°05'N 22°50'W], 7.X.1998, leg. F. LaRoche; LAR.

Nomioides aff. minutissimus: Pauly et al. 2002: 204.

Distribution. Cape Verde Islands : Boavista, Fogo, Maio, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santiago, Sao Vincente. Also Santo Antao and Sao Nicolau (personal communication by F. LaRoche)

Visited plants. Aizoaceae: Sesubium portulacastrum (5 MM, 4 FF). Boraginaceae: Heliotropium ramosissimum (1 F). Capparidaceae: Cleome viscosa (2 FF). Caryophyllaceae: Polycarpea nivea (2 MM, 1 F). Mimosaceae: Prosopis juliflora (1 M, 2 FF). Nyctaginaceae: Commicarpus helenae (2 MM, 2 FF). Tamaricaceae: Tamarix senegalensis (3 MM, 2 FF). Zygophyllaceae: Zygophyllum simplex (2 MM, 2 FF).

Nomioides deceptor Saunders 1908: 223, F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 135): F, “Algerie [Biskra], [leg.] Eaton [34°51'N 5°44'E]”, “18.V.1893”, “E. Saunders coll. 1910: 266”, “B. M. type Hym. 17.a.1046”; BMNH.
Nomioides minutissima var. deserticola Blüthgen 1925: 11, M. Holotype: M, “Egypt, Khanka [30°13'N 31°21'E], 25.V.1914, [leg.] Dębski”; “in coll. Ministry Agric., Cairo”. Syn. n.
Nomioides minutissimus f. deceptor: Pesenko 1983: 138.

Distribution. North Africa and Arabian Peninsula.

Visited plants. Apiaceae: yellow Apiaceae (4 MM, 16 FF). Asteraceae: Anthemis sp. (1 F), Centaurea cf. maroccana (1 F), Echinops spinosissimus (1 F). Fabaceae: Retama retam (7 MM, 2 FF). Resedaceae: Reseda sp. (12 MM, 1 F). Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus lotus (1 M), Ziziphus sp. (2 FF). Scrophulariaceae: Scrophularia cf. ramosissima (1 F).

deserticola Blüthgen 1925 {Blüthgen 1925: 11} {?Egypte}

dubius Blüthgen 1925 {Blüthgen 1925: 42} {Inde: Dschabalpur}

Nomioides elbana Blüthgen 1934b: 200, F. Holotype: F, “[Egypt]: Djebel Elba: Seir Arab [22°12'N 36°20'E], [21].I.1933”; “in coll. Ministry Agric. in Cairo”.
Nomioides hoggariensis Warncke (in lit.).

Distribution. Algeria, Egypt, Arabian Peninsula (Pesenko & Pauly, in press).

Halictus facilis Smith 1853: 51, M. Holotype: M, “Malta [35°55'N 14°26'E]”, “B. M. type Hym. 17.a.1057”; BMNH (examined).
Nomioides fallax Handlirsch 1888: 401, figs 2, 7, F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 162): F, “[leg.] Mann, 1865, Tultscha” [Dobruja, western Bulgaria] [45°10'N 28°48'E]; NMW. Synonymised by Blüthgen (1925: 34).
Nomioides callosus Pérez 1895: 56, F, M. Syntypes: 12 FF, 1 M, northern Italy and Sicily; MNHNP. Synonymised by Blüthgen (1925: 34, 38; 1934a: 249).
Halictus handlirschii Dalla Torre & Friese 1895: 38, new name for Nomioides fallax Handlirsch 1888 (preoccupied in the genus Halictus) nec Halictus fallax Morawitz 1874.
Nomioides facilis var. dusmeti Blüthgen 1925: 35, F. Holotype: F, “Aranuez [Spain] [40°03'N 3°40'W], 30.V.1910, [leg.] Dusmet”; “in coll. Dusmet, Madrid”. Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 163).
Nomioides facilis var. bipunctata Blüthgen 1925: 37, M. Holotype: M, “Madrid [40°27'N 3°41'W], 18.VII.1900”; no indication of deposition place. Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 163).
Nomioides cruciferarum Cockerell 1931: 205, F, M. Syntypes: 7 FF, 1 M, “Rabat, Morocco [34°02'N 6°50'W], at flowers of Synapis, Aug. 5, 24, [leg.] Cockerell”; BMNH, MCZC (1 M examined). Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 163). Earlier, Blüthgen (1934a: 250) considered this nominal taxon as Nomioides fallax var. cruciferarum.

Distribution. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, southern Europe, southwestern Asia (Near East, Arabian Peninsula, Island of Socotra, Asia Minor, Iran).

Visited plants (in Africa). Apiaceae: Ammi visnaga (2 FF). Brassicaceae: Synapis sp. (1 M). Resedaceae: Reseda lutea (1 F); Reseda luteola (1 F). Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus lotus (1 M).

feai Vachal 1894 {Birmanie : Tenasserim} {Blüthgen 1925 : 24}
= Halictus vachalii Bingham 1897

Nomioides (Nomioides) fortunata Blüthgen 1937: 3, 7, fig. 3, F, M. Holotype: M, “Tenerife, La Esperanza [28°27'N 16°22'W], [16.VII.1931], [leg.] R. Frey”; ZMH; exam.
Nomioides minutissimus f. fortunatus: Pesenko 1983: 137.

Distribution. Canary Islands, Morocco.

galeritus Blüthgen 1933 {Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan}

Holotype: M, Kenya: Mombasa [4°03'S 39°40'E], 12.XII.1982, leg. T.L. Griswold & R. T. Griswold; UUL.

Distribution. Kenya.

gussakovskiji Blüthgen 1933 {Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan, Mongolia, NE and N China}

hybridus Blüthgen 1934 {Uzbekistan, Tajikistan}

incertus Blüthgen 1925 {Birmanie : Tenasserim} {Blüthgen 1925: 22}

ino (Nurse, 1904) [Ceratina] {Iran, Iraq, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia} (almost all unpublished)

iranellus Pesenko 1983 {Iran: Bandar Abbas}

Holotype. M, «Africa: Kenya, Samburu Game Res. [3°46'S 39°17'E], 2.VI.1975, [leg.] M. K. Tourtellot”; UKL.

Distribution. Kenya, Somalia.

Nomioides (Nomioides) klausi Pesenko 1983: 125 (key to females), 128 (key to males), 158, figs 188, 229, 297, 298, F, M. Holotype: M, “Iran, Bandar Abbas, 50 rm NW Jask [25°39'N 57°43'E], 22.V.1978, [leg.] K. Warncke”, WAR.

Distribution. Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Niger, southwestern Iran.

Visited plants (in Africa). Boraginaceae (4 MM). Fabaceae: Indigofera sp. (1 M )

lahorensis Blüthgen 1934 {Pakistan : Lahore et Muntan} {Blüthgen 1934 : 273}

Nomioides longiceps Blüthgen 1933a: 114, 124 (key), figs 1, 2, F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 140): F, “Cyrenaica, R. U. Agraria, no. 9535, 20.V.1925, [leg.] Geo. C. Krüger”, “Cyrenaica, Agedabia [30°46'N 20°14'E]”; MNHUB.

Distribution. Libya, Tunisia.

Ceratina maculiventris Cameron 1905: 244, F, M. Lectotype (designated here): F, “Ceratina maculiventris Cam. Type. Pearston, S. Af. [Republic of South Africa: Cape Province] [32°34'S 25°08'E]”, “Cameron Coll. 1905-102”, “B. M. type Hym. 17.a.1052b”; BMNH.
Halictus (Nomioides) pulchellus: Friese 1909: 149, nec Schenck 1869.
Nomioides maculiventris var. convergens Blüthgen 1934a: 251, F. Holotype: F, “Cape Province: Matjesfontein [Republic of South Africa] [33°33'S 26°20'E], 1-18.XII.1928”, “S. Africa, R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1929-15”, “B. M. type Hym. 17.a.1056”; BMNH (examined). Syn. n.
Nomioides callonotus Cockerell 1936: 2, F. Lectotype (designated here): F, “Cape Province: Ceres [Republic of South Africa] [33°21'S 19°19'E], 12-18.II.1932, [leg.] L. Ogilvie”, “ac. 34187” ; AMNH. Syn. n.
Nomioides maculiventris var. cyaneonotus Cockerell 1937: 9, M. Lectotype (designated here): M, “S. Africa, Cape Province [Republic of South Africa]: Graaf-Reinet [32°15'S 24°33'E], X.1931, [leg.] Miss A. Mackie”, “ac. 349708”; AMNH. Syn. n.

Distribution. South Africa, Namibia, Kenya.

Visited plants. Aizoaceae: Ruschia grisea (1 M, 1 F); Ruschia indecora (6 MM, 6 FF). Asteraceae: Chrysanthemum sp. (2 FF). Combretaceae: Terminalia prunioides (4 MM, 3 FF). Zygophyllaceae: Zygophyllum simplex (1 M, 4 FF).

Holotype. M, Kenya: 8 mi [ca. 13 km] NE Magadi [1°54'S 36°17'E], 2500 ft. [ca. 762 m], 16.VI.1967, leg. C.D. Michener; UKL.

Distribution. Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina, Faso Niger, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, southern Arabian Peninsula.

Visited plants. Asteraceae (1 F). Balanitaceae: Balanites aegyptiaca (48 MM, 7 FF). Boraginaceae (11 MM, 2 FF). Caesalpiniaceae: Cassia obovata (3 MM, 1 F), Cassia sp. (2 MM, 1 F). Combretaceae: Guiera senegalensis (1 F). Fabaceae: Indigofera sp. (1 F). Mimosaceae: Acacia tortilis var. raddiana (64 MM, 6 FF). Pedaliaceae: Sesamum sp. (6 FF). Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus sp. (7 MM, 5 FF). Sterculiaceae (1 M).

Nomioides maura Blüthgen 1925: 14, F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 135): F, “Amismiz, Atlas [Morocco] [31°13'N 8°15'W], [leg.] M. Escalera”; MNHUB.
Nomioides campanulae Cockerell 1931: 206, F, M. Syntypes: “Morocco: Ifrane [33°31'N 5°10'W], 29-31.VIII, at flowers of Campanula, [leg.] W. P. Cockerell”; BMNH, MCZC (1 M examined). Synonymised by Blüthgen (1933c: 63; 1934: 242).
Nomioides senecionis Cockerell 1931: 208, F, M. Holotype: F, “Mogador [Morocco] [31°30'N 9°46'W], in a sandy place by the sea, at flowers of Senecio, [leg. T. D. A.] Cockerell”; BMNH. Syn. n.
Nomioides maura var. tingitana Blüthgen 1933c: 63, F. Holotype: F, “Tanger [Morocco] [35°47'N 5°48'W], 4.VII.1932”, [leg. A. Nadig]; “coll. A. Nadig, jun. in Chur, Switzerland”. Syn. n.
Nomioides minutissimus f. maurus: Pesenko 1983: 137.

Distribution. Northwestern Africa.

Visited plants. Asteraceae: Senecio sp. (2 MM,1 F). Campanulaceae: Campanula sp. (1 M, 1 F). Caryophillaceae: Herniaria fontanesi ssp. fontanesi (1 M, 5 FF). Frankeniaceae: Frankenia laevis ssp. velutina (1 F).

minutissimus minutissimus (Rossi 1790) {S Europe jusqu’en Pologne (Torun) et Udmurtia (Izhevsk) dans le nord, SW Asie, steppes et déserts d’Asie centrale jusqu’en Mongolie et le nord de la Chine vers l’est}
= Halictus pulchellus Giraud 1861
= Nomioides minutissima var. obscurata Blüthgen 1925
= Nomioides minutissima var. versicolor Blüthgen 1925
= Nomioides minutissima var. violascens Blüthgen 1925
= Nomioides minutissima var. schencki Blüthgen 1925
= Nomioides minutissima var. tristis Blüthgen 1934
= Nomioides minutissima var. fusca Blüthgen 1934
= Nomioides minutissima var. purpurascens Blüthgen 1934

modestus Pesenko 1977 {Israel, Palestine, Arménie, Kazakhstan, Turkmenie, Tajikistan, Kirghizie, Mongolie}

monticola Pesenko 1983 { Tadjikistan, Kirghizie,Mongolie }

Nomioides mucorea Blüthgen 1933a: 115, 124 (key), fig. 3, F. Holotype: F, “Cyrenaica, R. U. Agraria, 9523, [leg.] Geo C. Krüger, 20.V.1925”, “S.-W. Cyrenaica, Agedabia [Libya] [30°46'N 20°14'E]”, MNHUB (examined).

Distribution. The species is known only by the type series (2 FF) from Libya.

nigriceps Blüthgen 1933 {Iran, S Kazakhstan, Turkmenie, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Chine: Xinjiang }

Nomioides (Nomioides) ornatus Pesenko 1983: 124 (key to females), 127 (key to males), 150, figs 184, 226, 287-290, F, M. Holotype: F, “Turkmenia, Dzhebel [39°38'N 54°14'E], 21.VII.1934, [leg.] V. Popov” [label in Russian]; ZISP.

Distribution. Egypt, Niger, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Israel, Kasakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, northwestern China.

Visited plants (in Africa). Boraginaceae (7 MM, 7 FF). Caesalpiniaceae: Cassia obovata (1 F). Mimosaceae: Acacia tortilis (2 FF).

parviceps Morawitz 1876 {Egypte, SW Asie, Asie Centrale}
= Nomioides conjugens Blüthgen 1925
= Nomioides conjugens var. basalis Blüthgen 1925
= ? Nomioides aegyptiaca Blüthgen 1933
= Nomioides afghanica Blüthgen 1961

patruelis Cockerell 1919 {Inde} {Blüthgen 1925: 41}

Holotype: M, “Algeria: Hoggar, 60 km of road Tamanrasset-Assekrem, near Afilale [23°00'N 5°45'E], 19.VIII.1987, on yellow Apiaceae no. 392, A. Pauly réc.”; FUSAG.

Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia.

Visited plants. Apiaceae (2 MM, 3 FF).

pulcherrimus Blüthgen 1925 {Turkmenie,Uzbekistan, Tajikistan}

pulverosus Handlirsch 1888 {S Kazakhstan, Turkmenie,Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolie }
= Nomioides pulverosus var. subgaleritus Blüthgen 1933

pusillus Blüthgen 1925 {Inde: Deesa} {Blüthgen 1925 : 25 ; Batra 1966 : 391 ; 1967 : 176 : 1977 : 300 (biologie)}

Holotype. F, “Riyadh, 3.IV.1977”, “Saudi Arabien, [leg.] W. Büttiker”, NMB.

To be published in "Fauna of Arabia"

Nomioides rotundiceps Handlirsch 1888: 405, fig. 3, F. Syntypes: 3 FF, “Egypte, Cairo [30°03'N 31°15'E]”; lost (personal communication by Dr. M. Fischer, the curator of entomological collection at NMW, of 10 June 1976).
Nomioides rotundiceps var. viridana Blüthgen 1925: 31, F (no indication of type material). Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 160).
Nomioides persica Blüthgen 1933a: 124 (key to females), 125 (key to males), F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 160): F, “Bampur-Kaskin, SW Persia [Iran], VIII.1898, [leg.] Zarudny [27°11'N 60°27'E]” [label in Russian]’ ZISP. Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 160).

Distribution. Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Kenya, Israel, Jordania, Arabian Peninsula, southern Iran.

Visited plants (in Africa). Asclepiadaceae: Landolfia sp. (1 F). Balanitaceae: Balanites aegyptiaca (18 MM, 5 FF). Boraginaceae: (13 MM, 3 FF). Caesalpiniaceae : Cassia obovata (234 MM, 20 FF), Cassia sp. (72 MM, 5 FF). Capparidaceae: Cleome viscose (6 FF). Euphorbiaceae: Chrozophora brochiana (8 MM, 5 FF). Fabaceae : Indigofera sp. (4 MM, 1 F). Lamiaceae : Ocimum sp. Pedaliaceae : Sesamum sp. (1 F). Rhamnaceae : Ziziphus sp. (6 MM, 8 FF). Tamaricaceae : Tamarix spp. (65 MM, 20 FF). Zygophyllaceae: Tribulus terrestris (3 FF).

Holotype. M, “Oman: Dhofar, Third watering place, 440 ft. (134 m), 17°14'72N, 53°57'38E, 7.IX.2000, leg. M. Generari & P.L. Scaramozzino”, MSNP.

To be published in "Fauna of Arabia" (submitted)

schwarzi Pesenko 1989 { Turquie: Kars}

Holotype. F, “Oman: Dhofar, Rd 47 per Sarfait, 16°44'43 N 53°13'65 E, 28.VIII.2000, 2, leg. M. Generari & P.L. Scaramozzino”, MSNP.

To be published in Fauna of Arabia.

similis Pesenko 1983 {Turquie, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Georgie, Azerbajan, Turkmenie}
= rugosus Pesenko 1983

splendidus Blüthgen 1925 {Turquie, Iran, Azerbajan}

Nomioides squamiger Saunders 1908: 222, F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 163): F, “Algerie [Biskra] [34°51'N 5°44'E], [leg.] Eaton”, “18.V.1893”, “B. M. type Hym. 17.a.1048”; BMNH.

Distribution. North Africa, Israel, Arabian Peninsula.

Visited plants (in Africa). Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia pubescens (6 FF). Fabaceae: Medicago sativa (1 F). Resedaceae: Reseda lutea biaui (1 F), Reseda sp. (1 F). Tamaricaceae: Tamarix spp. (34 MM, 43 FF).

subornatus Pesenko 1983 { Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Chine: Xinjiang }

subparviceps Pesenko 1983 { Iran: Khuzastan }

tadzhicus Pesenko 1983 { Tajikistan: Tugalan, Vakhsh River valley }

Holotype. M, Oman: S. Nizwa, Wadi Ghul, 22°53'01N, 57°31'08E, 500 m, 16.XII.2003, garden, leg. M. Kuhlmann, ZISP.

To be published in "Fauna of arabia"

Nomioides turanica Morawitz 1876: 214, F, M. Lectotype (designated by Pesenko 1983: 174): M, “Samarkand [38°35'N 68°03'E]” [Uzbekistan, 8.II, leg. A. Fedtschenko] [label in Russian]; ZISP.
Ceratina egeria Nurse 1904: 576, F, M. Syntypes: “Quetta [30°12'N 67°00'E]” [Pakistan]; BMNH. Synonymised by Blüthgen (1933b: 23; as Nomioides turanica var.).
Nomioides storeyi Dębski 1917: 33, F. Holotype: F, “Egypte, Galiub [30°10’N 31°11’E], 9.VII.1912, [leg.] Dębski”; “in coll. Ministry Agric. Cairo”. Synonymised by Blüthgen (1925: 19).
Nomioides heluanensis Dębski 1917: 33, M. Holotype: M, “Egypte, Heluan [29°51'N 31°20'E], 4.IX.1916, [leg.] Dębski”; “in coll. Ministry Agric. Cairo”. Synonymised by Blüthgen (1925: 18).
Nomioides turanica var. maculosa Blüthgen 1925: 20, F. Syntypes: 3 FF, “Persien [Iran], Isphagan [32°00N 57°30'E], 1900, [leg.] Escalera”; BMNH. Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 174).
Nomioides turanica var. nubica Blüthgen 1925: 20, F. Holotype: F, “Nubische Wüste, Nabardi [= Nabari] [Sudan] [21°07’N 32°46’E], 1900, [leg.] Swaille”; BMNH. Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 174).
Nomioides turanica var. subvariegata Blüthgen 1933b: 23, F. Holotype: F, “Egypt, Djebel Elba (Wadi Aideb) [22°12'N 36°20'E], I.[19]33”; MNHUB. Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 174).
Nomioides turanica var. laeta Blüthgen 1934a: 244, F. Holotype: F, “Buchara, Karschi” [Uzbekistan] [38°53'N 65°48'E]; MNHUB. Synonymised by Pesenko (1983: 174).

Distribution. North Africa to Sudan, Djibouti, Senegal, and Mauritania in the south; deserts of western Asia to Kirghizia and Pakistan in the east.

Visited plants (in Africa). Apiaceae: yellow Apiaceae (2 MM, 1 F). Asteraceae: Anthemis sp. (1 M, 2 FF). Fabaceae: red Fabaceae (1 M, 1 F); Medicago sativa (3 FF). Tamaricaceae: Tamarix sp. (1 M, 4 FF).

Sous-genre Paranomioides Pesenko 1983
steinbergi Pesenko 1983 {Iran: Siatan: vicinity of Zakhedan }