Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Frunze Street 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia. .
Omsk State Pedagogical University, Omsk, 644099, Russia. .
Zootaxa. 2022 Nov 2;5200(6):587-594. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.6.6.
All available data about the digger wasp genus Chilosphex Menke in Bohart and Menke, 1976 is summarized. The melanistic form of Ch. argyrius (Brullé, 1833) from North Caucasus (Dagestan) is recorded and illustrated. Chilosphex pseudargyrius (Roth in de Beaumont, 1967) is newly recorded from Iran and Ch. argyrius from Bulgaria. A key to both species is provided.
总结了 Bohart 和 Menke（1976）中关于挖掘蜂属 Chilosphex 的所有可用数据。记录并图示了来自北高加索（达吉斯坦）的 Ch. argyrius（Brullé，1833）的黑化型。Chilosphex pseudargyrius（Roth 在 de Beaumont，1967）新记录于伊朗，Ch. argyrius 新记录于保加利亚。提供了这两个物种的关键特征。
