Table 2 in New and little-known species of the genus Sphecodes Latreille (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Southeast Asia

Table 2. Differences between females of Sphecodes howardi, S. formosanus, S. takaensis, S. binghami, and S. kershawi. CharactersSphecodes specieshowardiformosanustakaensisbinghamikershawiF3About as long as wideAbout as long as wide0.7-0.8 times as long as wideAbout as long as wideAbout as long as wideMesoscutumWith coarse and confluent punctures, but medially with interspaces 0.5-1.0 puncture diameterDensely punctate with punctures separated at most a puncture diameterWith coarse and confluent punctures, but medially with interspaces 0.5-1.0 puncture diameterWith coarse and confluent punctures, but medially with interspaces 0.5-1.0 puncture diameterMostly areolate-punctateT4 marginal zoneTessellateSmoothSmoothSmoothSmooth or unclearly tessellatePygidial plateNarrower than metabasitarsusAs wide as metabasitarsusNarrower than metabasitarsusAs wide as metabasitarsusNarrower than metabasitarsusNumber of hamuli7-89-1088-96-7DistributionMalaysia, Myanmar, China (Guangdong)China (Taiwan)China (Taiwan)Malaysia, MyanmarIndonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, China (Macao)