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).