Abstract

This study contributes to the knowledge of genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in Türkiye based on specimens collected from Diyarbakır and Bingöl provinces in eastern Türkiye between 2016–2021. For eastern Türkiye 19 species of Hylaeus were recorded. Among them, Hylaeus (Dentigera) alievi Dathe & Proshchalykin, 2021 and Hylaeus (Hylaeus) hungaricus (Alfken, 1905) are new records for the Turkish fauna. Collection localities, distributions and photographs of all species are provided.

Keywords: Hymenoptera; Colletidae; Hylaeus; new records; Türkiye.

Resumen

Informe faunístico del género Hylaeus Fabricıus, 1793 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) de Anatolia (Türkiye), con dos nuevos registros para el país

Este estudio contribuye al conocimiento de la fauna del género Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) en Turquía con base en especímenes recolectados en las provincias de Diyarbakır y Bingöl ubicadas en el este de Turquía entre 2016 y 2021. Para la parte oriental de Turquía, 19 especies del género Hylaeus han sido identificadas. De estas, dos especies, a saber, Hylaeus (Dentigera) alievi Dathe & Proshchalykin, 2021 e Hylaeus (Hylaeus) hungaricus (Alfken, 1905) son nuevos registros para la fauna turca. Se proporcionan localidades de colecta, distribuciones y fotografías de todas las especies.

Palabras clave: Hymenoptera; Colletidae; Hylaeus; nuevos registros; Turquía.

Recibido/Received: 05/06/2022; Aceptado/Accepted: 10/04/2023; Publicado en línea/Published online: 12/05/2023

Cómo citar este artículo/Citation: Kaplan, E. 2023. Faunistic report on genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from Anatolia (Türkiye), with two new records for the country. Graellsia, 79(1): e194. https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2023.v79.363

Copyright: © 2023 SAM & CSIC. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

CONTENTS
  1. Abstract
  2. Resumen
  3. Introduction
  4. Material and methods
  5. Results
  6. Discussion
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. References

Introduction[Up]

The world bees are comprised of roundly 20 000 species of seven families: Andrenidae, Apidae, Colletidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae, Melittidae, and Stenotritidae ‍(Michener, 2007; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021). Among these families, the Colletidae family contains more than 2700 species worldwide (‍Zhou et al., 2020). This family is represented in the Palearctic region with only two genera including Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Colletinae) and Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 (Hylaeinae) ‍(Michener, 2007). The genus Hylaeus contains 55 subgenera and more than 750 species worldwide ‍(Michener, 2007; ‍Dathe, 2015; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021). The genus Hylaeus has more than 200 species belonging to 11 subgenera from the Palaearctic region (‍Michener, 2007; ‍Proshchalykin & Dathe, 2012, ‍2016, ‍2017; ‍Dathe, 2015). Türkiye’s Hylaeus fauna consists of 86 species belonging to 10 subgenera ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020). Previous studies have been carried out on Hylaeus in Türkiye ‍(Alfken, 1931; ‍Warncke, 1972, ‍1981, ‍1992; ‍Özbek, 1977; ‍Çalmaşur & Özbek, 1999; ‍Dathe, 2000; ‍Özbek, 2008a, ‍2008b, ‍2011; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020); however, the genus is still poorly known in this country.

In this study, a list of 19 species of Turkish Hylaeus with two new records is presented together with notes on their local and general distributions.

Material and methods[Up]

This study is based on specimens of the genus Hyleaus Fabricius, 1793 collected from Diyarbakır and Bingöl provinces located in the east of Türkiye between 2016–2021 (Fig. 1). Samples were collected with a sweep net in various localities, killed within ethyl acetate and pinned and labeled with needles suitable for body sizes subsequently. All samples were collected by Emin Kaplan and determined to species by Holger Dathe (Germany). Both classification and nomenclature followed Michener (‍2007) and ‍Ascher & Pickering (2021). Photographs of morphological characters of adults were taken by using a digital camera attached to a stereomicroscope. The material is stored in Emin Kaplan’s individual collection of the Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bingol University (Bingol- Türkiye). Local distributions are given according to biogeographic regions of Anonymous (‍2023).

Fig. 1.— Map of the investigated area in Diyarbakır and Bingöl provinces in eastern Türkiye.

Fig. 1.— Mapa del área investigada en las provincias de Diyarbakır y Bingöl en el este de Turquía.

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Results[Up]

Family Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841

Subfamily Hylaeinae Viereck, 1916

Genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793

Subgenus Abrupta Méhelÿ, 1935

Hylaeus (Abrupta) cornutus Curtis, 1831 (Figs. 2a, 3a)

Material examined (Total 27 ♀♀, 63 ♂♂). Bingöl, Ağaçyolu, N 38o 56’ 00.33’’, E 40o 30’ 13.10’’, 1528 m, 22.V.2019, ♂; Akdurmuş, N 38o 50’ 40.56’’, E 40o 28’ 30.44’’, 1467 m, 23.V.2019, ♂; Beyaztoprak, N 38o 54’ 53.68’’, E 40o 37’ 25.71’’, 1067 m, 13.VI.2021, ♀; Büyükterkören, N 38o 49’ 31.73’’, E 40o 34’ 04.84’’, 1005 m, 29.V.2019, ♂; Çeltiksuyu, N 38o 51’ 51.72’’, E 40o 34’ 23.38’’, 1022 m, 16.V.2019, 2♂♂; N 38o 51’ 53.01’’, E 40o 53’ 44.99’’, 1016 m, 29.V.2019, ♂; Çevrimpınar, N 38o 55’ 49.40’’, E 40o 22’ 12.63’’, 1318 m, 15.V.2019, ♀; Çiçekdere, N 38o 56’ 57.98’’, E 40o 27’ 04.84’’, 1379 m, 27.V.2017, ♀, ♂; Dikköy, N 38o 49’ 21.02’’, E 40o 40’ 33.96’’, 1010 m, 18.V.2019, ♂; Elmalı, N 38o 61’ 30.13’’, E 40o 43’ 30.27’’, 1352 m, 27.V.2017, ♀; Garip, N 38o 47’ 20.82’’, E 40o 33’ 24.93’’, 995 m, 19.V.2021, ♀; Gözler, N 38o 56’ 44.27’’, E 40o 33’ 38.98’’, 1498 m, 22.V.2019, ♂; Gümüşlü, N 38o 45’ 66.81’’, E 40o 28’ 49.70’’, 1087 m, 06.V.2018, ♀; Güveçli, N 38o 51’ 17.54’’, E 40o 31’ 57.43’’, 1050 m, 19.V.2019, ♂; Kardeşler, N 38o 54’ 48.27’’, E 40o 40’ 05.08’’, 1195 m, 26.V.2019,♂;Sancak, N 39o 58’ 46.96’’, E 40o 41’ 05.14’’, 1142 m, 29.V.2016, ♀; Seitgölü, N 39o 04’ 51.31’’, E 40o 20’ 07.71’’, 1613 m, 27.V.2017, ♀; Adaklı, N 39o 12’ 59.81’’, E 40o 28’ 09.21’’, 1360 m, 12.VI.2019, ♂; Genç, Dedebağı, N 38o 40’ 37.61’’, E 40o 19’ 33.71’’, 1234 m, 16.V.2019, ♂; Derenköy, N 38o 45’ 03.44’’, E 40o 40’ 08.47’’, 1363 m, 08.V.2021, ♂; Dikpınar, N 38o 43’ 24.50’’, E 41o 18’ 35.18’’, 975 m, 17.V.2019, ♂; Doğanevler, N 38o 46’ 14.54’’, E 40o 51’ 18.82’’, 1571 m, 31.V.2020, ♂; Döşekkaya, N 38o 38’ 11.11’’, E 40o 23’ 07.23’’, 1015 m, 16.V.2019, ♂; Günkondu, N 38o 37’ 17.87’’, E 40o 10’ 42.03’’, 1651 m, 17.V.2019, ♂; Kırıcı, N 38o 39’ 58.74’’, E 40o 27’ 44.82’’, 1352 m, 16.V.2019, ♂; Meşedalı, N 38o 46’ 45.53’’, E 40o 36’ 49.91’’, 1010 m, 21.VII.2017, ♀; N 38o 47’ 30.40’’, E 40o 38’ 05.29’’, 1007 m, 26.VII.2017, ♀; Karlıova, Boncukgöze, N 39o 13’ 45.23’’, E 40o 58’ 21.98’’, 1753 m, 06.VI.2020, ♂; Hacılar, N 39o 04’ 57.95’’, E 40o 48’ 44.18’’, 1480 m, 28.V.2017, ♀; N 38o 05’ 13.77’’, E 40o 48’ 24.58’’, 1474 m, 27.V.2021, ♀; Kalencik, N 39o 09’ 14.89’’, E 40o 54’ 69.47’’, 1772 m, 31.V.2019, ♂; Kaşıkçı,N39o 24’ 12.94’’, E 41o 00’ 20.64’’, 1917 m, 01.VI.2019, ♂; Kaynarpınar, N 39o 23’ 02.82’’, E 40o 45’ 42.74’’, 1767 m, 01.VI.2019, ♀; Sudurağı, N 39o 06’ 52.44’’, E 40o 51’ 06.87’’, 1648 m, 31.V.2019, ♂; Kiğı, Bakalı, N 39o 14’ 18.36’’, E 40o 26’ 25.80’’, 1126 m, 30.V.2021, ♀; Darköprü, N 39o 11’ 58.53’’, E 40o 18’ 02.73’’, 1226 m, 12.VI.2018, ♂; Duranlar, N 39o 15’ 14.64’’, E 40o 21’ 01.82’’, 1134 m, 30.V.2021, ♂; Solhan, N 38o 54’ 38.51’’, E 40o 55’ 42.87’’, 1210 m, 26.V.2019, ♀; Arakonak, N 38o 57’ 26.93’’, E 41o 06’ 54.36’’, 1612 m, 02.VI.2018, 2♂♂; Dilektepe, N 38o 56’ 56.65’’, E 40o 59’ 15.12’’, 1278 m, 24.V.2019, 2♂♂; Hazarşah, N 38o 58’ 28.78’’, E 40o 35’ 26.59’’, 1311 m, 26.V.2019, ♂; Yenibaşak Bucağı, N 38o 48’ 06.69’’, E 41o 00’ 45.85’’, 1481 m, 25.V.2019, ♂; Yayladere, N 39o 13’ 09.93’’, E 40o 04’ 27.53’’, 1486 m, 14.VI.2019, ♂; Boğazköy, N 39o 15’ 13.64’’, E 40o 03’ 32.56’’, 1772 m, 14.VI.2019, ♂; Yayladere, Aydınlar, N 39o 10’ 24.61’’, E 40o 03’ 53.16’’, 1626 m, 14.VI.2019, ♂; Günlük, N 39o 10’ 19.47’’, E 40o 07’ 41.06’’, 1144 m, 30.VI.2021, ♂; Yaylabağ, N 39o 10’ 42.04’’, E 40o 05’ 45.14’’, 1170m,30.V.2021, ♂. Diyarbakır, Ambasharabesi, N 37o 57’ 57.43’’, E 40o 23’ 31.40’’, 590 m, 30.IV.2017, ♂; Erentepe, N 38o 40’ 33.74’’, E 40o 28’ 26.94’’, 1462 m, 23.V.2019, ♂; Hantepe, N 38o 06’ 19.87’’, E 40o 11’ 44.24’’, 661 m, 29.III.2018, ♀; Karpuzlu, N 37o 50’ 13.38’’, E 40o 14’ 41.36’’, 587 m, 29.V.2017, ♂; Bismil, Ambar, N 37o 50’ 50.62’’, E 40o 33’ 13.36’’, 548 m, 19.III.2019, ♀; Göksu, N 37o 50’ 00.00’’, E 40o 31’ 40.57’’, 550 m, 19.III.2019, ♂; Çüngüş, N 38o 12’ 27.82’’, E 39o 21’ 58.48’’, 1000 m, 19.IV.2018, ♂; Dicle, Başköy, N 38o 23’ 58.21’’, E 40o 14’ 10.50’’, 1255 m, 27.III.2019, 2♂♂; Gölbaşı, N 38o 19’ 50.01’’, E 40o 62’ 06.03’’, 747 m, 28.III.2019, ♂; Kurudere, N 38o 23’ 48.08’’, E 40o 01’ 26.60’’, 995 m, 28.III.2019, ♂; Serin, N 38o 22’ 45.02’’, E 40o 35’ 00.90’’, 866 m, 18.IV.2019, ♂; Tepecik, N 38o 15’ 20.90’’, E 40o 33’ 56.36’’, 504 m, 14.V.2017, ♀; Eğil, Yatır, N 38o 09’ 03.14’’, E 40o 10’ 26.70’’, 663 m, 13.V.2017, ♀; N 38o 08’ 09.41’’, E 40o 08’ 56.18’’, 836 m, 28.III.2019, ♂; Ergani, Bozyer, N 38o 11’ 04.25’’, E 39o 45’ 19.47’’, 789 m, 12.V.2017, ♂; Dağlararası, N 38o 13’ 27.80’’, E 39o36’46.68’’, 1020 m, 21.VI.2018, ♀; Değirmendere, N 38o 20’ 48.68’’, E 39o 42’ 45.71’’, 866 m, 24.III.2019, ♂; Pınarkaya, N 38o 14’ 56.65’’, E 39o 42’ 05.86’’, 860 m, 12.V.2017, ♀; Salar, N 38o 16’ 01.70’’, E 39o 38’ 59.32’’, 962 m, 12.V.2017, ♀; Yakacık, N 38o 16’ 43.64’’, E 39o 49’ 38.53’’, 933 m, 12.V.2017, ♀; Dicle, Kocaalan, N 38o 20’ 50.61’’, E 40o 06’ 59.42’’, 806 m, 12.V.2017, ♀; Tepebaşı, N 38o 19’ 01.10’’, E 40o 10’ 42.99’’, 786 m, 13.V.2017, ♂; Hani, Gürbüz, N 38o 23’ 50.20’’, E 40o 21’ 27.00’’, 902 m, 14.V.2017, ♂; Uzunlar, N 38o 24’ 34.34’’, E 40o 27’ 03.41’’, 923 m, 27.III.2019, ♂; Yukarıturalı, N 38o 28’ 22.43’’, E 40o 27’ 13.81’’, 988 m, 27.III.2019, ♀; Hazro, Dadaş, N 38o 16’ 33.17’’, E 40o 42’ 54.15’’, 1122 m, 21.V.2020, ♀; Ormankaya, N 38o 17’ 59.97’’, E 40o 46’ 48.65’’, 952 m, 150.V.2017, ♂; Uzunargıt, N 38o 14’ 07.05’’, E 40o 46’ 58.96’’, 942 m, 04.IV.2019, ♂; Ülgen, N 38o 15’ 29.50’’, E 40o 54’ 23.83’’, 1196 m, 26.IV.2019, ♂; Kocaköy, Saklat, N 38o 19’ 44.89’’, E 40o 29’ 36.83’’, 893 m, 01.IV.2019, ♂; Kulp, Narlıca, N 38o 30’ 15.16’’, E 40o 58’ 01.92’’, 874 m, 21.V.2017, ♀; Lice, Acar, N 38o 21’ 52.84’’,E40o 11’ 88.34’’, 726 m, 20.V.2017, ♂; Tepe, N 38o 23’ 47.61’’, E 40o 44’ 15.82’’, 799 m, 20.IV.2019, ♂; Ziyaret, N 38o 20’ 15.95’’, E 40o 33’ 31.60’’, 996 m, 01.IV.2019, ♂; Yalaza, N 38o 20’ 24.89’’, E 40o 40’ 19.71’’, 963 m, 01.IV.2019, ♂; Silvan, Çiğdemli, N 38o 10’ 55.91’’, E 41o 04’ 22.96’’, 883 m, 25.IV.2019, ♂; Gürpınar, N 38o 11’ 07.75’’, E 41o 04’ 10.64’’, 908 m, 15.V.2017, ♂; Gürentepe, N 38o 13’ 04.13’’, E 40o 58’ 05.27’’, 1313 m, 14.V.2017, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Adıyaman, Ağrı, Aksaray, Ankara, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kars, Kırıkkale, Nevşehir, Şanlıurfa), Black Sea biogeographic region (Amasya, Bolu), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Antalya, Balıkesir, Bursa, Çanakkale, Denizli, Edirne, Hatay, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kütahya, Mersin, Muğla, Osmaniye, Tekirdağ, Yalova) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek, 1977; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Nearctic, Palaearctic ‍(Dathe & Proshchalykin, 2016, ‍2018; ‍Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared, 2019; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Fig. 2.— Frontal view of female Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793; a) H. cornutus, b) H. alievi, c) H. imparilis, d) H. intermedius, e) H. rubicola, f) H. hungaricus, g) H. leptocephalus, h) H. trifidus, i) H. scutellatus, j) H. lineolatus, k) H. taeniolatus, l) H. meridionalis, m) H. pictus, n) H. rugicollis, o) H. longimaculus. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig. 2.— Vista frontal de hembras de Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793; a) H. cornutus, b) H. alievi, c) H. imparilis, d) H. intermedius, e) H. rubicola, f) H. hungaricus, g) H. leptocephalus, h) H. trifidus, i) H. scutellatus, j) H. lineolatus, k) H. taeniolatus, l) H. meridionalis, m) H. pictus, n) H. rugicollis, o) H. longimaculus. Escala: 1 mm.

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Fig. 3.— Frontal view of male Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793; a) H. cornutus, b) H. alievi, c) H. gredleri, d) H. imparilis, e) H. intermedius, f) H. rubicola, g) H. communis, h) H. scutellatus, i) H. lineolatus, j) H. soror, k) H. excelsus, l) H. meridionalis, m) H. pictus, n) H. rugicollis, o) H. longimaculus. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig. 3.— Vista frontal de machos de Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793; a) H. cornutus, b) H. alievi, c) H. gredleri, d) H. imparilis, e) H. intermedius, f) H. rubicola, g) H. communis, h) H. scutellatus, i) H. lineolatus, j) H. soror, k) H. excelsus, l) H. meridionalis, m) H. pictus, n) H. rugicollis, o) H. longimaculus. Escala: 1 mm.

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Subgenus Dentigera Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Dentigera) alievi Dathe & Proshchalykin, 2021 (Figs. 2b, 3b)

Material examined (Total 1 ♀, 1 ♂). Bingöl, Nacaklı, N 39o 10’ 05.38’’, E 40o 21’ 33.32’’, 1537 m, 26.V.2018, ♀ (?). Diyarbakır, Ergani, Salar, N 38o16’01.70’’, E 39o38’59.32’’, 962 m, 12.V.2017, ♂. Rare. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Comment. This species is newly recorded from Türkiye.

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Proshchalykin & Dathe, 2021).

Hylaeus (Dentigera) gredleri Förster, 1871 (Fig. 3c)

Material examined (Total 2 ♂♂). Bingöl, İnalı, N 38o 52’ 47.72’’, E 40o 32’ 33.82’’, 1030 m, 20.V.2019, ♂; Yayladere, Yolgüden, N 39o 10’ 37.60’’, E 40o 04’ 16.59’’, 1462 m, 13.VI.2019, ♂. Rare. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Ağrı, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kars, Konya), Mediterranean biogeographic region (İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Mersin, Nevşehir, Niğde) ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Australian, Palearctic (‍Kiani Bakiani et al., 2016; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Dentigera) imparilis Förster, 1871 (Figs. 2c, 3d)

Material examined (Total 20 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂). Bingöl, Alatepe, N 39o 03’ 17.42’’, E 40o 46’ 58.41’’, 1357 m, 05.VI.2020, ♀; Altınışık, N 38o 49’ 41.39’’, E 40o 27’ 31.72’’, 1511 m, 23.V.2019, ♀; Büyükterkören, N 38o 49’ 49.46’’, E 40o 34’ 28.59’’, 1009 m, 16.V.2019, ♂; Çayağzı, N 38o 47’ 57.65’’, E 40o 33’ 40.63’’, 999 m, 19.V.2021, ♂; Göltepesi, N 38o 57’ 05.89’’, E 40o 35’ 40.86’’, 1496 m, 22.V.2019, ♀; İnalı, N 38o 52’ 47.72’’, E 40o 32’ 33.82’’, 1030 m, 20.V.2019, ♀; Genç, Yayla Bucağı, N 38o 38’ 26.93’’, E 40o 30’ 49.41’’, 1275 m, 16.V.2019, ♂; Karlıova, Viranşehir, N 39o 22’ 41.05’’, E 40o 57’ 56.43’’, 1843 m, 01.VI.2019, ♀; Solhan, Arakonak, N 38o 56’ 49.39’’, E 41o 07’ 40.76’’, 1639 m, 20.VII.2017, ♀; Bozkanat, N 38o 51’ 56.46’’, E 40o 52’ 41.10’’, 1230 m, 23.V.2021, ♀; Yayladere, Akçadamar, N 39o 12’ 11.02’’, E 40o 04’ 08.93’’, 1385 m, 13.VI.2019, ♀. Diyarbakır, Sivritepe, N 38o 03’ 65.75’’, E 40o 14’ 25.19’’, 650 m, 23.III.2019, ♀; Çermik, Karakaya, N 38o 03’ 24.42’’, E 39o 18’ 54.30’’, 618 m, 13.IV.2018, ♀; Çınar, Şükürlü, N 37o 50’ 57.29’’, E 40o 26’ 13.39’’, 625 m, 07.V.2020,♀;Dicle, Bahçedere, N 38o 18’ 52.41’’, E 40o 02’ 11.77’’, 802 m, 28.III.2019, ♀; Baltacı, N 38o 23’ 17.24’’, E 38o 23’ 17.24’’, 903 m, 27.III.2019, ♀; Ergani, Dağlararası, N 38o 13’ 08.55’’, E 39o 35’ 55.84’’, 1029 m, 21.IV.2018, ♀; Yakacık, N 38o 16’ 43.64’’, E 39o 49’ 38.53’’, 933 m, 12.V.2017, ♀; Hani, Süslü, N 38o 23’ 28.52’’, E 40o 19’ 01.95’’, 1098 m, 29.III.2019, ♂; Kalaba, N 38o 25’ 52.76’’, E 40o 25’ 02.34’’, 1106 m, 27.III.2019, ♀; Hazro, Dadaş, N 38o 16’ 01.30’’, E 40o 42’ 28.51’’, 1082 m, 04.IV.2019, ♀; Kulp, Karabulak, N 38o 29’ 57.77’’, E 41o 03’ 50.42’’, 985 m, 12.IV.2019, ♂; Lice, Dallıca, N 38o 23’ 36.64’’, E 40o 47’ 27.94’’, 790 m, 20.IV.2019, ♀; Gürbeyli, N 38o 26’ 54.31’’, E 40o 42’ 48.20’’, 854 m, 20.V.2017, ♂; Savat Bucağı, N 38o 20’ 25.69’’, E 40o 39’ 10.87’’, 997 m, 01.IV.2019, ♂; Oyuklu, N 38o 18’ 58.82’’, E 40o 46’ 26.68’’, 963 m, 16.V.2020, ♀; Yalaza, N 38o 20’ 07.75’’, E 40o 41’ 03.75’’, 919 m, 01.IV.2019, ♀; Silvan, Boyunlu, N 38o 13’ 57.13’’, E 40o 58’ 42.54’’, 1031 m, 25.IV.2019, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Ağrı, Ankara, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Erzincan, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Karaman, Kayseri, Konya, Mardin, Şanlıurfa), Black Sea biogeographic region (Amasya, Artvin, Kastamonu, Trabzon), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Aksaray, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Denizli, Eskişehir, Hatay, İstanbul, İzmir, Isparta, Kütahya, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Osmaniye, Tekirdağ, Yalova) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared, 2019; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Dentigera) intermedius Förster, 1871 (Figs. 2d, 3e)

Material examined (Total 1 ♀, 8 ♂♂). Bingöl, Beyaztoprak, N 38o 54’ 53.68’’, E 40o 37’ 25.71’’, 1067 m, 22.V.2021, ♂; Ekinyolu, N 38o 54’ 00.00’’, E 40o 34’ 17.58’’, 1036 m, 01.VI.2021, ♂; Kardeşler, N 38o 54’ 39.23’’, E 40o 38’ 29.93’’, 1099 m, 06.VI.2021, ♂, ♀. Diyarbakır: Dicle, Yokuşlu, N 38o 24’ 12.59’’, E 40o 01’ 23.94’’, 921 m, 28.III.2019, ♂; Eğil, Meşeler, N 38o 14’ 13.79’’, E 40o 11’ 33.11’’, 845 m, 24.IV.2021, ♂; Lice, Ergin, N 38o 30’ 09.96’’, E 40o 32’ 21.33’’, 1016 m, 25.IV.2021, 2♂♂; Yolçatı, N 38o 23’ 50.16’’, E 40o 41’ 02.65’’, 910 m, 20.V.2017, ♂. Sporadic. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Ankara, Bingöl, Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars, Konya), Black Sea biogeographic region (Artvin), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Antalya, Muğla) ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Mediterranean and Black Sea countries, Palearctic ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

Hylaeus (Dentigera) rubicola Saunders, 1850 (Figs. 2e, 3f)

Material examined (Total 3 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂). Bingöl, Büyükterkören, N 38o 49’ 54.31’’, E 40o 34’ 21.97’’, 1008 m, 19.V.2021, ♀; Karlıova, Sudurağı, N 39o 07’ 01.10’’, E 40o 50’ 50.75’’, 1601 m, 27.V.2021, ♂; Yayladere, Yaylabağ, N 39o 10’ 42.04’’, E 40o 05’ 45.14’’, 1170 m, 30.V.2021, ♀. Diyarbakır, Kulp, Çağlayan, N 38o 30’ 47.41’’, E 40o 48’ 47.46’’, 874 m, 29.IV.2021, ♂; Lice, Budak, N 38o 24’ 35.20’’, E 40o 44’ 55.07’’, 867 m, 29.IV.2021, ♀. Sporadic. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Black Sea biogeographic region (Konya), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Antalya, Bursa, İzmir) ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean islands, Palearctic ‍(Ornosa & Ortiz-Sánchez, 2004; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

Subgenus Hylaeus Fabricius s. str.

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) communis Nylander, 1852 (Fig. 3g)

Material examined (Total 1 ♂). Diyarbakır, Dicle, N 37o 51’ 13.82’’, E 40o 14’ 46.09’’, 588 m, 30.III.2018, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Ankara, Bitlis, Erzincan, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kars, Konya, Van), Black Sea biogeographic region (Amasya, Artvin, Bolu, Rize, Sinop), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Antalya, Aydın, Bursa, İzmir, Kocaeli, Kütahya, Manisa, Mersin, Nevşehir, Niğde, Yalova) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek, 1977; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Dathe & Proshchalykin, 2018; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) hungaricus ‍(Alfken, 1905) (Fig. 2f)

Material examined (Total 1 ♀). Bingöl, Büyükterkören, N 38o 50’ 15.99’’, E 40o 34’ 09.11’’, 1009 m, 24.III.2019, ♀. Rare. Host plant unknown.

Comment. This species is newly recorded from Türkiye.

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) leptocephalus (Morawitz, 1870) (Fig. 2g)

Material examined (Total 1 ♀). Bingöl, Yukarıpınar, N 38o 51’ 09.52’’, E 40o 28’ 08.13’’, 1465 m, 23.V.2019, ♀. Frequent and common. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Ağrı, Aksaray, Ankara, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Erzincan, Erzurum, Iğdır, Kars, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Konya, Şanlıurfa, Tunceli, Van), Black Sea biogeographic region (Bayburt), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Denizli, Kahramanmaraş, Kütahya, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Sakarya, Yalova) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek, 1977).

General distribution. Nearctic, Palearctic ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) trifidus (Alfken, 1936) (Fig. 2h)

Material examined (Total 1 ♀). Diyarbakır, Eğil, Konak, N 38o 10’ 44.39’’, E 40o 05’ 08.55’’, 853 m, 12.V.2017, ♀. Rare. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Adıyaman, Ankara, Hakkâri, Konya, Mardin), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Balıkesir, Burdur, Eskişehir, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir) (‍Warncke, 1972, 1981; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic (‍Warncke, 1981; ‍Dathe, 2015; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Subgenus Lambdopsis Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Lambdopsis) scutellatus (Spinola, 1838) (Figs. 2i, 3h)

Material examined (Total 3 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂). Bingöl, Çayağzı, N 38o 47’ 57.65’’, E 40o 33’ 40.63’’, 999 m, 05.VI.2021, ♂; Kardeşler, N 38o 54’ 39.23’’, E 40o 38’ 29.93’’, 1099 m, 06.VI.2021, ♂; Kiğı, Demirkanat, N 39o 13’ 03.85’’, E 40o 19’ 55.88’’, 1289 m, 29.V.2021, ♂. Diyarbakır, Çüngüş, Keleşevleri, N 38o 11’ 40.95’’, E 39o 21’ 15.33’’, 968 m, 19.IV.2018, ♀; Dicle, Döğer, N 38o 21’ 15.55’’, E 40o 13’ 31.17’’, 735 m, 24.IV.2021, ♀; Eğil, Selmanköy, N 38o 11’ 20.01’’, E 40o 10’ 14.79’’, 771 m, 24.IV.2021, ♀. Frequent and common. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Adıyaman, Ankara, Aksaray, Ardahan, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Iğdır, Kayseri, Konya, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak), Black Sea biogeographic region (Artvin, Çorum), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Antalya, Denizli, Edirne, Hatay, Isparta, İzmir, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Osmaniye) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Eastern Mediterranean, Palearctic ‍(Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared, 2019; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Subgenus Paraprosopis Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) lineolatus (Schenck, 1861) (Figs. 2j, 3i)

Material examined (Total 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂). Bingöl, Karlıova, Derinçay, N 39o 08’ 13.50’’, E 40o 51’ 53.21’’, 1697 m, 27.V.2021, 2♀♀; Solhan, Dilektepe, N 38o 57’ 18.96’’, E 40o 59’ 35.60’’, 1306 m, 31.V.2017, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Aksaray, Ankara, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Konya, Malatya, Mardin, Muş), Black Sea biogeographic region (Artvin, Çorum, Gümüşhane, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Sivas, Van, Yozgat), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Antalya, Balıkesir, Bilecik, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Denizli, Edirne, Eskişehir, Hatay, Isparta, İzmir, Kütahya, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Osmaniye, Yalova) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) soror (Pérez, 1903) (Fig. 3j)

Material examined (Total 3 ♂♂). Bingöl, Genç, Yayla Bucağı, N 38o 37’ 45.24’’, E 40o 30’ 45.83’’, 1247 m, 26.V.2017, ♂. Diyarbakır, Bismil, Başaklı, N 37o 49’ 42.46’’, E 40o 28’ 49.43’’, 558 m, 20.III.2018, ♂; Hani, Kırım, N 38o 23’ 44.75’’, E 40o 26’ 24.13’’, 863 m, 27.III.2019, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Adıyaman, Ağrı, Aksaray, Ankara, Bingöl, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kahramanmaraş, Kars, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Konya, Malatya, Mardin, Şırnak, Tunceli, Van), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Antalya, Burdur, Bursa, Kütahya, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Uşak, Yalova) ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Western Palaearctic ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) taeniolatus Förster, 1871 (Fig. 2k)

Material examined (Total 21 ♀♀). Bingöl, Büyükterkören, N 38o 49’ 54.31’’, E 40o 34’ 21.97’’, 1008 m, 19.V.2021, 2♀♀; Çeltiksuyu, N 38o 51’ 37.39’’, E 40o 34’ 03.65’’, 1013 m, 21.V.2021, ♀; Ekinyolu, N 38o 54’ 00.00’’, E 40o 34’ 17.58’’, 1036 m, 12.VI.2021, ♀; Garip, N 38o 47’ 20.82’’, E 40o 33’ 24.93’’, 995 m, 05.VI.2021, 2♀♀; İnalı, N 38o 53’ 27.46’’, E 40o 31’ 29.97’’, 1073 m, 26.V.2019, ♀; Kardeşler, N 38o 54’ 39.23’’, E 40o 38’ 29.93’’, 1099 m, 06.VI.2021, ♀; Genç, Harmancık, N 38o 33’ 40.32’’, E 40o 16’ 39.89’’, 883 m, 17.V.2019, ♀; Sırmalıoya, N 38o 38’ 04.53’’, E 40o 11’ 28.70’’, 1858 m, 17.V.2019, ♀; Yağızca, N 38o 48’ 35.03’’, E 40o 45’ 36.73’’, 1140 m, 09.V.2021, ♀; Karlıova, Derinçay, N 39o 08’ 13.50’’, E 40o 51’ 53.21’’, 1697 m, 27.V.2021, ♀; Solhan, Bozkanat, N 38o 51’ 56.46’’, E 40o 52’ 41.10’’, 1230 m, 23.V.2021, 2♀♀; Yedisu, Elmalı, N 39o 23’ 01.20’’, E 40o 37’ 41.99’’, 1569 m, 29.V.2017, ♀. Diyarbakır, Dicle, Yokuşlu, N 38o 24’ 12.59’’, E 40o01’ 23.94’’, 921 m, 28.III.2019, ♀; Kocaköy, Şaklat, N 38o 19’ 44.89’’, E 40o 29’ 36.83’’, 893 m, 01.IV.2019, ♀; Kulp, Narlıca,N38o 30’ 15.16’’, E 40o 58’ 01.92’’, 874 m, 21.V.2017, ♀; Lice, Angül, N 38o 24’ 23.81’’, E 40o 33’ 50.23’’, 866 m, 25.IV.2021, ♀; Budak, N 38o 24’ 35.20’’, E 40o 44’55.67’’, 867 m, 29.IV.2021, ♀; Kiralan, N 38o 28’ 54.61’’, E 40o 33’ 10.12’’, 982 m, 25.IV.2021, ♀. Sporadic. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Bitlis, Hakkâri), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Antalya, Bursa, Hatay, Mersin, Muğla) ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution.Western Palaearctic (Central Europe, Mediterranean, Türkiye) ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

Subgenus Prosopis Fabricius, 1804

Hylaeus (Prosopis) excelsus (Afken, 1935) (Fig. 3k)

Material examined (Total 1 ♂). Bingöl, Çeltiksuyu, N 38o 51’ 37.39’’, E 40o 34’ 03.65’’, 1013 m, 21.V.2021, ♂. Rare. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Bingöl, Hakkâri, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Van) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared, 2019; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Prosopis) meridionalis Förster, 1871 (Fig. 2l, 3l)

Material examined (Total 2 ♀♀, 6 ♂♂). Bingöl, Genç, Şehitköy, N 38o 39’ 48.18’’, E 40o 29’ 31.00’’, 1308 m, 26.V.2017, ♂; Kiğı, Çanakal, N 39o 09’ 16.98’’, E 40o 18’ 43.73’’, 1585 m, 13.VI.2019, ♂; Demirkanat, N 39o 13’ 03.85’’, E 40o 19’ 55.88’’, 1289 m, 29.V.2021, ♂; Yayladere, Batıayaz, N 39o 11’ 14.81’’, E 40o 08’ 16.49’’, 1383 m, 30.V.2019, ♀. Diyarbakır, Baykara, N 38o 04’ 05.26’’, E 39o 52’ 05.38’’, 756 m, 30.IV.2017, ♂; Hazro, Mutluca, N 38o 16’ 44.84’’, E 40o 53’ 50.71’’, 1017 m, 15.V.2017, ♂; Ülgen, N 38o 14’ 41.98’’, E 40o 53’ 36.99’’, 1080 m, 04.IV.2019, ♀; Lice, Savat Bucağı, N 38o 20’ 25.69’’, E 40o 39’ 10.87’’, 997 m, 01.IV.2019, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant unknown.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Ağrı, Aksaray, Ankara, Bingöl, Bitlis, Erzincan, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kayseri, Konya, Malatya, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tunceli, Van), Black Sea biogeographic region (Amasya, Artvin, Çankırı, Kastamonu, Tokat), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Denizli, Edirne, Eskişehir, Hatay, Isparta, İstanbul, Kütahya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Tekirdağ, Yalova) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Prosopis) pictus (Smith, 1853) (Fig. 2m, 3m)

Material examined (Total 2 ♀♀, 26 ♂♂). Bingöl, Beyaztoprak, N 38o 54’ 53.68’’, E 40o 37’ 25.71’’, 1067 m, 13.VI.2021, 2♂♂; Çayağzı, N 38o 47’ 57.65’’, E 40o 33’ 40.63’’, 999 m, 05.VI.2021, ♂; Çeltiksuyu, N 38o 51’ 37.39’’, E 40o 34’ 03.65’’, 1013 m, 21.V.2021, ♂; Çukurca, N 38o 55’ 13.31’’, E 40o 31’ 17.62’’, 1215 m, 05.V.2018, ♂; Düzyayla, N 38o 48’ 05.38’’, E 40o 28’ 57.28’’, 1373 m, 06.V.2018, ♂; Ekinyolu, N 38o 54’ 00.00’’, E 40o 34’ 17.58’’, 1036 m, 12.VI.2021, ♂; Karlıova, Derinçay, N 39o 08’ 13.50’’, E 40o 51’ 53.21’’, 1697 m, 27.V.2021, ♂; Elmalı, N 39o 01’ 00.57’’, E 40o 43’ 12.15’’, 1286 m, 05.V.2018, ♂; Köklü, N 38o 55’ 52.81’’, E 40o 38’ 31.61’’, 1086 m, 17.V.2018, ♂; Sarıçiçek, N 38o 55’ 28.42’’, E 40o 35’ 44.37’’, 1040 m, 06.VI.2021, ♂; Adaklı, Kamışgülü, N 39o 13’ 04.16’’, E 40o 25’ 56.89’’, 1215 m, 29.V.2021, ♂; Genç, Dilektaşı, N 38o 46’ 06.45’’, E 40o 46’ 27.64’’, 1653 m, 08.V.2021, ♂; Sürekli, N 38o 46’ 01.97’’, E 40o 35’ 51.85’’, 1036 m, 08.V.2021, 2♂♂; Karlıova, Derinçay, N 39o 08’ 13.50’’, E 40o 51’ 53.21’’, 1697 m, 27.V.2021, ♂; Ilıpınar, N 39o 22’ 44.70’’,E40o 56’ 47.05’’, 1808 m, 06.IV.2018, ♂; Kıraçtepe, N 39o 12’ 33.66’’, E 40o 57’ 24.32’’, 1734 m, 03.VI.2018, ♂; Toklular, N 39o 15’ 57.30’’, E 40o 59’ 28.61’’, 1787 m, 03.VI.2018, ♂; Kiğı, Duranlar, N 39o 15’ 14.64’’, E 40o 21’ 01.82’’, 1134 m, 30.V.2021, ♂; Solhan, Düzkanat, N 38o 53’ 12.79’’, E 40o 55’ 38.36’’, 1282 m, 23.V.2021, ♂; Yayladere, Günlük, N 39o 10’ 19.47’’, E 40o 07’ 41.06’’, 1144 m, 30.V.2021, ♂; Yayladere, Korlu, N 39o 10’ 36.36’’, E 40o 09’ 19.47’’, 1231 m, 13.VI.2018, ♂. Diyarbakır, Çiçekliyurt, N 37o 50’ 29.63’’, E 40o 07’ 10.30’’, 705 m, 30.IV.2017, ♀; Ergani, Salar, N 38o 16’ 01.70’’, E 39o 38’ 59.32’’, 962 m, 12.V.2017, ♀; Lice, Ergin, N 38o 30’ 09.96’’, E 40o 32’ 21.33’’, 1016 m, 25.IV.2021, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Sivas, Şanlıurfa), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Antalya, Bursa, Hatay, İstanbul, Mersin, Yalova) (‍Straka & Bogusch, 2011; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic ‍(Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared, 2019; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Hylaeus (Prosopis) rugicollis Morawitz, 1874 (Fig. 2n, 3n)

Material examined (Total 20 ♀♀, 16 ♂♂). Bingöl, Beyaztoprak, N 38o 55’ 32.50’’, E 40o 38’ 24.54’’, 1089 m, 21.V.2019, ♀; Çavuşlar, N 38o 55’ 03.54’’, E 40o 46’ 23.84’’, 1453 m, 25.V.2019, ♂; Çeltiksuyu, N 38o 51’ 37.39’’, E 40o 34’ 03.65’’, 1013 m, 05.VI.2021, ♂; Kılçadır, N 38o 46’ 21.51’’, E 40o 28’ 51.09’’, 1160 m, 06.V.2018, ♀; Sivritepe, N 38o 06’ 30.86’’, E 40o 13’ 19.38’’, 630 m, 19.III.2018, ♂; Genç, Gözütok, N 38o 46’ 51.24’’, E 40o 41’ 07.08’’, 1283 m, 18.V.2019, ♀; Koçsırtı, N 38o 47’ 07.12’’, E 40o 49’ 06.97’’, 1277 m, 10.V.2018, ♂; Tavus, N 38o 48’ 08.64’’, E 40o 58’ 08.43’’, 1893 m, 25.V.2019, ♂; Karlıova, Toklular, N 39o 15’ 57.61’’, E 40o 59’ 13.07’’, 1792 m, 03.VI.2018, ♂; Kiğı, Demirkanat, N 39o 13’ 03.85’’, E 40o 19’ 55.88’’, 1289 m, 29.V.2021, ♂; Nacaklı, N 39o 10’ 03.31’’, E 40o 20’ 40.59’’, 1569 m, 13.VI.2019, ♂; Solhan, N 38o 56’ 23.25’’, E 41o 08’ 18.56’’, 1727 m, 02.VI.2018, ♂; Arakonak, N 38o 57’ 26.93’’, E 41o 06’ 54.34’’, 1612 m, 02.VI.2018, ♀; Yayladere, Yolgüdün, N 39o 10’ 28.62’’, E 40o 04’ 20.21’’, 1509 m, 13.VI.2018, ♀; Yedisu, Güzgülü, N 39o 26’ 17.68’’,E40o 29’ 05.83’’, 1424 m, 02.VI.2019, ♀. Diyarbakır, Mermer, N 38o 10’ 17.25’’, E 40o 27’ 46.01’’, 771 m, 01.IV.2019, ♀; Hani, Akçayurt, N 38o 28’ 21.76’’, E 40o 21’ 55.14’’, 1188 m, 27.III.2019, ♂; Belen, N 38o 24’ 55.61’’, E 40o 22’ 14.45’’, 931 m, 27.III.2019, ♂; Çüngüş, Akbaşak, N 38o 15’ 47.59’’, E 39o 18’ 27.74’’, 1372 m, 24.III.2019, ♀; Hazro, Mutluca, N 38o 15’ 41.58’’, E 40o 53’ 14.98’’, 971 m, 27.IV.2018, ♂; Kulp, Seyrek, N 38o 28’ 06.24’’, E 40o 51’ 31.86’’, 864 m, 21.V.2017, ♂; Lice, Çavuşlar, N 38o 19’ 36.25’’, E 40o 40’ 53.59’’, 1040 m, 19.IV.2021, ♂; Sergenli, N 38o 19’ 30.64’’, E 40o 13’ 38.46’’, 750 m, 24.IV.2021, ♂; Yalaza, N 38o 20’ 07.75’’, E 40o 41’ 03.75’’, 919 m, 01.IV.2019, ♂; Silvan, Gürpınar, N 38o 11’ 56.07’’, E 41o 04’ 33.08’’, 997 m, 05.IV.2019, ♀. Frequent and common. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Ağrı, Bingöl, Bitlis, Elazığ, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kars, Kayseri, Konya, Muş, Şanlıurfa), Black Sea biogeographic region (Amasya, Bayburt), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Denizli, Isparta, Mersin, Nevşehir, Niğde) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek, 1977; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic South-eastern Europe ‍(Dathe & Proshchalykin, 2018; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Subgenus Spatulariella Popov, 1939

Hylaeus (Spatulariella) longimaculus (Alfken, 1936) (Fig. 2o, 3o)

Material examined (Total 2 ♀♀, 10 ♂♂). Bingöl, Adaklı, Gökçeli, N 39o 12’ 12.57’’, E 40o 24’ 16.71’’, 1406 m, 29.V.2017, ♂; Genç, N 38o 44’ 07.30’’, E 40o 30’ 35.06’’, 986 m, 15.V.2018, ♂; Çanakçı, N 38o 45’ 55.39’’, E 40o 43’ 58.57’’, 1531 m, 21.VII.2017, ♂; Kiğı, Kabaoluk, N 39o 17’ 48.55’’, E 40o 20’ 40.76’’, 1419 m, 29.V.2017, ♂; Nacaklı, N 39o 10’ 17.26’’, E 40o 20’ 33.73’’, 1439 m, 29.V.2016, ♀; Solhan, N 38o 57’ 06.75’’, E 41o 02’ 04.00’’, 1321 m, 24.V.2018, ♂. Diyarbakır, Kırkkoyun, N 37o 47’ 01.85’’, E 39o 58’ 21.62’’, 1018 m, 30.IV.2017, ♂; Dicle, Koruköy, N 38o 18’ 17.87’’, E 39o 59’ 56.64’’, 885 m, 13.V.2017, ♂; Hani, Serenköy, N 38o 24’ 10.19’’, E 40o 30’ 14.36’’, 870 m, 14.V.2017, ♂; Hazro, Koçbaba, N 38o 15’ 06.64’’, E 40o 51’ 31.14’’, 1029 m, 13.V.2017, ♀; Ormankaya, N 38o 17’ 59.97’’, E 40o 46’ 48.65’’, 952 m, 15.V.2017, ♂; Silvan, Babakaya, N 38o 15’ 09.18’’, E 41o 01’ 25.08’’, 777 m, 15.V.2017, ♂. Frequent and common. Host plant: Euphorbia spp.

Distribution in Türkiye. Anatolian biogeographic region (Adıyaman, Ağrı, Aksaray, Ankara, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Hakkâri, Kahramanmaraş, Konya, Samsun, Tunceli, Van), Black Sea biogeographic region (Gümüşhane, Kastamonu), Mediterranean biogeographic region (Adana, Afyonkarahisar, Antalya, Balıkesir, Bursa, Denizli, Eskişehir, Hatay, İstanbul, İzmir, Kütahya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Siirt, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Yalova) (‍Warncke, 1972; ‍Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

General distribution. Palearctic Southern Mediterranean ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020; ‍Ascher & Pickering, 2021).

Discussion[Up]

In this study, 19 species from seven subgenera of Hylaeus: Abrupta (one species), Dentigera (five species), Hylaeus s. str. (four species), Lambdopsis (one species), Paraprosopis (three species), Prosopis (four species), and Spatulariella (one species) are listed. Among them, two species, Hylaeus (Dentigera) alievi and Hylaeus (Hylaeus) hungaricus are new records for the Turkish fauna. Thus, the number of species of genus Hylaeus reported from Türkiye is increased from 86 to 88 by the present study. Also, seven species for Bingol and ten species for Diyarbakir are new records for provincial fauna. According to the number of specimens, H. cornutus, H. rugicollis, H. imparilis, H. pictus and H. taeniolatus are respectively dominant species in the study area. The species H. cornutus, H. imparilis, H. rugicollis, and H. longimaculus are dominant in all biogeographic regions of Turkey. On the other hand, only single specimens could be collected for H. communis, H. hungaricus, H. leptocephalus, H. trifidus and H. excelsus. While only male individuals were collected from the species H. gredleri, H. communis, H. soror, andH. excelsus, only female individuals were collected from the species H. hungaricus, H. leptocephalus, H. trifidus, and H. taeniolatus. Both male and female individuals were collected from other species. It is thought that the real number of species of Hylaeus in the Türkiye is higher. Therefore, future research in this region will certainly reveal many new species not only for the fauna of Türkiye but also for science. The eastern part of Türkiye proved to be an important centre of diversity for Hylaeus species ‍(Özbek & Dathe, 2020).

Morphological differences among the identified species, and between males and females, are very distinctive in frontal view character combinations. For example, in females of H. cornutus character combinations (face all black and clypeus anterior margin pointed and forked; scape completely black, not dilated; flagellum black above, brown underneath) differ from males of the same species (face all black and clypeus anterior margin not pointed and not forked; scape completely yellow and dilated; flagellum black above, yellow underneath). While the face is completely black in H. rugicollis, there are dark white spots in the paraocular area in H. longimaculus. Clypeus yellow spots are present in females of H. rubicola, H. scutellatus, and H. pictus. The supraclypeal area yellow spot is charactersitic of female H. scutellatus. In females of H. hungaricus the malar area is long. In males of H. alievi, H. scutellatus, H. meridionalis, and H. rugicollis, the face is yellow, with less punctuation and shiny; the scape is yellow and black, fairly well dilated, whereas the scape is completely black and not dilated in males of H. longimaculus.

The contributions made to the number of Turkish Hylaeus species in the current study could mirror the ecological importance and high biodiversity of the Turkish fauna. Although a few studies have been done before, the Turkish Hylaeus fauna corresponds to approximately 44% of the Palaearctic region fauna, suggesting future faunistic studies in the country can reveal additional species in the Hylaeus fauna of Türkiye.

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I express grateful thanks to Dr. Holger Dathe (Germany) for identification of reference material. I also thank Prof. Dr. Erol Yıldırım and Prof. Dr. Hikmet Özbek for advice making my paper better.

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