Coelioxys (Liothyrapis) decipiens SPINOLA, 1838

Özbek, Hikmet, Schwarz, Maximilian & L, Coelioxys, 2016, Distribution data of the kleptoparasitic bees in Turkey: Part 2. Genera Coelioxys and Radoszkowskiana (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Megachilinae) with their checklist, Linzer biologische Beiträge 48 (2), pp. 1753-1771 : 1762

Coelioxys (Liothyrapis) decipiens SPINOLA, 1838

S y n o n y m s: Coelioxys Cretensis FÖRSTER, 1853 , C. farinosa SMITH, 1854 ; Dioxys

albofasciata RADOSZKOWSKI, 1888, Coelioxys seraxensis RADOSZKOWSKI, 1893 , C.

decemdentata PEREZ, 1902, C. proximata POPOV, 1946. M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Antalya: Serik, 10.VI.1993, 2♀♀, leg. A. Lökçü. Mersin: Silifke,

Göksu deltası, Dalyan, 26.VII.1992, 6, leg.? B i o l o g y: In the previous studies (ÖZBEK & ZANDEN 1994, 1996) and the present study, several samples were collected in forest margins and shrub lands in Antalya and Aydın. Moreover, one sample was found on costal sand dune in Mersin. Other samples were collected in different habitats, such as grassland, arable land and open areas with sparse trees and bushes. Therefore, C. decipiens lives in a wide variety of habitats. Flight season is June and July. WARNCKE (1992) mentioned Megachile nigripes SPINOLA, 1838 as the host of this species. GRACE (2010) noted M. f l avipes MAVROMOISTAKIS as a likely host. V. agnus-castus was recorded as visiting plant (ÖZBEK & ZANDEN 1994. Likewise, GRACE (2010) reported the following plant species in Cyprus: Alhagi maurorum, Trifolium sp., Medicago sp. and Linaria elatine.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: In Europe known from Crete, Germany and Greece; widespread in Asia: Burma, China, Cyprus, India, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen; present in Africa ( Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia) ( WARNCKE 1992, GUPTA 1993, NADIMI et al. 2013). In Turkey: Niğde, Osmaniye (FAHRINGER 1922), Denizli, Hatay, Kars, Konya, Osmaniye ( WARNCKE 1992); Antalya, Aydın (ÖZBEK & ZANDEN 1994).