Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) haemorrhoa FÖRSTER, 1853

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 : 1758

Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) haemorrhoa FÖRSTER, 1853

S y n o n y m s: Coelioxys pulchella MORAWITZ, 1874 , C. rhodacantha COCKERELL, 1931.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Bingöl: Solhan , 2120 m, 25.VI.2000, ♀ (on Eryngium creticum), leg. M. Kesdek. Erzincan: Bahçe Kültürleri Araştırma, Enstitüsü, 1250 m, 11-12.VII.1994, 266, leg. E. Yıldırım ; Üzümlü, Bayırbağ , 1300 m, 10.VII.1992, 6, leg. R. Hayat ; Erzurum: Narman, Kireçli Dağı , 2200 m, 02.VII.2000, 6, leg. C. Güçlü.

B i o l o g y: It is a rather widespread Coelioxys species that usually occurs in open and semi open biotopes with shrubs, steppes, and margins of wooded areas. It was recorded almost all over the country, except the Black Sea Region. The present study and previous records show that it is active from May to the mid-August and is present from the sea level (Aydın) to 2200 m (Erzurum). Megachile rotundata was mentioned as the host of this species ( PASTEELS 1977). Vitex agnus-castus, Thymus sp. (ÖZBEK & ZANDEN 1994), E. creticum and Statice sp. are visiting plants.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Almost all of Europe through Turkey, Iran to China; North Africa ( Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) (ALFKEN 1927, WARNCKE 1992, BANASZAK & ROMASENKO 1998; 2009, GRACE 2010, Nadimi et al., 2013). In Turkey: İzmir (FAHRINGER 1922); Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Aydın, Çankırı, Eskişehir, Hakkâri, Konya, Mardin, Mersin, Niğde, Siirt, Şanlıurfa ( WARNCKE 1992); Aydın, Erzincan, Erzurum, İzmir (ÖZBEK & ZANDEN 1994). Additionally, WARNCKE (1992) recorded this species in Bitlis, Nevşehir and Şanlıurfa as C. pulchella MORAWITZ.