Hylaeus (Hylaeus) orientalicus ( WARNCKE, 1981 )

Özbek, Hikmet & Dathe, Holger H., 2020, The bees of the genus Hylaeus FABRICIUS, 1793 of Turkey, with keys to the subgenera and species (Hymenoptera: Anthophila, Colletidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 70 (2), pp. 273-346 : 311

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) orientalicus ( WARNCKE, 1981)

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Prosopis (Prosopis) orientalica WARNCKE, 1981: 176–178 , . Turkey: Kilis. – WARNCKE 1992: 769.

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) orientalicus ( WARNCKE, 1981) – ITIS (2020).

Material examined: Antalya: Manavgat 5 km W, 10 m, 17.06.1987 , 2 , leg. R. Hensen. Mersin: Erdemli 25 km NW, Toros dağları, 900 m, 06.06.1991, , leg. S. Kadlec.

Remarks: H. orientalicus is very conspicuous by the oblique impressions in the face of the male, so that the findings of such animals hardly remain hidden. It was described from the provinces Kilis, Adana and Şanlıurfa, as well as from Israel. This study adds specimens from Antalya and Mersin. Accordingly, the species is spread in the eastern Mediterranean and south-eastern Anatolia. Our data suggest that H. orientalicus is a thermophilic species mainly from the lowlands, but collected up to 900 m above sea level. It is sparsely collected in Turkey (5 provinces).

Distribution: This taxon shows a confined distribution range between Israel and Turkey. In Turkey: Adana, Kilis (type locality), Şanlıurfa ( WARNCKE 1981); Antalya, Mersin.

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Fig. 7: H. (Hylaeus) orientalicus (WARNCKE, 1981).Paratype male (Kilis):a–face, b–mesonotum, c–mesopleuron, d–propodeum and metasoma, e–terminalia. Female (Antalya): f–face, g–mesonotum, h–mesopleuron, i–propodeum and metasoma. – Scale bar 0.5 mm.