Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) mandibularis NYLANDER, 1848

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 (1), pp. 1753-1771 : 1759

Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) mandibularis NYLANDER, 1848

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Erzurum: Karagöbek, 2300 m, 20.VII.1995, 6, (on Eryngium creticum) leg. H. Özbek.

B i o l o g y: Present data show that it could be accepted as a mountainous species living in cooler regions, recorded at 2300-2400 m in Erzurum and Kayseri. Similarly, GRACE (2010) noted it to be present in the Greek mountains at 2000-2200 m. It is on the wing in July and August. Osmia villosa , Hoplitis papaveris , Megachile leachella , M. argentata, M. centuncularis , M. circumcincta , M. versicolor were listed as the hosts of C. mandibularis ( WARNCKE 1992) . Above mentioned sample was collected from E. creticum.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: It is a Continental Euro-Asian bee, almost all of Europe including England; in various Asian countries ( Turkey, China, northern Asia, and Russian Far East ) ( ACHER & PICKERING, 2014). In Turkey: Kayseri (2400 m) ( WARNCKE 1992) ; Erzurum ( ÖZBEK & ZANDEN 1994 ) .