Hylaeus (Dentigera) intermedius FÖRSTER, 1871

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 : 299-300

Hylaeus (Dentigera) intermedius FÖRSTER, 1871

Hylaeus intermedius FÖRSTER, 1871: 943–944 , . Poland: Ratibor. Hylaeus (Dentigera) intermedius FÖRSTER, 1871 – DATHE et al.

2016: 16, 44.

Material examined: Ankara: Kalecik , 23.05.1990, , leg. S. Risch. Antalya: Arapsuyu , 5 m, 15.10.2003, , 2 , leg. H. Özbek ; 5 m, 16.07.2002, , leg. H. Özbek;

5 m, 20.06.2002, 3 , ; 5 m, 30.06.2002, 3 , , leg. H. Özbek; 10 m, 24.09.2004, , , leg. H. Özbek (on Mentha longifolia ). Artvin: Yusufeli , Sarıgöl , 900 m, 16.07.1995, , leg. Gelbrecht/ Schwabe. Bingöl: Karlıova, Soğukçeşme , 2000 m, 10.08.2004, , leg. S. Çoruh (on Centaurea solstitialis ). Erzincan: Kemaliye , Avcı , 1250 m, 04.08.2003, , leg. S. Çoruh. Erzurum: Oltu , Başaklı, Karadağ Mt , 2100 m, 24.07.2005, , leg. H. Özbek (on Eryngium creticum ). Kars: Sarıkamış , Karakurt, TCK çeşmesi , 1500 m, 40°08N 42°21E, 19.08.2003, , H. Özbek. Konya: Beyşehir , 700 m, 24.05.1990, , leg. S. Risch. Muğla: Bodrum, Salmakis , 37°02N 27°25E, 14– 25.07.2001, 44 , 45 , leg. F. Burger.

Remarks: This species has recently been resurrected as an independent taxon (DATHE et al. 2016). A more recent report for Turkey (without further details) can be found in SCHMIDT et al. (2015), where DNA barcoding confirms the status of H. intermedius as a species; see also SCHODER (2018). ASCHER & PICKERING (2019) treat H. intermedius still as a synonym of H. gredleri .

This species is documented hitherto from nine provinces, with its distribution appearing sporadic. It occurs from sea level up to 2100 m. The flight period is from May to October. Some specimens were collected on the flowers of Centaurea solstitialis , Eryngium creticum and Mentha longifolia .

Distribution: Mediterranean and Black Sea countries,

Central Europe, Turkey (9 provinces).