Hylaeus (Koptogaster) punctulatissimus SMITH, 1842

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 : 317

Hylaeus (Koptogaster) punctulatissimus SMITH, 1842

Hylaeus punctulatissimus SMITH, 1842: 58 , . England: Coombe.

Prosopis (Koptogaster) punctulatissima ( SMITH, 1842) – WARNCKE 1972: 752; 1981: 191; 1992: 769.

Hylaeus (Koptogaster) punctulatissimus SMITH, 1842 – ALIEV 1986: 269.

Material examined: Ağrı: 1700 m, 39°44N 43°03E, 27.06.1993, , leg. Jirousek (coll. Schwarz / Ansfelden) . A ntalya: WNW 25 km, Güllük Dağı (Bey Dağları), 36.59N 030.27E, 950 m, 04.06.1998, 2 , leg. S.M. Blank; Beydağları , 28 km S Elmalı , 1650–1750 m, 04.07.1990, 2 , , leg. A.W. Ebmer; 7 km S of Kargın, 24.05.2009, , leg. J. Ascher; 02.06.2009, 5 , 4 , leg. J.S. Ascher, H. Özbek (coll. AMNH) . Kars: Sarıkamış, Karakurt, TCK Çeşmesi 1500 m, 40°08N 42°21E, 08.06.2005, , leg. H. Özbek. Kayseri: Develi, Bakırdağ, Gezbeli Geçidi , 1750–1900 m, 06.07.1984, , leg. A.W. Ebmer. Nevşehir: Ürgüp , 1200 m, 24.06.1987, , leg. R. Hensen . Niğde: Karakışlakçı 2 km S, 1200 m, 07.07.1995, , leg. Y. Barbier (on Allium sp. ) . Van: Gevaş, Göllü , 1800 m, 38°43N 43°19E, 29.06.1993, , leg. M. Halada (coll. Schwarz / Ansfelden) .

Remarks: H. punctulatissimus was previously known only from Konya. With the present study six further provinces are added to its known distribution. It is recorded for the first time from the regions East Anatolia and Mediterranean. In Turkey the distribution of this taxon is mainly limited to eastern and central Anatolia. It is a species of open land and mountains that is recorded above 900 m and occurs more frequently at about 1200 m altitude. Interestingly, it has not been found in Erzurum since the 1970s, despite intensive collection work. Another remarkable thing: The abundance is very low, except for Antalya, each province is only represented by one sample. The flight period lasts from the end of May to July, with a peak in June. It is moderately collected in Turkey (8 provinces).

Distribution: Western Palaearctic. In Turkey: Konya ( WARNCKE 1972), Ağrı, Antalya, Kars, Kayseri, Nevşehir, Niğde, Van.