Sphecodes alternatus Smith, 1853

Özbek, Hikmet, Bogusch, Petr & Straka, Jakub, 2015, A contribution to the kleptoparasitic bees of Turkey: Part I., the genus Sphecodes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), Turkish Journal of Zoology 39 (6), pp. 1095-1109 : 1097-1098

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scientific name	Sphecodes alternatus Smith, 1853
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3.2. Sphecodes alternatus Smith, 1853 View in CoL

Distribution: Almost all of Europe through Turkey, Iran to Turkestan; North Africa ( Tunisia) ( Warncke, 1992; Amiet et al., 1999; Ascher and Pickering, 2015). In Turkey: Muş ( Özbek, 1979); Ağrı, Adana, Adıyaman, Ankara, Artvin, Bitlis, Denizli, Eskişehir, Hakkari, İstanbul, İzmir, Kars, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Konya, Mersin, Nevşehir, Ordu, Samsun, Siirt, Şırnak, Van ( Warncke, 1992).

Material examined: Ankara: 16.VII.1997, ♂, leg. S. Aşar. Bitlis: Tatvan , 30.VII.1978, ♂, leg. H. Özbek. Burdur: 20 km SW from Burdur , 07.VII.2006, ♂, ♀, leg. J. Halada, (in M. Schwarz coll.) . Erzincan: Kemah , 39.60100 - 39.83800, 07.VII.2001, ♀, leg. J. G. Rozen, H. Özbek (in AMNH) GoogleMaps . Erzurum: Atatürk University Campus , 2000 m, 03.VIII.2004, ♂, leg. H. Özbek (on E. creticum ) ; 17.VIII.2003, ♀, leg. H. Özbek , 29.VIII.1987, ♂, leg. H. Özbek (on E. creticum ); Palandöken , 2300 m, 23.VII.1987, ♂, leg. H. Özbek ; Horasan, Aras valley , 04. VI.2000, ♀, leg. H. Özbek ; Oltu , 22 km WSW of Oltu, 40.47166 - 41.77777, 1700 m, 25. VI.2001, ♀, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek (in AMNH) GoogleMaps ; Çamlıbel , 26.VII.2000, 1600 m, ♂, leg. H. Özbek ; Subatık , 1300 m, 13.VIII.2004, ♂, leg. H. Özbek ; Tortum, Derekapı , 20.09.2000, ♂, leg. H. Özbek. Hatay: Antakya , 02. VI.1965, ♀, leg. M. Schwarz (in Schwarz coll.) ; Arsuz, 2 km SW from Hatay , 19.VII.1998, ♀, leg. T. Osten (in M. Schwarz coll.) . Isparta: Central , 09.VII.2006, ♀, leg. M. Kadlecová (in M. Schwarz coll.) . Konya: Central 15. VI.1965, ♀, leg. M. Schwarz (in M. Schwarz coll.) ; Eflatun Pınar , 15.VII.1998, 7♂♂, ♀, leg. C. Schmid-Egger (in C. Schmid-Egger coll.) . Nevşehir: Göreme , 17.VII.1998, 3♂♂, leg. C. Schmid-Egger (in C. Schmid-Egger coll.) . Niğde: Karakışlakçı , 07.VII.1995, ♂, leg. Y. Barbier (in P. Bogusch coll.) . Mersin: Mut , 08. VI.1965, ♀, leg Schmidt, 13. VI.1965, ♀, leg. J. Gusenleitner (in M. Schwarz coll.) ; Silifke, Boğusak , 10 m, 03.IX.1987, ♂, leg. H. Özbek. Muş: Central , 09.X.1972, ♀, leg. M. Doğanlar.

Sinop: 25.VII.1977, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek. Şanlıurfa: Central , 28.V.1970, ♂, leg. J. Gusenleitner (in M. Schwarz coll.) .

Remark: S. alternatus is one of the most widespread and abundant species in Turkey.

Biology: Samples were found mostly in open areas at altitude ranges between 10 and 2300 m. Bogusch and Straka (2012) indicated that S. alternatus is a species of warm sites, especially sand dunes, and quite common in various warm biotopes. Bogusch and Straka (2012) observed it in association with Halictus compressus (Walckener) in Hungary and noted that H. langobardicus Blüthgen is another likely host.