Epeolus schummeli Schilling, 1849

Epeolus schummeli Synonyms (detailed in Bogusch and Hadrava (2018)): Epeolus ruthenicus Radoszkowski, 1891.

Published records.

Southern and Central Europe, where the species is rare. Recorded also in the Middle East (Bogusch and Hadrava 2018). Known from Turkey, where it is locally numerous (Bogusch 2018). K. Warncke (unpublished records) reported this species from Turkey: Konya, Urgup/Nevsehir, and Alfken (1935) from Ankara.

Material examined.

Turkey: Kazan-Kizilcahaman, 30.VI.1976, (1 ♂), Desmier de Chenal; idem, 21.-22.VI.1965, (1 ♂), Holzschuh [M. Schwarz det.]; Sultan Daglari, Yalvaz env., 5.VII.1993, (1 ♀), K. Deneš [all P. Bogusch det.] (OLML) .