Hylaeus (Hylaeus) deceptorius ( BENOIST, 1959 )

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 : 303-304

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) deceptorius ( BENOIST, 1959)

Prosopis deceptoria BENOIST, 1959: 77 , 86, . France: Corsica.

Prosopis communis deceptoria BENOIST, 1959 – WARNCKE

1972: 754.

Hylaeus (Hylaeus) deceptorius ( BENOIST, 1959) – DATHE

2000: 166.

Material examined. Ardahan: Göle, Karınca Düzü , 2160 m, 25.07.2005, 2  leg. C. Güçlü (on Eryngium sp. ) . Bingöl: Karlıova, Çobançantası , 1455 m, 10.08.2004, , leg. S. Çoruh ; Soğukçeşme , 1455 m, 10.08.2004, 2 , 5 , leg. S. Çoruh (on Centaurea solstitialis ) . Erzurum: Narman, Kireçli Dağı , 2000 m, 17.08.2004, 2  leg. S. Çoruh ; Oltu, Subatık , 1300 m, 13.08.2004, 2  leg. H. Özbek (on Melilotus alba ) ; Tortum, Derekapı , 1000 m, 20.09.2000, 2 , leg. H. Özbek ; Tortum, Kazandere , 1200 m, 03.08.2004, 2 , 2 , leg. S. Çoruh ; 20 km SE of Tortum , 2100 m, 21.07.2010, , leg. J.S. Ascher, H. Özbek, J.G. Rozen. Konya: Güneysınır, Gürağaç , 1150 m, 16.07.2000, ,  leg. M. Kesdek.

Remarks: H. deceptorius is originally described as a West Palaearctic species with occurrences on the large Mediterranean islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete, as well as in Morocco and Greece. The new reports of this species from Turkey with a focus on the East Anatolian region – where Ardahan is the easternmost point – are not unproblematic. Also their occurrence at higher altitudes of 1000–2200 m does not fit well to the general behaviour of the species. Further investigations would be very welcome.

DATHE (2013) noted H. deceptorius as a threatened species, whereas in eastern Anatolia it is quite numerous. Plant association: Centaurea solstitialis , Eryngium sp. , Melilotus alba . It is a sparsely recorded species in Turkey (4 provinces, Fig. 16.3 ).

Distribution: Corsica, Crete, Greece, Sardinia, Sicily, Morocco ( ASCHER & PICKERING 2019). New to Turkey: Ardahan, Bingöl, Erzurum, Konya.

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Fig. 16: Distribution map of newly recorded Hylaeus species in Turkey.