Hylaeus (Dentigera) pallidicornis MORAWITZ, 1876

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 : 301

Hylaeus (Dentigera) pallidicornis MORAWITZ, 1876

Hylaeus pallidicornis MORAWITZ, 1876: 290 , . Uzbekistan: Shakhimardan.

Hylaeus (Dentigera) pallidicornis MORAWITZ, 1876 – DATHE & PROSHCHALYKIN 2017: 31; 2018: 24.

Material examined: Ağrı: 1650 m, 39°44N 43°03E, 27.06.1993, , 8 , leg. Halada / Jirousek (coll. Schwarz / Ansfelden); Eleşkirt , 30 km W, 2200 m, 14.07.1987, , leg. R. Hensen . Mardin: Midyat , 1100 m, 37°25N 41°22E, 25.05.1983, 2, leg. W. Schacht (coll. Schwarz / Ansfelden) . Nevşehir: Avanos, Zelve, 1000 m, 22.06.1987, , leg. R. Hensen ; Kaymaklı , 1200 m, 23.06.1987, , leg. R. Hensen; Ürgüp, 1100 m, 11.08.1985, , leg. P. v. Ooijen. Şanlıurfa: Halfeti , 400 m, 28.06.1987, , leg. R. Hensen . Van: 1800 m, 13.07.1987, , leg. R. Hensen .

Remarks: This Asian species is new to Turkey. Its distribution is focussed mainly on Eastern and South-Eastern Anatolia, but it has also been recorded from Central Anatolia (Nevşehir). Currently, Nevşehir is next to the Ukraine the westernmost point of its total distribution. H. pallidicornis might be considered as a bee species preferring a continental climate at 400–2200 m altitude. The flight period is from the end of May to the middle of August. It is collected only sparsely in Turkey (5 provinces, Fig. 16.2 ).

Distribution: Central Asia ( Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan), Mongolia, China, Russia (North Caucasus), Ukraine ( DATHE & PROSHCHALYKIN 2018). New to the Turkish fauna.

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