Hylaeus (Spatulariella) adspersus (ALFKEN, 1935)

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 : 336

Hylaeus (Spatulariella) adspersus (ALFKEN, 1935)

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Prosopis adspersa ALFKEN, 1935: 177 , . Palestine.

Prosopis (Spatulariella) adspersa ALFKEN, 1935 – WARNCKE

1972: 758; 1981: 164; 1985: 58; 1992: 768.

Material examined: Artvin: Murgul, Damar , 01.07.1997, , leg. Prudek / Ríha. K ayseri: Erciyes Mt , 1850 m, 05.07.1984, 2 , leg. A.W. Ebmer. Mersin: Mezitli, Akarca , 25 km WNW, 805 m, 14.05.1959, , leg. V123 . Sivas: 40 km W Gürün, Ziyaret Geçidi , 2000 m, 15.07.1986, , leg. A.W. Ebmer.

Remarks: H. adspersus can be considered to be a southern Mediterranean species that does not occur in Europe. Here, three Turkish provinces are added to the known distribution. The species has a sporadic distribution. Artvin is the most eastern and northern distribution record of this species in general. It is only sparsely collected in Turkey (6 provinces).

Distribution: Tunisia, Iraq, Israel; Turkey: Mardin, Mersin, Şanlıurfa ( WARNCKE 1972); Artvin, Kayseri, Sivas.