New knowledge about Megachilidae and Halictidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) fauna from Diyarbakır and Bingöl provinces

Authors : Emin Kaplan, Yasemin Güler, Fatih Dikmen

Pages : 28-36

Doi:10.16955/bitkorb.1449066

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Publication Date : 2024-10-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The data about the bee fauna of Diyarbakır and Bingöl provinces of eastern Türkiye is quite limited. This study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 to determine Megachilidae and Halictidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) bee diversity of these two provinces. Adult samples were collected by atrap and killed with ethyl acetate. As a result of the evaluation of the collected bee samples, a total of 28 species (17 species from Megachilidae family and 11 species from Halictidae family) were identified from these provinces. Four species of them are known as cleptoparasites. In terms of the plant-bee relationship, eighteen of the species identified are polylectic, while five are oligolectic. Collection localities of all identified species were provided. With the current study, the number of known species belonging to the Megachilidae and Halictidae fauna of both provinces increased from 45 to 65.
Keywords : Hymenoptera, tozlayıcı, fauna, arı çeşitliliği, Diyarbakır, Bingöl