identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
540D87EA3219FF81396AFE44FEA60E4E.text	540D87EA3219FF81396AFE44FEA60E4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Dasypoda) hirtipes (Fabricius 1793)	<div><p>3.1.1. Dasypoda (Dasypoda) hirtipes (Fabricius, 1793)</p> <p>Distribution: Whole of Europe; Asia from Turkey to Mongolia and China; North Africa (Warncke, 1973; Wu, 1978; Michez et al., 2004a, 2004b). In Turkey: Amasya, Balıkesir, Bursa, İstanbul, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya, Nevşehir, Samsun, and Sinop (Warncke, 1973).</p> <p>Material: Ağrı: Patnos, 28.07.1978, ♀, 15 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu and H. Özbek. Ankara: Şereflikoçhisar, 08.07.1998, 2 ♂♂, leg. C. Güçlü, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse. Ardahan: Center, 11.08.1976, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; Posof, center, 28.08.1991, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Sarıdarı, 28.08.1991, ♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Türközü, 28.08.1991, 5 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek, D. Michez and W. Thayse.</p> <p>Artvin: Yusufeli, İşhan, 17.09.1978, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; İşhan, 15.08.1991, 2 ♀♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Sarıgöl, 700 m, 05.07.1994, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. as D. altercator (Harris). Bilecik: Center, 600 m, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse. Bitlis: Tatvan, Nemrut Dağı, 23.07.2003, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Erzincan: Çatalarmut, 09.08.1990, 3 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Kemah, Alp, 19.07.1997, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Üzümlü, Karakaya, 31.07.1991, 3 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. Y. A. Pesenko as D. altercator; Tercan, Yazıören, 29.06.1980, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko.</p> <p>Erzurum: Atatürk University Campus, 12.07.1970, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 24.07.1978, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; 18.08.1967, ♂ leg. O. Ecevit, det. H. Özbek; 20.08.1966, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 22.08.1968, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 01.08.1990, ♀, leg. K. Gümüş, det. H. Özbek; Eşkinkaya, 20.07.2003, ♀, ♂, leg. J. G. Rozen, H. Özbek, det. J. G. Rozen (American Natural History Museum, AMNH); Palandöken, 2100 m, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Horasan, Karakoçan, 19.07.1990, 3 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Köprüköy, 26.08.1991, ♀, ♂ leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek, D. Michez and W. Thayse; Köprüköy, 19.07.1990, 2 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. Y. A. Pesenko as D. altercator; Oltu, center, 20.07.1976, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; 14– 16.09.1978, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; Anzav deresi, 31.08.1996, ♀, ♂, leg. G. Tozlu, det. H. Özbek; Ayvalı, 27.07.1990, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. Y. A. Pesenko as D. altercator; 26.08.1993, ♀, leg. G. Tozlu, det. H. Özbek; Başaklı, 01.09.1978, 9 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko as D. altercator; 07.09.1978, 4 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Başaklı, 14.09.1978, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Başaklı, 01.09.1988, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Kayaaltı, 800 m, ♂, leg. G. Tozlu, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Olur, Coşkunlar, 12.07.1991, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Pasinler, center, 12.07.1980, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; 01.08.1983, ♂, leg. H. Özışık, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Rabat, 2200 m, 13.06.1996, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Şenkaya, Gaziler, 1650 m, 2 ♀♀, leg. R. Kotan, det. H. Özbek; Tortum, Aksu, 16.09.1977, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek, Aksu, 1450 m, 19.07.2003, ♂, ♀, leg. S. Çoruh, det. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Bağbaşı, 20.09.1978, 41 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu and H. Özbek; Şenkaya, Turnalı, 03.09.1990, ♀, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek. Eskişehir: Sivrihisar, 13.08.1990, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Iğdır: Aralık, 02.08.1997, ♂, leg. B. Gül, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse. İzmir: Menemen, 900 m, 17.06.1994, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. Michez and W. Thayse. Kars: Digor, 1770 m, 17.07.2005, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Sarıkamış, 11.08.1983, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko and H. Özbek. Kayseri: Develi, 25.06.1980, 2 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Manisa: Alaşehir, 23.07.1990, 2 ♂♂, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Samsun: 27.08.1981, 2 ♂♂, leg. O. Ecevit, det. H. Özbek. Sivas: Suşehri, 07.07.1999, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Tokat: Center, 19.08.1992, 3 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 900 m, 19.08.1992, ♂, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse. Van: Edremit, 29.07.1978, 15 ♀♀, 7 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu and H. Özbek; Gevaş, 29.07.1978, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Kuzgunkıran, 29.07.1978, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Yozgat: Yerköy, 09.08.1989, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Plants associated: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) are important cultivated plant species that are frequently visited by D. hirtipes. Wild plants: Apiaceae: Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam., A. majus L., Daucus carota L., Eryngium billardierei F.Delaroche, E. bithynicum Boiss., E. creticum Lam., Ferula orientalis L., Heracleum spp., Pimpinella spp.; Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium L., Arctium lappa L., A. minus (Hill), Carduus acanthoides L., C. nutans L., Centaurea drabifolia Sm., C. glastifolia L., C. iberica Trevir. ex Spreng., C. hyalolepis Boiss., C. macrocephala Muss. Puschk., C. solstitialis L., Cichorium intybus L. (the most favorable plant), Cirsium arvense (L.), C. lappaceum (M.Bieb), Echinops galaticus Freyn, E. orientalis Trautv., Onopordum acanthium (L.), O. illyricum L., O. tauricum Willd., Pallenis spinosa (L.), Senecio spp., Taraxacum aleppicum Dahlst., T. phaleratum G.E.Haglund ex Rech., T. scaturiginosum G.E.Haglund, Tragopogon aureus M.Bieb.; Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus arvensis L.; Dipsacaceae: Cephalaria gigantea (Ledeb.), C. lycica Matthew, C. procera Fisch. &amp; Avé-Lall.; Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia orientalis L., Dipsacus laciniatus L., Scabiosa caucasica M.Bieb.;</p> <p>Fabaceae: Melilotus officinalis L.; Lamiaceae: Salvia aethiopis L., S. candidissima Vahl, S. multicaulis Vahl, S. sclarea L., S. verticillata L., S. viridis L., Satureja sp., Stachys annua L., S. cretica L., Thymus comptus Friv., T. leucostomus Hausskn. &amp; Velen., T. sipyleus Bois.; Scrophulariaceae: Verbascum spp.</p> <p>Remark: Dasypoda hirtipes is the most widespread and abundant species of the genus in Turkey (Figure 1), as well as outside of Turkey.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3219FF81396AFE44FEA60E4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321EFF81396AFD9AFEB908BE.text	540D87EA321EFF81396AFD9AFEB908BE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Dasypoda) pyriformis Radoszkowski 1887	<div><p>3.1.2. Dasypoda (Dasypoda) pyriformis Radoszkowski, 1887</p> <p>Distribution: Italy, Balkan Peninsula, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey (Michez et al., 2004a). Michez (2012a) noted that D. pyriformis is present in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean basin. Most of the records are found in Greece. In Turkey: Denizli (Warncke, 1973); Amasya, as D. schlettereri Friese, 1900, which is a synonym of D. pyriformis (Baker, 2002).</p> <p>Material: Erzurum: Oltu, Başaklı, 01.08.1977, 2 ♀♀ leg. H. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko. Kars: Kağızman, Kuloğlu, 1600 m, 01.08.2002, ♂, leg. M. Kesdek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse.</p> <p>New localities: Erzurum and Kars.</p> <p>Remark: Dasypoda pyriformis is a rare species occurring in Turkey. It is a Mediterranean species; among Asian countries, it occurs only in Turkey (Amasya). In the present study it has been recorded from Erzurum and Kars provinces, and Kars is its easternmost distribution record, both in Turkey and the world.</p> <p>Plants associated: Carduus sp., Centaurea glastifolia L., Cichorium intybus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321EFF81396AFD9AFEB908BE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321EFF813BCFFF3CFC6E0F41.text	540D87EA321EFF813BCFFF3CFC6E0F41.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Dasypoda) tubera Warncke 1973	<div><p>3.1.3. Dasypoda (Dasypoda) tubera Warncke, 1973</p> <p>Distribution: Syria and Turkey. In Turkey: İçel and Hatay (Warncke, 1973); Çukurova (rather abundant), Amasya, Bilecik, Çorum, Eskişehir, İçel, İzmir, Hakkari, Hatay, Taurus Mts. (Michez et al., 2004a).</p> <p>Material: Adana: Akvatan, 22.05.1995, 2 ♂♂, leg. G. Çankaya, det. D. Michez, W. Thayse and H. Özbek. Antalya: Beydağları, Saklıkent yolu, Alimin Pınarı, 09.07.1991, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez, W. Thayse and H. Özbek. İzmir: Menemen, 900 m, 17.06.1994, 2 ♀♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez, W. Thayse and H. Özbek.</p> <p>Remark: Warncke (1973) described D. tubera from İçel (Mersin) as the subspecies of D. pyriformis on the basis of the male. Later, Michez et al. (2004a) found females and additional males and described the male, and the status of D. tubera was revised at the species level.</p> <p>Plants associated: Carduus sp., Centaurea solstitialis, and Cichorium intybus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321EFF813BCFFF3CFC6E0F41	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321EFF813BCFFC9BFB5608B6.text	540D87EA321EFF813BCFFC9BFB5608B6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Dasypoda) warnckei Michez 2004	<div><p>3.1.4. Dasypoda (Dasypoda) warnckei Michez, 2004</p> <p>Distribution: Turkey. Kayseri (type locality), Niğde, Nevşehir, Çorum, Denizli, Hakkari, Kars (Michez at al., 2004a).</p> <p>Material: Iğdır: Bayraktutan, 40°00′949N, 43°55′105E, 17.08.2005, ♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse. Kars: Digor, 1770 m, 17.07.2005, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Plants associated: Cichorium intybus, Onopordum sp.</p> <p>Remark: As far as is known, D. warnckei is endemic to Turkey. It is not abundant, although it is a rather widespread species from east to west (Figure 1). However, it is remarkable to note that although I have made intensive collections within Erzurum Province, I have not encountered this species so far in Erzurum.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321EFF813BCFFC9BFB5608B6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321FFF80396AFF3CFEB009DF.text	540D87EA321FFF80396AFF3CFEB009DF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Heterodasypoda) pyrotrichia Forster 1855	<div><p>3.1.5. Dasypoda (Heterodasypoda) pyrotrichia Förster, 1855</p> <p>Distribution: Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Israel, Syria, and Turkey (Michez et al., 2004a). In Turkey: D. pyrotrichia was described from Anatolia (Kleinasien) (Baker, 2002). It has already been recorded in Erzurum, Gümüşhane, Kars, Kayseri, and Trabzon (Michez et al., 2004a).</p> <p>Material: Bayburt: Yaylapınar, 26.07.1992, ♀, leg. H. Bostan, det. H. Özbek. Erzincan: Cevizli, 26.07.1993, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke and Y. A. Pesenko.</p> <p>Erzurum: Atatürk University Campus, 10.06.2000, ♀, leg. M. Kestek, det. H. Özbek; Ilıca, Ovacık, İspir road, 08.08.1990, ♂, leg. Ü. Avcı, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Köşkköyü, 14.07.1992, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Köprüköy, Örentaş, 04.07.2004, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Oltu, Başaklı-Tutmaç border, 1700–2000 m, 02.07.2000, 15 ♀♀, 3 ♂ ♀, leg. H. Özbek and Ö. Çalmaşur, det. H. Özbek; Kaleboğazı, 28.07.1990, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Pasinler, Çalıyazı, 13.07.1997, 9 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Rabat, 2400 m, 11.07.1996, 46 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Pelitli, 14.07.1996, 2200 m, 14.07.1996, 2 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Şenkaya, Turnalı, 1800 m, 19.06.1991, ♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; 06.07.1990, ♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Tortum, Aşağı Meydanlar, 04.07.1991, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Doruklu Yaylası, 2000 m, 03.07.1991, ♀, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Kars: Sarıkamış, İssisu, 07.07.1991, 2 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse.</p> <p>Plants associated: The samples were collected mainly from the edges of wooded areas on Helianthemum nummularium (L.) Mill. (Cistaceae). A few samples were collected from Onopordum sp., Cirsium sp., Cephalaria procera, Melilotus alba, and Salvia spp. Michez et al. (2008) mentioned that D. pyrotrichia appears strictly oligolectic on Cistaceae, although the sample was too small to reach a definite conclusion.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321FFF80396AFF3CFEB009DF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321FFF83396AFA24FF780E7F.text	540D87EA321FFF83396AFA24FF780E7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) argentata Panzer 1809	<div><p>3.1.6. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) argentata Panzer, 1809</p> <p>Distribution: It is widespread, particularly in western Europe, Spain, France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Bohemia, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, European Russia, Macedonia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Caucasus, Georgia. In Asia: Turkey, Kazakhstan, India, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. In Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia (Warncke, 1973; Michez et al., 2004a, 2004b). In Turkey: Bayburt, Erzurum, Gümüşhane, İçel (Warncke, 1973); Hakkari, Erzincan, Sivas (Michez et al., 2004a).</p> <p>Material: Ağrı: Tahir Mt., 25.07.1978, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko. Ardahan: Göle, 10.08.1977, 5 ♂♂, leg. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko and H. Özbek; 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko. Bayburt: Demirdöven, 30.07.1992, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Kopdağı, 10.08.1991, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Bostan, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Kopdağı, 2400 m, 13.08.1977, 4 ♀♀, leg. Ö. Çalmaşur, det. H. Özbek. Bingöl: Solhan, Bağlan, 2122 m, ♂, leg. M. Kesdek, det. H. Özbek. Erzincan: Kızıldağ, 1800 m, 23.07.1991, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Cevizli, 15.07.1982, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 26.07.1983, 3 ♀♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu and H. Özbek. Erzurum: Gölet, 1950 m, 25.06.2003, ♀, leg. S. Çoruh, det. H. Özbek; Güngörmez, 2400 m, 05.08.1990, 7 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. Y. A. Pesenko and H. Özbek; Karagöbek Mts., 2200 m, 05.07.1989, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Köşkköyü, 14.07.1992, ♀, leg H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Şenyurt, 2300 m, 22.08.1991, 10 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek and E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek, D. Michez, and W. Thayse; Kargapazarı, Radar road, 2100–2800 m, 20– 28.08.1989, 2 ♀♀, 14 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek and Y. A. Pesenko; 11.08.1990, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 24.08.1988, 15♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Umudum plateau, 2100 m, 14.07.1990, 12 ♀♀, 10 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Umudum plateau, 2800 m, 08.08.1991, 11 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek, D. Michez and W. Thayse; Uzunahmet, 03.08.1981, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Aşkale, 07.07.1980, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özışık, det. H. Özbek; Çat, 20.07.1989, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Ilıca, Konaklı, 2200–2400 m, 22.07.2000, 5 ♀♀, 20 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, E. Yıldırım, Ö. Çalmaşur, det. H. Özbek; Narman, Kireçli Mt., 12.07. 2000 m, ♂, leg. C. Güçlü, det. H. Özbek; Şehitler, 1600 m, 05.08.1997, 2♂♂, leg. E. Kılıç, det. H. Özbek; Olur, Oğuzkent, 22.08.1992, ♀, leg. İ. Aslan, det. H. Özbek; Süngübayır, 20.08.1992, ♀, leg. İ. Arslan, det. H. Özbek; Köprüköy, Örentaş, 04.07.2004, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Süngübayır, 20.08.1992, ♀, leg. İ. Aslan, det. H. Özbek; Oltu, Başaklı, 13.08.1977, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 01.09.1978, 7 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Pasinler, Pelitli, 2200 m, 14.08.1996, 5 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Rabat, 2400 m, 11.08.1996, 16 ♀♀, 46 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; 15.08.1995, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Şenkaya, Soğanlı Pass, 2450 m, 04.08.2000, 2 ♀♀, leg. S. Çoruh, C. Güçlü, det. H. Özbek; Turnalı, 1750 m, 25.07.1996, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Turnalı, 06.08.1988, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. Y. A. Pesenko; Turnalı, 25.08.1991, 3 ♀♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Turnalı, 2000 m, 01.09.1988 4 ♀♀, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek and Y. A. Pesenko. Kars: Sarıkamış, 26.08.1991, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Remark: Radchenko and Pesenko (1989) preferred using D. thoracica Baer, 1853 for this species, although none of the specialists accepted changing D. argentata (Michez et al., 2004a) except for Celary (2002). It is a widespread species and is very abundant, particularly in East Anatolia. After D. hirtipes it is the second most widespread species of the genus Dasypoda both in Turkey (Figure 1) and the world.</p> <p>Plants associated: Daucus carota, Eryngium billardierei, Cichorium intybus, Echinops galaticus, E. orientalis, Onopordum acanthium, O. tauricum, Tragopogon aureus, Cephalaria gigantea, C. lycica, C. procera, Euphorbia orientalis, Dipsacus laciniatus, Scabiosa caucasica, Melilotus officinalis, and Salvia aethiopis. It is remarkable to note that D. argentata shows high preference to the Cephalaria species; in particular, C. procera is the most frequently visited plant.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321FFF83396AFA24FF780E7F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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540D87EA321CFF83396AFDC4FBE20D96.text	540D87EA321CFF83396AFDC4FBE20D96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) braccata Eversmann 1852	<div><p>3.1.7. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) braccata Eversmann, 1852</p> <p>Distribution: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Caucasus, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia, European Russia, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Turkey (Warncke, 1973; Radchenko, 1987; Michez et al., 2004a, 2004b). In Turkey: Konya, Sivas (Warncke, 1973); Ankara, Kahramanmaraş, Konya, Niğde, Malatya, Elazığ, Erzincan, Kars, Mardin, Sivas (Michez et al., 2004a).</p> <p>Material: Bayburt: Demirözü, 31.07.1992, Bayrampaşa, 31.07.1992, ♀, leg. H. Bostan, D. Michez, and W. Thayse; Demirözü, 30.07.1992, ♂, leg. H. Bostan, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Kopdağı, 10.08.1991, ♀, leg. H. Bostan, det. H. Özbek; Yaylapınar, 26.07.1992, ♂, leg. H. Bostan, det. H. Özbek. Erzincan: Cevizli, 26.07.1983, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Erzurum: DSİ Gölet, 25.06.2003, ♀, leg. S. Çoruh, det. H. Özbek; Güngörmez, 2300 m, 05.08.1990, 7 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Karagöbek, 28.07.1990, ♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Kargapazarı, Radar road, 2800 m, 24.08.1988, 12 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Konaklı, 2000–2400 m, 22.07.2000, ♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Şenyurt, 2300 m, 22.08.1991, 5 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek and E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Umudum plateau, 2800 m, 08.08.1991, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Aşkale, 07.07.1980, 5 ♀♀, leg. H. Özışık, det. H. Özbek; Kopdağı, 2200–2400 m, 13.08.1997, 3 ♀♀, leg. Ö. Çalmaşur, det. H. Özbek; Oltu, Başaklı, 13.08.1977, ♀, 01.09.1978, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Sütkans, 1500 m 25.06.1996, ♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Pasinler, Rabat, 15.08.1995, ♂, leg. E. Kılıç, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Rabat, 2200 m, 15.08.1995, 2 ♂♂, leg. İ. Aslan, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Oltu, Başaklı-Tutmaç border, 1700–2000 m, 02.07.2000, 13 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Şenkaya, Turnalı, 25.07.1996, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse; Turnalı, 28.07.1993, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; 2000 m, 02.09.1988, 5 ♀♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Tortum, Doruklu plateau, 2000 m, Uzundere, Dikyar, 02.07.1994, ♀, leg. İ. Aslan, det. H. Özbek. Hakkari: Kaval Valley, 1300 m, 20.07.1982, ♂, ♀, leg. W. Deprins, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse.</p> <p>Remark: Warncke (1973) described the subspecies D. braccata anatolica from Konya and Sivas.</p> <p>Plants associated: Achillea millefolium, Ammi visnaga, Daucus carota, Eryngium billardierei, Cephalaria gigantean, C. lycica, C. procera, Scabiosa argentata, S. caucasica, Carduus acanthoides, C. nutans, Cichorium intybus, Cirsium arvense, Echinops galaticus, Onopordum acanthium, O. illyricum. It is particularly associated with the genus Cephalaria (Dipsacaceae).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321CFF83396AFDC4FBE20D96	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321CFF833BCFFE6DFBEF090B.text	540D87EA321CFF833BCFFE6DFBEF090B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) frieseana Schletterer 1890	<div><p>3.1.8. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) frieseana Schletterer, 1890</p> <p>Distribution: Greece, Macedonia, and Turkey (Warncke, 1973). In Turkey: İçel (Warncke, 1973).</p> <p>Material: Bayburt: Demirözü, 12.07.1992, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 30.07.1992, 2 ♀♀, 6 ♂♂ leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez, W. Thayse and H. Özbek; 30.07.1992, ♀, ♂, leg. H. Bostan, det. H. Özbek; 31.07.1992, ♀, 4 ♂♂, leg. H. Bostan, det. H. Özbek; 11 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez, W. Thayse and H. Özbek; 14.08.1992, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Bostan, det. H. Özbek; Bayrampaşa, 31.07.1992, ♀, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Bostan, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Remark: Warncke (1973) noted that D. friesana was previously known from Turkey (İçel). However, Baker (2002) and Michez et al. (2004a) gave the Balkan Peninsula (Akarnanien) as the only distribution area of this species, and in the distribution map that was prepared by Michez et al. (2004a), only Greece and Macedonia were marked. Recording this species from northeastern Anatolia is very important under these circumstances. D. frieseana is recorded in Turkey as well as from the Asian continent for the first time with the present study and Bayburt is the easternmost record of this species (Figure 1).</p> <p>Plants associated: Arctium lappa, Cephalaria gigantean, C. procera, and Dipsacus laciniatus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321CFF833BCFFE6DFBEF090B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321CFF833BCFFAD0FB7C0B12.text	540D87EA321CFF833BCFFAD0FB7C0B12.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) longigena Schletterer 1890	<div><p>3.1.9. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) longigena Schletterer, 1890</p> <p>Distribution: Dasypoda longigena was described from Anatolia (Kleinasien) by Schletterer (1890). Later it was recorded from Erzurum (Warncke, 1973; Michez and Patiny, 2002; Michez et al., 2004a). With the present knowledge it can be seen that D. longigena is endemic to Anatolia.</p> <p>Remark: Dasypoda longigena is one of the earliest bee species described from Anatolia. It was virtually extinct in Anatolia and had not been recorded for over 80 years, the first record after its description being in 1973 by Warncke (1973) and only in Erzurum. It is remarkable that in spite of intensive collections in Erzurum and neighboring provinces since the 1970s it has not been encountered; it is probably extinct or on the verge of extinction.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321CFF833BCFFAD0FB7C0B12	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF82396AFC62FE2F091B.text	540D87EA321DFF82396AFC62FE2F091B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) aurata Rudow 1881	<div><p>3.1.12. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) aurata Rudow, 1881</p> <p>Synonyms: Dasypoda spectabilis Rudow, 1881; D. mixta Radoszkowski, 1887; D. thomsoni Schletterer, 1890; D. suripes (Christ, 1791).</p> <p>Distribution: Bohemia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, Moravia, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Greece, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Cyprus, European Russia, Turkey (Warncke, 1973; Michez et al., 2004a). In Turkey: Aydın, Hatay, İçel, Muğla (Michez et al., 2004a); Erzurum as D. mixta Radoszkowski, 1887 (Baker, 2002; Michez et al., 2004a) (Figure 1).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF82396AFC62FE2F091B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF82396AFF3CFF310D9B.text	540D87EA321DFF82396AFF3CFF310D9B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) patinyi Michez 2002	<div><p>3.1.10. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) patinyi Michez, 2002</p> <p>Distribution: Syria, Turkey (Michez, 2002; Michez et al., 2004a). So far it has been recorded in Turkey only from Şanlıurfa (Michez et al., 2004a).</p> <p>Remark: Michez (2002) described D. patinyi from Suwaydan (Syria), which is not far from Şanlıurfa. Dasypoda patinyi is represented by only one female (Şanlıurfa, 37°08′N, 38°46′E, 01.06.1968, leg. J. Gusenleitner) in Turkey.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF82396AFF3CFF310D9B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF82396AFE63FD360F98.text	540D87EA321DFF82396AFE63FD360F98.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) spinigera Kohl 1905	<div><p>3.1.11. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) spinigera Kohl, 1905</p> <p>Distribution: Caucasus, Armenia, Iran, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey (Warncke, 1973; Michez et al., 2004a); former Russia (Radchenko and Pesenko, 1989). In Turkey: Kayseri (type locality), Aksaray, Ankara, Aydın, Bitlis, Çanakkale, İçel, Konya, Nevşehir, Niğde, Sivas, Van, Tekirdağ (Warncke, 1973; Baker, 2002; Michez et al., 2004a).</p> <p>Material: Erzincan: Ilıç, 15.07.1994, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse. Erzurum: Köprüköy, 19.07.1990, ♂, leg. Ş. Güçlü, det. H. Özbek. Konya: Selçuk University Campus, 14.07.1997, 6 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂, leg. F. Aydın, det. D. Michez, W. Thayse, and H. Özbek. Van: Edremit, 19.07.1978, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu.</p> <p>Plants associated: Cephalaria gigantea, C. procera, Scabiosa argentata, S. caucasica, and Echinops galaticus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF82396AFE63FD360F98	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF82396AFAE3FE580AFA.text	540D87EA321DFF82396AFAE3FE580AFA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) toroki Michez 2004	<div><p>3.1.13. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) toroki Michez, 2004</p> <p>Distribution: Israel, Syria (Michez et al., 2004b).</p> <p>Material: Antalya: Kumluca, 08.05.1998, 3 ♀♀, leg. G. Tozlu, det. H. Özbek. Şanlıurfa: Karaköprü, 16.06.1992, ♂, leg. R. Hayat, det. D. Michez and W. Thayse.</p> <p>Remark: D. toroki was recently described from Israel (Michez et al., 2004b). In the present study it has been recorded from Antalya and Şanlıurfa. Antalya is the westernmost distribution record of this species (Figure 1). It is a new record for the Turkish fauna.</p> <p>Plants associated: Carduus sp.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF82396AFAE3FE580AFA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF82396AF941FAD30D70.text	540D87EA321DFF82396AF941FAD30D70.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) visnaga (Rossi 1790)	<div><p>3.1.14. Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) visnaga (Rossi, 1790)</p> <p>Distribution: Mediterranean countries from the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the Aegean coast of Turkey including North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia). In Turkey: Antalya (Michez, 2012a).</p> <p>Remark: Although D. visnaga has a very large distribution range throughout the Mediterranean countries, including North Africa, more recently it has been recorded solely from Antalya in Turkey (Figure 1).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF82396AF941FAD30D70	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF823BCFFBE9FAFB09C5.text	540D87EA321DFF823BCFFBE9FAFB09C5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macropis (Macropis) frivaldszkyi Mocsary 1878	<div><p>3.2.1. Macropis (Macropis) frivaldszkyi Mocsary, 1878</p> <p>Distribution: Italy, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Romania, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, and European Russia. In Turkey: Erzurum (Warncke, 1973); Ankara, Konya, Hakkari, Van (Michez and Patiny, 2005); Sinop (Bassin et al., 2011) (Figure 2).</p> <p>Material: Erzurum: Atatürk University Campus, 12.07.1970, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke.</p> <p>Plants associated: Lysimachia vulgaris L.(Primulaceae).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF823BCFFBE9FAFB09C5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF823BCFFA1EFC400B2B.text	540D87EA321DFF823BCFFA1EFC400B2B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macropis (Macropis) fulvipes (Fabricius 1805)	<div><p>3.2.2. Macropis (Macropis) fulvipes (Fabricius, 1805) Distribution: Europe (except in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Norway), Georgia, Russia, Algeria (Warncke, 1973; Michez and Patiny, 2005; Bassin et al., 2011). In Turkey: Çankırı, Kastamonu, Artvin, Ardahan, and Rize (Michez and Patiny, 2005); Kastamonu and Sinop (Bassin et al., 2011) (Figure 2).</p> <p>Plants associated: Pekkarinen et al. (2003) noted that Macropis bees are apparently all oligolectic on Lysimachia; females collect pollen and oil from Lysimachia, whereas nectar is usually collected from a wide variety of host plants. Michez et al. (2008) emphasized that, in the Palearctic region, Macropis bees are specialized on the subgenus Lysimachia.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF823BCFFA1EFC400B2B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA321DFF823BCFFEC8FCA00813.text	540D87EA321DFF823BCFFEC8FCA00813.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macropis Panzer 1809	<div><p>3.2. Genus Macropis Panzer, 1809</p> <p>Macropis is the most distinctive genus of Melittinae; the front wing has 2 submarginal cells, the face of the male is yellow, and there is a well-developed pygidial plate in both sexes (Michener, 1981). Oil-collecting bees are found worldwide and always in association with particular oilproducing flowers (Bassin et al., 2011). The oil-collecting and transporting structure of Macropis features short, dense, velvety hairs on the small segments of all the tarsi for collecting the oil and the broad hind tibia and basitarsus with fine, dense, plumose scopal hairs for oil transport (Michener, 2007). All females of the Macropis species collect oil and pollen from flowers of Lysimachia (Primulaceae) as larval food (Rozen and Jacobson, 1980; Cane et al., 1983; Michez and Patiny, 2005). Since Lysimachia produces no nectar, adults of Macropis visit other flowers for their own energy needs (Pekkarinen et al., 2003; Michez and Patiny, 2005).</p> <p>Macropis includes 16 species in three subgenera: Paramacropis Popov and Guiglia, 1936; Sinomacropis Michener, 1981; and Macropis Panzer s. str., occurring in the eastern Palearctic, in China, and in the Holarctic region including Turkey, respectively (Michez and Patiny, 2005).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA321DFF823BCFFEC8FCA00813	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3212FF8D396AFCC8FF4F0A9C.text	540D87EA3212FF8D396AFCC8FF4F0A9C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta Kirby 1802	<div><p>3.3. Genus Melitta Kirby, 1802</p> <p>The Melitta species superficially resemble the species of Andrena (Andrenidae), although their scopae are limited to the hind tibia and basitarsus (no flocculus). Like other Melittidae, they have a short tongue with all segments of the labial palpus similar to one another, one subantennal suture, and no facial foveae. There are 3 submarginal cells (the 3rd is longer than the 2nd) in the forewing, no yellow markings and mainly brownish to blackish pilosity, widened apical tarsi, lateral tubercles on the labrum, apical projection on the posterior basitarsus, and volsella with elongated digitus. In the male, the seventh sternum has a large disk and weakly developed lateral process (Michener, 1981; Michez et al., 2009).</p> <p>The genus Melitta occurs in the Palearctic, in southern and eastern Africa, and in the Nearctic regions (Warncke, 1973; Michener, 1981; Eardley and Kuhlmann, 2006). It is most diversified in the Palearctic region (Michener, 2007). It is rich in species, although morphologically monotonous compared to other melittid bees (Michez et al., 2009).</p> <p>Warncke (1973) recognized 3 subgenera of Melitta (Cilissa, Melitta s. str., and Pseudocilissa) based on the revision of West Palearctic species. Michez and Eardley (2007) reviewed the literature and examined many specimens from various collections (including the type material); they produced the first monographic revision of the genus Melitta and noted that there are currently 48 valid species. However, very recently, Dellicour et al. (2014) described 2 more Melitta species, and so it rose to 50 species.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3212FF8D396AFCC8FF4F0A9C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3212FF8C396BF967FB9F0ED7.text	540D87EA3212FF8C396BF967FB9F0ED7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Melitta) leporina (Panzer 1799) Synonyms	<div><p>3.3.1. Melitta (Melitta) leporina (Panzer, 1799) Synonyms: Apis leporina Panzer, 1799; Andrena fortipes Imhoff, 1832; Cilissa ruthenica Radoszkowski, 1891; Melitta centaureae Torka, 1922</p> <p>Distribution: Palearctic. Widespread in Europe including southern Sweden and Finland. In Asia, known from Anatolia and Iran, Kyrgyzstan to Mongolia (Warncke, 1973; Michez and Eardley, 2007). In Turkey: Erzurum (Warncke, 1973; Özbek, 1976, 1979, 1980).</p> <p>Material: Afyon: Sultandağı, 25.06.1995, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Aksaray: Center, 27.06.1975, 4 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Amasya: Merzifon, 23.07.1998, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Artvin: Yusufeli, 1350 m, 22.07.2003, 3 ♀♀, leg M. Kesdek, det. H. Özbek; Cinnar, 15.07.1992, 2 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek. Bilecik: Center, 21.06.1978, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Bursa: Uludağ, 20.06.1978, ♀, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Erzincan: Çağlayan, 39.56670_39.65000, 06.07.2001, ♂, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek, det. D. Michez. Erzurum: Atatürk University Campus, 39.90250_41.23500, 2000 m, 07.06.2007, ♂, leg. J. S. Ascher, H. Özbek and J. G. Rozen, det. J. S. Ascher; 28.06.1978, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 28.06.2001, ♂, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek, det. D. Michez; 30.06.2007, ♀, leg. J. S. Ascher, H. Özbek, J. G. Rozen, det. J. S. Ascher; 17.07.2010, 4 ♀♀, leg. J. S. Ascher, H. Özbek, det. J. S. Ascher; 21.07.2010, 2 ♀♀, ♂; 29.07.2010, ♂, leg. J. S. Ascher, H. Özbek, J. G. Rozen, det. J. S. Ascher; 10.07.2001, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, J. G. Rozen, det. D. Michez; 17.07.2003, 2 ♀♀, ♂, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek, det. D. Michez; 18.07.2003, 2 ♀♀, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek, det. D. Michez (in AMNH); 19.07.1987, ♂, leg. R. Hayat, det. H. Özbek; 21.07.2003, 3 ♀♀, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek, det. D. Michez; 12.07.1970, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 12– 15.07.1971, 12 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 20– 26.07.1971, 10 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke and H. Özbek; 17– 22.07.1974, 5♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 29.07.1974, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 20– 29.07.2003, 10 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; İspir, 15.07.1991, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; İspir, Kan, 20.07.1970, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; Oltu, 4 km WSW of Oltu, 40.53305_41.98527, 1500 m, 03.07.2001, 2 ♂♂, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek, det. D. Michez; 30.06.1980, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 04.07.1974, 4 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke and H. Özbek; 08– 11.07.1974, 36 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 9.07.1970, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂ leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke and H. Özbek; 12– 20.07.1970, 8 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂ leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 14–11– 17.07.1974, 25 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 18.07.1970, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 18.07.1972, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 20.07.1971, 7 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 23.07.1974, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 24.07.1970, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 26– 28.07.1972, 9 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 26.07.1966, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 29.07.1970 –74, 5 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; Kandilli, 29.06.1970, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Olur, Coşkunlar, 12.07.1991, ♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Oltu, 20.07.1970, 4 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 19.08.1987, ♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Tortum, Pehlivanlı, 12.07.1992, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez. Eskişehir: Sivrihisar, 13.08.1990, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Iğdır: Aralık, 02.08.1997, 4 ♂♂, leg. B. Gül, det. H. Özbek. İzmir: Bornova, 08.07.1979, ♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Kayser i: Develi, 27.06.1975, 5 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Kütahya: Tavşanlı, 28.06.1979, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Manisa: Salihli, 05.06.1989, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Karaman: Center, 02.07.1975, 2 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂, leg. M. Kesdek, det. H. Özbek. Konya: Güneysınır, Gürağaç, 1017 m, 23.06.1999, ♀, leg. M. Kesdek, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Nevşehir: Ürgüp, 28.06.1975, 2 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Niğde: Çamardı, 29.06.1975, 3 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Samsun: Kavak, 26.07.1999, 2 ♀♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Sinop: Gerze, 13.07.1998, ♀, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Sivas: Hafik, 17.06.2001, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek. Van: Muradiye, 38.99000_43.76000, 1750 m, 16.07.1988, ♀, leg. Schmid-Egger, det. K. Warncke (in AMNH). Yozgat: Akdağmadeni, 08.07.2003, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Remark: M. leporina is the most widespread species for the genus; it occurs from England to Vladivostok and from Finland to Spain (Michez, 2010). It is also one of the most widespread and abundant bee species occurring in Turkey (Figure 2).</p> <p>Plants associated: Melitta leporina visits alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), and white clover (T. repens L.), which are important fodder crops growing in Turkey. Wild plants: Fabaceae: Astragalus aduncus Willd., A. aureus Willd., A. baibutensis Bunge, A. bicolor Lam., A. christianus L., A. galegiformis L., A. lagurus Willd., A. longifolius Lam., A. onobrychis L., A. ponticus Pall., Coronilla orientalis Mill., C. varia L., Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Hedysarum elegans Boiss. &amp; A.Huet, H. nitidum Willd., Lathyrus spp., Lotus corniculatus L., Medicago falcata L., M. lupulina L., M. papillosa Boiss., Melilotus alba Desr., M. officinalis (L.) Desr., Onobrychis armena Boiss. &amp; A.Huet., O. cana Boiss., Trifolium ambiguum M.Bieb., T. montanum L., Vicia cracca L., and V. villosa Roth.</p> <p>Celary (2006) described the nesting ecology of M. leporina. The female builds its nest in hard, clayed soil. They are not gregarious and the entrance to each nest is concealed by vegetation.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3212FF8C396BF967FB9F0ED7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3213FF8C3BCFFBBEFB090B29.text	540D87EA3213FF8C3BCFFBBEFB090B29.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Cilissa) bicollaris Warncke 1973	<div><p>3.3.3. Melitta (Cilissa) bicollaris Warncke, 1973</p> <p>Distribution: Warncke (1973) described the female of M. bicollaris from Erzurum. Later, Michez and Eardley (2007) described the male based on a pair of specimens collected from Erzurum. So far it has been known only from Artvin, Erzincan, Erzurum, and Kars provinces (Figure 2). With the present data it is endemic to East Anatolia.</p> <p>Material: Erzurum: Atatürk University Campus, 09.07.1976, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek,det. H.Özbek; 15.07.1972, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 13.07.1972, 5 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke and H. Özbek; 18.07.1972, 5 ♀♀, 11 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 28.07.1972, 10 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek (all samples on O. viciifolia); 2000 m, 39.90250_41.23500, 02.07.2002, ♂, leg. J. G. Rozen and H. Özbek, det. D. Michez; Umudum plateau, 2200 m, 14.07.1990, 12 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek and Ş. Güçlü, det. H. Özbek; Tortum, Pehlivanlı, 12- 29.07.1992, 2 ♀♀, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez; Şenkaya, Turnalı, 06.07.1990, 2 ♂♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Plants associated: Astragalus aduncus, A. bicolor, A. gummifer, A. lagurus, A. ponticus, Hedysarum elegans, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago papillosa, M. sativa, Melilotus alba, M. officinalis, Onobrychis cana, O. cf. stenostachya, O. transcaucasica, O. viciifolia, Medicago sativa, Trifolium montanum, T. repens, and Vicia cracca.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3213FF8C3BCFFBBEFB090B29	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3213FF8C3BCFFD2CFB490862.text	540D87EA3213FF8C3BCFFD2CFB490862.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Melitta) nigricans Alfken 1905	<div><p>3.3.2. Melitta (Melitta) nigricans Alfken, 1905</p> <p>Distribution: Widespread in Europe from Portugal to Poland and Orenburg (Russia). Absent in England and Sweden, one record from Morocco and Argentina (Warncke, 1973; Michez and Eardley, 2007). In Turkey: Balıkesir (Warncke, 1973).</p> <p>Remark: Although M. nigricans is a common species distributed throughout Europe, except for Fenno- Scandinavia, it is very rare in Turkey, known only in Balıkesir (Figure 2).</p> <p>Plants associated: Michez et al. (2008) gave the family Lythraceae as the host plants of M. nigricans.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3213FF8C3BCFFD2CFB490862	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3210FF8F396AFF3CFF3D0DDF.text	540D87EA3210FF8F396AFF3CFF3D0DDF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Cilissa) budensis (Mocsary 1878)	<div><p>3.3.4. Melitta (Cilissa) budensis (Mocsary, 1878)</p> <p>Distribution: Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkey (Warncke, 1973; Michez and Eardley, 2007). In Turkey: Bolu (Warncke, 1973); Bitlis, Bolu, Erzurum, Hakkari (Michez and Eardley, 2007) (Figure 2).</p> <p>Plants associated: Vicia cracca (Michez and Eardley, 2007).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3210FF8F396AFF3CFF3D0DDF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3210FF8F396AFE24FA8C0DFD.text	540D87EA3210FF8F396AFE24FA8C0DFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Cilissa) dimidiata Morawitz 1876	<div><p>3.3.5. Melitta (Cilissa) dimidiata Morawitz, 1876</p> <p>Synonyms: Cilissa robusta Radoszkowski 1876, Cilissa dimidiata hungaria Mocsary 1883, Pseudocilissa robusta, Radoszkowski (1891).</p> <p>Distribution: South and East Europe as far as Central Asia (Warncke, 1973; Michez and Eardley, 2007). Some isolated populations in England (Baker, 1965). In Turkey: Ankara, Bitlis, Erzurum, İçel, Konya (Warncke, 1973; Özbek, 1979, 2011) (Figure 2).</p> <p>Material: Erzurum: Atatürk University Campus, 02.06.1974, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 04.06.1970, 2 ♀♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek and K. Warncke; 08.22.06.1970, 55 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke and H. Özbek; 09.06.1970, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. K. Warncke; 24.06.1970, 2♀♀, leg. H.Özbek,det. H.Özbek; 20.06.1971, 6 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 30.06.197, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 02– 20.07.1970, 3 ♀♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 06– 26.07.1971, 48 ♂♂, 24 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek and K. Warncke; 02– 29.06.1974, 39 ♂♂, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek and B. Tkalcu; 01.07.1972, 3 ♂♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 06.07.1976, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 12.07.1970, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 16.07.1966, 2 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 11.07.1967, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; 17.07.1972, 3 ♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek and B. Tkalcu; 20.07.1971, 3♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. B. Tkalcu; 26.07.1974, ♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 10.06.2000, 3 ♂♂, leg. M. Kesdek, det. H. Özbek; 03.07.1992, 5 ♀♀, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Umudum plateau, 2200 m, 14.07.1990, 2100 m, 2 ♂♂, leg. Ş. Güçlü, det. D. Michez; 08.08.1991, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez; 2200 m, 14.07.1991, 2 ♂♂, leg. Ş. Güçlü and E. Yıldırım, det. D. Michez; İspir, 15.06.1971, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Oltu, center, 25.06.1971, 2♀♀, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; 14.07.1972, 2 ♀♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Başaklı, 15.07.1989, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. D. Michez; Şenkaya, Turnalı, 01.07.1990, ♂, leg. E. Yıldırım, det. H. Özbek; Tekman, Yayla, 19.07.2005, 2450 m, ♂, C. Güçlü, det. H. Özbek, Tortum, 14.07.1972, 3 ♀♀, ♂, leg. H. Özbek, det. H. Özbek; Uzundere, 28.06.1992, leg. M. Atamanalp, det. H. Özbek.</p> <p>Plants associated: Medicago sativa, O. viciifolia, T. pratense, T. repens. The present observations in the field and previous studies (Özbek, 1979, 2011) reveal that M. dimidiata is one of the most important pollinators of sainfoin (O. viciifolia), which is a valuable fodder crop growing mainly in the East and Central Anatolian regions of Turkey. Wild plants: Astragalus aduncus, A. bicolor, A. cylindraceus, A. gummifer, A. lagurus, A. ponticus, Hedysarum elegans, H. nitidum, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago papillosa, M. sativa, Melilotus alba, M. officinalis, Onobrychis altissima, O. arenaria, O. araxina, O. cana, O. cornuta, O. transcaucasica, Ononis spinosa, Trifolium ambiguum, T. montanum, Vicia alpestris, V. cracca.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3210FF8F396AFE24FA8C0DFD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8FE41FC78083F.text	540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8FE41FC78083F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Cilissa) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius 1775)	<div><p>3.3.6. Melitta (Cilissa) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)</p> <p>Synonyms: Andrena haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775; Cilissa haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775); Apis dichroa Gmelin, 1790; M. chrysura Kirby, 1802; M. haemorrhoidalis nigra (Friese, 1885); M. haemorrhoidalis frisica Zimmermann, 1935; M. haemorrhoidalis flavidorsis Ruszkowski, 1988</p> <p>Distribution: Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Russia, France, Finland, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moravia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom (Michez, 2012b). Although M. haemorrhoidalis is one of the most common and widespread Melittidae species in Europe, recently it was recorded in Rize (İkizdere, 40.78333_40.55) by Michez (2012b) (Figure 2).</p> <p>Plants associated: Michez and Eardley (2007) recorded M. haemorrhoidalis mainly on C ampanula latifolia, C. persicifolia, C. rapunculoides, C. rotundifolia, and C. trachelium (Campanulaceae); Malva moschata and M. sylvestris (Malvaceae).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8FE41FC78083F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8FB07FBB90A53.text	540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8FB07FBB90A53.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Cilissa) melanura (Nylander 1852)	<div><p>3.3.7. Melitta (Cilissa) melanura (Nylander, 1852)</p> <p>Synonyms: Kirbya melanura Nylander, 1852; Cilissa wankowiczi Radoszkowski, 1891; Melitta wankowiczi (Radoszkowski, 1891).</p> <p>Distribution: Austria, Belarus, European Russia, Greece, Germany, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Turkey (Michez, 2012b). Although M. melanura is widespread in the Palearctic from Austria to Mongolia, in Turkey it has been recorded only in Kars so far (Figure 2). It is represented only by one specimen [1♀, Kars, Sarıkamış (40.33°N, 42.58°E), 06.08.1979 as M. wankowiczi (Radoszkowski, 1891)] (Michez and Eardley, 2007).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8FB07FBB90A53	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8F9ABFCE00AA9.text	540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8F9ABFCE00AA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Cilissa) rasmonti Michez 2007	<div><p>3.3.8. Melitta (Cilissa) rasmonti Michez, 2007</p> <p>Distribution: It was described in Hakkari, and one specimen was recorded in Erzurum (Palandöken, 15.08.1978, ♀, leg. H. Özbek) (Figure 2). It is a mountain species; all materials were collected at an elevation of 2300 m or higher.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8F9ABFCE00AA9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8F96DFA900B2E.text	540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8F96DFA900B2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitta (Cilissa) singular Michez 2012	<div><p>3.3.9. Melitta (Cilissa) singular Michez, 2012</p> <p>Distribution: only known from the type locality in Turkey (Kırşehir, Mucur, 1000 m, ♂, 25.06.1988, leg. K. Guichard) (Figure 2). It is represented only by one specimen.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/540D87EA3210FF8F3BC8F96DFA900B2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Özbek, Hikmet;Online, Published	Özbek, Hikmet, Online, Published (2014): Distribution data on the family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) of Turkey with considerations about their importance as pollinators. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (2): 444-459, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1309-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1309-5
