Dasypoda ( Dasypoda ) pyriformis Radoszkowski, 1887

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), pp. 444-459 : 447

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Dasypoda ( Dasypoda ) pyriformis Radoszkowski, 1887
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3.1.2. Dasypoda ( Dasypoda) pyriformis Radoszkowski, 1887 View in CoL

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) .

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.

New localities: Erzurum and Kars.

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.

Plants associated: Carduus sp. , Centaurea glastifolia L., Cichorium intybus .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Melittidae

Genus

Dasypoda

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