Notes on the Halictus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) fauna of Turkey

Authors : Fatih DİKMEN, Ahmet Murat AYTEKİN

Pages : 537-550

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Halictidae collections of the Natural History Museum of Vienna insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Austria);, the Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum of Linz insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Austria);, and the Université de Mons-Hainaut insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Belgium); were inspected in order to review the Halictus Latreille insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Halictidae: Hymenoptera); fauna of Turkey. Added to this were data from the literature as well as data collected during our personal field studies in the central Anatolian and Mediterranean regions of Turkey between the years 2000 and 2009. Distribution maps are presented of 34 species from Turkey. In addition, information on world distributions and foraged flowers is given. This study reviews the status of the genus in Turkey and provides a base for future taxonomic studies.
Keywords : Key words Halictidae, Halictus, fauna, distribution, Turkey