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

Abstract

The Halictidae collections of the Natural History Museum of Vienna (Austria), the Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum of Linz (Austria), and the Universite de Mons-Hainaut (Belgium) were inspected in order to review the Halictus Latreille (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.