Hylaeus (Spatulariella) irritans DATHE, 1980

Özbek, Hikmet & Dathe, Holger H., 2020, The bees of the genus Hylaeus FABRICIUS, 1793 of Turkey, with keys to the subgenera and species (Hymenoptera: Anthophila, Colletidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 70 (2), pp. 273-346 : 337-338

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.70.2.273-346
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5742995
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scientific name	Hylaeus (Spatulariella) irritans DATHE, 1980
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Hylaeus (Spatulariella) irritans DATHE, 1980 View in CoL

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Hylaeus irritans DATHE, 1980: 94–95 View in CoL , . Iran: Zoshk.

Prosopis (Spatulariella) alticola WARNCKE, 1981: 162–163 , . Iran: Elburs.

Prosopis (Spatulariella) irritans DATHE, 1980 – WARNCKE 1992: 776.

Material examined: Ağrı: Eleşkirt , 2200 m, 14.07.1987, , leg. R. Hensen . Erzurum: Köprüköy , 3 km NE of Geyikli, 1700 m, 27.07.2010, , leg. J.S. Ascher, H. Özbek (coll. AMNH) . Sivas: İmranlı , 40 km E, 1700 m, 15.07.1984, , leg. A.W. Ebmer.

Remarks: Like H. iranicus , H. irritans was described by DATHE (1980) from Iran. In Turkey, the species had become known from the provinces Erzincan and Hakkâri. The current study adds three more provinces to the distribution records. It is a mountain species that occurs at 1700–2800 m altitude. We believe that in order to accurately determine the range of this species, further research should be carried out in the mountain regions of the country, especially above 2000 m. It is collected only sparsely in Turkey (5 provinces).

Distribution: Iran, Turkey: Erzincan, Hakkâri (2000– 2800 m) (DATHE 1980; WARNCKE 1992), Ağrı, Erzurum, Sivas.