Epeolus cruciger (Panzer, 1799)

Bogusch, Petr, 2018, Three new species and new records of cuckoo bees of the genus Epeolus in Turkey (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1), pp. 127-135 : 133

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.2478/aemnp-2018-0010
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CE408319-E62B-4005-94E3-E80F6734EB94
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3681363
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scientific name	Epeolus cruciger (Panzer, 1799)
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Material examined. TURKEY: AKSARAY: Belişirma env., Ihlara Vadisi, 10.viii.2006, 1 ♀, J. Růžička lgt., P.Bogusch det. ( JSPC). BITLIS: Nemrut Daği, 8.viii.1986, 15 14 ♀♀; 15.viii.1991, 2 7 ♀♀, K. Warncke lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML); Genç, 16.viii.1985, 1 ♀, R. Hensen lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML); Tatvan, 13.viii.1985, 1 1 ♀, R. Hensen lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). ERZINCAN: Erzincan env., Refahiye, 13.vii.1985, 1, W. Schacht lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). ERZURUM: Oltu env., Başakli, 9.viii.2000, 1 ♀, H. Özbek lgt., P.Bogusch det. ( HOET); Tortum env., Esendurak, 1400 m a.s.l., 11.vii.2004, 1 ♀, O. Kaya lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( HOET). GÜMÜŞHANE: Gümüşhane, 22.viii.1991, 1 ♀, K. Warncke lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). HAKKARI: Beytuşşebap, 10.viii.1983, 2 ♀♀, Yüksekova, 12.viii.1979, 3 3 ♀♀, both K. Warncke lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). HATAY: Antakya, 4.vi.1965, 1 ♀, M.Schwarz lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( MSAA). IĞDIR: Tuzluca, 17.viii.1972, 1, K. Warncke lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). IZMIR: Ephesus (= Efez), 15.-21.v.1986, 1, Witzgall lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). KAYSERI: Kayseri, 1.vi.1964, 1, J. Gusenleitner lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). KONYA: Konya, 23.vii.1971, 1 ♀, K. Warncke lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). MANISA: Salihli, 2.vii.2006, 1, J. Halada lgt., P. Bogusch det. ( OLML). VAN: Van env., 5.vii.1997, 1, J. Halada lgt.; Muradiye, 5.vii.2000, 3 ♀♀, M. Halada lgt., both P. Bogusch det. ( OLML) .

Distribution. Most of Europe, recent records suggest it is more common in Southern Europe. It also occurs in the Middle East – Turkey, Iran, Caucasus and Siberia ( BO- GUSCH & HADRAVA, in press). According to these records, this species is distributed throughout most of Turkey and is not rare there.