DISTRIBUTION DATA FOR THE GENUS CLEPTES LATREILLE, 1802 (HYMENOPTERA: CHRYSIDIDAE, CLEPTINAE) OF TURKEY WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE GENUS

The present study is based on samples collected in various locations in Turkey since the 1990s. Together with literature sources, a total of 25 species of the genus Cleptes Latreille, 1802 (Cleptinae) are listed for the country, and C. syriacus Buysson, 1887 is newly recorded for Turkish fauna. A detailed revision of literature data provided new insight into the species composition of this genus in Turkey. Most of the Cleptes species are very rarely collected and are known from one-two provinces: 10 species are known only from one province and five species only from two provinces. Four species are sparsely recorded from different parts of Turkey, whereas only three species, namely C. ignitus, C. scutellaris and    C. splendidus, are widely recorded. Currently, seven species are considered endemic, and five are listed as doubtful for the country. A detailed checklist of the genus Cleptes and a distribution map are provided

The bees of the genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 of Turkey, with keys to the subgenera and species (Hymenoptera: Anthophila, Colletidae)

Daten von rund 4000 bisher unveröffentlichten Aufsammlungen der letzten Jahrzehnte aus 40 türkischen Provinzen wurden ausgewertet. Einschließlich der Literaturquellen werden für die Türkei insgesamt 86 Arten der Gattung Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 aus 10 Untergattungen zusammengestellt. Neu für die Türkei sind 11 Arten: Hylaeus (Dentigera) kahri Förster, 1871, H. (Dentigera) pallidicornis Morawitz, 1876, H. (Hylaeus) deceptorius (Benoist, 1959), H. (Hylaeus) gracilicornis (Morawitz, 1867), H. (Hylaeus) paulus Bridwell, 1919, H. (Hylaeus) trisignatus Morawitz, 1876, H. (Nesoprosopis) pectoralis Förster, 1871, H. (Prosopis) incongruus Förster, 1871, H. (Prosopis) trinotatus (Pérez, 1896), H. (Prosopis) variolaris Morawitz, 1876 und H. (Spatulariella) sulphuripes (Gribodo, 1894). Für 13 Arten, die schon früher nachgewiesen waren, konnten keine neuen Belege gefunden werden. Unser Kenntnisstand über die Verbreitung zahlreicher Arten wird erheblich erweitert. Für die einzelnen Arten wird eine Verbreitungscharakteristik definiert. Zum Beispiel ist H. meridionalis die am weitesten verbreitete Art mit Nachweisen aus 46 Provinzen, die alle geografischen Regionen des Landes abdecken. Andere Arten sind nur aus einer Provinz bekannt, manchmal mit einem einzigen Datensatz. Der östliche Teil der Türkei, insbesondere die Provinz Hakkâri, erweist sich als ein wichtiges Diversitäts-Zentrum für Hylaeus-Arten. Für eine Anzahl von Arten mussten die gültigen Namen revidiert werden. Für die neu festgestellten und die seltenen Arten wurden Verbreitungskarten erstellt. Häufig besuchte Pflanzenarten sind erwähnt. Außerdem werden Bestimmungstabellen für die Untergattungen und die Arten der Türkei gegeben. Nomenklatorische Handlungen All species described by Warncke in 1981 and 1992 from Turkey in the genus Prosopis F. have not yet been revised and formally combined with the valid genus name Hylaeus F. There are however a number of online checklists, which have already registered most of these names under Hylaeus. Representatives of these checklists were checked here: The World Bee Checklist, integrated into the ITIS database (ITIS 2020) and Discover Life (Ascher & Pickering 2019). As new combinations, only the missing names are added here.Hylaeus (Dentigera) giresunus (Warncke, 1992) – comb. et stat. nov.Hylaeus (Hylaeus) trochilus (Warncke, 1992) – comb. et stat. nov.Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) decaocto (Warncke, 1992) – comb. nov.Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) socheri Dathe, 2010 = H. (Paraprosopis) decaocto (Warncke, 1992) – syn. nov.Prosopis styriaca crecca Warncke, 1992 = Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) styriacus Förster, 1871 – stat. nov.Hylaeus (Spatulariella) planulus (Warncke, 1981) – comb. nov.Hylaeus (Spatulariella) tauricus Warncke, 1981 – comb. nov.The paper presents data of around 4000 previously unpublished specimens, collected in various parts of the country during the last decades. With literature sources, a total of 86 species of the genus Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793 from 10 subgenera are compiled for Turkey. New for Turkey are 11 species: Hylaeus (Dentigera) kahri Förster, 1871, H. (Dentigera) pallidicornis Morawitz, 1876, H. (Hylaeus) deceptorius (Benoist, 1959), H. (Hylaeus) gracilicornis (Morawitz, 1867), H. (Hylaeus) paulus Bridwell, 1919, H. (Hylaeus) trisignatus Morawitz, 1876, H. (Nesoprosopis) pectoralis Förster, 1871, H. (Prosopis) incongruus Förster, 1871, H. (Prosopis) trinotatus (Pérez, 1896), H. (Prosopis) variolaris Morawitz, 1876 and H. (Spatulariella) sulphuripes (Gribodo, 1894). No new specimens could be found of 13 species which had been detected formerly. Our knowledge on the distribution of numerous species is greatly expanded. The characteristics of distribution are defined for the individual species. For example, H. meridionalis is the most widespread with records from 46 provinces covering all geographical regions of the country, while many other species are only known from one province, sometimes from a single record. The eastern part of Turkey, in particular the province of Hakkâri, proved to be an important centre of diversity for Hylaeus species. For a number of species the valid names had to be revised. Distribution maps are presented for the newly recorded and rare species. Frequently visited plant species are mentioned. Keys to the subgenera and species of Turkish Hylaeus are provided. Nomenclatural acts All species described by Warncke in 1981 and 1992 from Turkey in the genus Prosopis F. have not yet been revised and formally combined with the valid genus name Hylaeus F. There are however a number of online checklists, which have already registered most of these names under Hylaeus. Representatives of these checklists were checked here: The World Bee Checklist, integrated into the ITIS database (ITIS 2020) and Discover Life (Ascher & Pickering 2019). As new combinations, only the missing names are added here.Hylaeus (Dentigera) giresunus (Warncke, 1992) – comb. et stat. nov.Hylaeus (Hylaeus) trochilus (Warncke, 1992) – comb. et stat. nov.Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) decaocto (Warncke, 1992) – comb. nov.Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) socheri Dathe, 2010 = H. (Paraprosopis) decaocto (Warncke, 1992) – syn. nov.Prosopis styriaca crecca Warncke, 1992 = Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) styriacus Förster, 1871 – stat. nov.Hylaeus (Spatulariella) planulus (Warncke, 1981) – comb. nov.Hylaeus (Spatulariella) tauricus Warncke, 1981 – comb. nov

DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS GASTERUPTION LATREILLE (HYMENOPTERA: EVANIOIDEA: GASTERUPTIIDAE) IN TURKEY

The present study is based on gasteruptiid samples collected in various parts of Turkey since the 1990s. Together with literature sources, a total of 36 species of the genus Gasteruption Latreille, 1797 are compiled for the country. In addition, the European species Gasteruption boreale (Thomson, 1883) is newly recorded for Turkey and Asia. Moreover, the recently described G. brevibasale van Achterberg & Saure, 2014, G. ischnolaimum van Achterberg, 2014, and        G. smitorum van Achterberg, 2014, are recorded for the first time from Erzurum after the original description. Gasteruption henseni van Achterberg, 2014 is, together with the abovementioned four species, confined to eastern Anatolia. Gasteruption hastator (Fabricius, 1804), G. merceti Kieffer, 1904 and G. tournieri Schletterer, 1885, are found to be the most widespread and abundant species throughout Turkey. On the contrary, G. aciculatum van Achterberg, 2014, G. boreale and G. nigritarse (Thomson, 1883) are so far rarely collected in Turkey, recorded from one province each. The first was described after a single female from Van and apart from the holotype no other specimens are known. The eastern part of Turkey proved to be an important center of diversity for Gasteruption species. Distribution maps are presented for the indigenous, rarely, sparsely, widely and frequently recorded species

Five new records, new localities and new host plants for the Turkish flea-beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae)

Altica lencorana Konstantinov, A. longicollis (Allard), Aphtlzona atrocaerulae (Stephens), A. violaceae (Koch), and Phyllotreta lorestanica Warchalowski are new for the Turkish Alticinae fauna. A. lencorana and P. lorestanica have earlier been known to occur only in their type localities in Azerbaijan and Iran, respectively. Since then, the records reported here (Bayburt and Erzurum provinces) are the first localities for A. lencorana, and that of Erzurum for P. lorestanica. Additionally, Centaurea glastifolia L. is reported as a new host plant for A. lencorana, and Euphorbia falcate and E. erioplzora as new host plants of Aphthona atrocaerulea and A. violaceae, respectively. The chorotype and host plants are reported for each of the five species

RESEARCH ON THE SUBFAMILY CHRYSIDINAE (HYMENOPTERA: CHRYSIDIDAE) FAUNA OF TURKEY WITH DISTRIBUTIONAL EVALUATION

The present study is based on chrysidid samples in the subfamily Chrysidinae collected from various parts of Turkey since the 1970s. A total of 90 species and subspecies are recognized in seven genera: Chrysidea (1), Chrysis (70), Chrysura (13), Pseudochrysis (2), Spinolia (2), Spintharina (1), and Euchroeus (1). Of these, Chrysis verae Semenov 1967 is new for the Turkish fauna. Moreover, Chrysis cingulicornis Förster 1853, Ch. cylindrica Eversmann 1857,  Ch. decora Mocsáry 1889, Ch. lepida Mocsáry1889, Ch. marani centropunctata Linsenmaier 1968, Ch. viridissima fasciolata Klug 1845, Chrysura barbatula Linsenmaier 1968, and Pseudospinolia neglectoides (Linsenmaier 1959) are recorded for the first time in the eastern Anatolian region. Those of Chrysis confluens (Dahlbom 1845) and Euchroeus purpuratus consularis Buysson 1896 are recorded from central and eastern Anatolia, Chrysis bytinskii Linsenmaier 1959 from the Mediterranean region, Chrysis krueperi Mocsáry 1897 from the Marmara region,          Ch. marginata Mocsáry 1889 from central Anatolia and Mediterranean regions, Ch. lateralis Dahlbom, 1845 from central Anatolia, Chrysura varicornis (Spinola 1838) from the southeastern Anatolian region. New distributional data of most of the taxa are evaluated. The species show different distribution patterns; most of them have been rarely recorded, the rest of them are moderately and frequently recorded. Certain species are recorded from one or two provinces, even with a single sample. For instance, Chrysis aeraria (Mocsáry, 1914), Ch. jucunda Mocsáry, 1889 and Ch. viridissima fasciolata Klug, 1845 are known from one province each. They could be classified as endangered species and should be added to the IUCN red list

DISTRIBUTION DATA FOR THE TRIBES CERATININI AND ALLODAPINI (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE SUBFAMILY XYLOCOPINAE OF TURKEY

The present study is based on bee samples collected in various parts of Turkey since the 1970s. Examination of the material and an overview of the literature sources allowed us to reach the conclusion that the genus Ceratina Latreille (Ceratinini) includes 27 species and two subspecies, while only one species of the genus Exoneuridia Cockerell (Allodapini) is found in Turkey. With a current 10 Xylocopa species previously recorded, a total of 38 species and two subspecies in the subfamily Xylocopinae occur in the country. Each species has a different distribution range; some Ceratina species are abundantly or moderately distributed, but certain species are very rare: C. christellae has been known from Antalya and Hakkâri, C. hakkarica from Hakkâri, C. neocallosa from Nevşehir, C. rasmonti from Ağrı and Van, C. warnckei from Hakkâri, Kahramanmaraş and Şırnak, C. schwarziana from Hakkâri and Kars. Ceratina chalcites ebmeri, C. denesi, C. hakkarica, C. rasmonti, C. warnckei and Exoneuridia hakkariensis are Anatolian endemics. Moreover, 12 Ceratina taxa and E. hakkariensis have been described from Turkey, of which six taxa have type localities in Hakkâri (C. hakkarica, C. schwarziana, C. warnckei, C. zwakhalsi, C. chalcites ebmeri and E. hakkariensis). Thus, the eastern part of Turkey, especially Hakkâri, is a very important speciation center for Ceratinini bees. For most of the species, new distribution records are provided, and plant species visited and nesting sites are included. It was first determined that C. bispinosa and E. hakkariensis visited Capsicum annuum L., which is the most common and extensively cultivated vegetable in Turkey. For rare taxa, a distribution map was established. Furthermore, a checklist for the Turkish Xylocopinae is provided for the first time

Comparison of Hematological Phenotypes of COPD Exacerbations in Hospitalized Patients after Emergency Department Admission

Introduction:The aging of the communities and higher pollution levels increases chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) burden and are projected to rise in the number of the patients with COPD and its exacerbations. There is little evidence for short-term outcomes of COPD exacerbations of the biomarkers that are easily available. Biomarker-based hematological phenotype classification is useful and effective for outcome predictions. This study evaluates the relationship between the phenotypes of patients with COPD who presented in the emergency department due to COPD exacerbation and admitted to the hospital have been evaluated.Methods:All hospitalized patients older than 18 years old who presented to the emergency department due to the COPD exacerbation between July 2018 and July 2020 were included in the study. The patient data evaluated retrospectively for vital parameters, biomarker results, and mortality rates. The primary outcome measure of the study was determined as the thirty-day mortality rates of the groups. Secondary outcome measures were determined by comparing the differences between the trophilic and eosinophilic groups.Results:One hundred forty-three patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 74.8±10.6. One hundred and two of the patients (71.3%) were male. The neutrophilic and eosinophilic groups had a statistically significant difference in body temperature and heart rate (p=0.018 and p=0.001, respectively). In contrast, no significant difference was observed for systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and sPO2 (p=0.400, p=0.564, p=0.248, respectively). One month mortality of the neutrophilic and eosinophilic groups were 15.9% and 3.2%, respectively. Blood neutrophil count levels have been assigned in 3 different groups for mortality and compared which had no significant difference for 1,3 and 12-month mortality (p=0.142, 0.280, 0.351 respectively).Conclusion:The patients admitted to the hospital via the emergency department had no mortality difference between different neutrophil levels or hematologic phenotypes. Further studies are required to assess cutoff values of blood neutrophil counts as an independent biomarker

Osmia (Ozbekosmia) avosetta.

22 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. "March 4, 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-22).Herein we describe the nests (including construction, closure, orientation, and depth of cells) of the bee Osmia (Ozbekosmia) avosetta Warncke found nesting near Antalya, Turkey, and Sepidan, Iran. Cells are unusual in that they are lined by two layers of colorful flower petals that sandwich a thin middle layer of mud. Analyses of pollen taken from scopal hairs of specimens from the Turkish site were identified as solely from Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. (Fabaceae) whereas those from the Iranian site were from a related plant, Hedysarum elymaiticum Boiss. and Hausskn. These facts coupled with analyses of scopal pollen from 11 other sites in Turkey, Jordan, and Syria strongly suggest that this bee is oligolectic with respect to the plant tribe Hedysareae. The egg and last larval instar of Osmia avosetta are described. The presence of an egg taken from a cell and provisionally identified as belonging to Sapyga pulcherrima Morawitz suggests that this cleptoparasite may have this bee as one of its hosts. In addition, we report new information on and review published accounts concerning the use of whole petals or large petal pieces in the construction of cell walls of osmiine bees. Only Osmia (Ozbekosmia) avosetta and species of Osmia (Tergosmia) have three-layered cell walls with the middle layer made of mud. Recorded also are the similarities and differences exhibited in pollen and petal preferences and nest characteristics of species in these two related subgenera