New knowledge about Megachilidae and Halictidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) fauna from Diyarbakır and Bingöl provinces
Journal: Bitki Koruma Bülteni
Year: 2024

The data about the bee fauna of Diyarbakır and Bingöl provinces of eastern Türkiye is quite limited. This study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 to determine Megachilidae and Halictidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) bee diversity of these two provinces. Adult samples were collected by atrap and killed with ethyl acetate. As a result of the evaluation of the collected bee samples, a total of 28 species (17 species from Megachilidae family and 11 species from Halictidae family) were identified from th