Chelostoma (Chelostoma) diodon Schletterer 1889
Authors/Creators
- 1. ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Biocommunication and Entomology, Schmelzbergstrasse 9 / LFO, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
- 2. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, 6997801 Tel Aviv, Israel
- 3. University of Mons, Research Institute for Biosciences, Laboratory of Zoology, Place du Parc 20, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Description
Chelostoma (Chelostoma) diodon Schletterer, 1889
Chelostoma diodon Schletterer, 1889: 627. Type material: Lectotype ♀, by present designation, “ Amasia ” (Turkey), Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.
Eriades diodon cypriaca Mavromoustakis, 1951: 350. Type material: Holotype ♀, “Yerasa” (Cyprus), Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Nicosia. New synonymy.
Literature records. CYPRUS: Limassol, Nicosia (Zanden 1989; Varnava et al. 2020). GREECE: Aegean Islands: Samos (Zanden 1989). LEBANON: North (Boustani et al. 2021). IRAN: Qazvin (Nadimi et al. 2013). TURKEY: Adana, Adıyaman, Amasya, Antalya, Aydın, Burdur, Hakkari, Hatay, Izmir, Konya, Mersin, Muğla, Osmaniye, Şırnak, Tokat, Van (Özbek 2011).
New records. CYPRUS: Kyrenia: 5km E Girne, 35.34°N 33.47°E, 10.4.2007, 1♂ (leg. C. Schmid-Egger); Larnaka: Lefkava, 14.4.1983, 4♂ (leg. M. Kraus); Lefke: Yerasa, 20.3.1948, 1♀ (leg. G.A. Mavromoustakis); Limassol: Troodos, Kato Platres S Foini, 900 m, 1.5.2011, 4♀ (leg. C. Sedivy, A. Müller); Nicosia: Kykkos, 34°58′N / 22°44′E, 800 m, 11.5.2014, 1♀ (leg. M. Kafka); Paphos: Paphos env., 26.3.– 2.4.1995, 1♂ (leg. J. Wimmer). GREECE: Aegean Islands: Kos, Kyparissodassos, 36.8536°N / 27.2316°E, 6.4.2012, 1♂ (leg. P. Toutziarakis); Chios, Armolia, 38.2735°N / 26.0444°E, 9.4.2013, 1♂ (leg. G. Nakas); Lesvos, Aspropotamos, 39.286°N / 26.3682°E, 5.5.2012, 1♀ (leg. A Chroni). IRAN: Fars: Yasuj, Sarb-e Taveh, 30.545°N / 51.61°E, 2030 m, 4.5.2016, 1♂ (leg. M. Kafka); Ilam: Sar Joob, 33.933°N / 47.368°E, 1930 m, 13.5.2016, 1♀ (leg. M. Kafka); Lorestan: Dorud, Lanjabad, 33.419°N / 48.986°E, 960 m, 10.5.2016, 1♀ (leg. M. Kafka). IRAQ: Dahuk: Mount Gara, 1912 m, 37.015833°N / 43.350556°E, 11.5.2023, 5♂ (leg. D. Baiocchi). ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: Central District: Judean Foothills, Ya’ar Adulam, 3.4.2013, 1♀ (leg. Y. Berner); Haifa District: Carmel NP, 0.9 km SE Bet Oren, 32°43′21′N / 35°00′45››E, 264 m, 25.3.2016, 1♂ (leg. A. Dorchin); Jerusalem District: Ya’ar Yish’i, 18.4.2016, 1♀ (leg. A. Dorchin); Northern District: Meron NR, 1.2 km SSW Meron field school, 32°59′55″N / 35°23′31″E, 998 m, 3.4.2016, 1♂ (leg. A. Dorchin); Southern District: Judean Foothills, Lakhish, 19.3.2013, 1♀ (leg. T. Shapira). JORDAN: Ajloun: 10 km N Ajloun, 310 m, 22.5.2007, 1♀ (leg. Z. Kejval); Amman: 20 km W Amman, 22.04.2007, 5♀ (leg. C. Praz, C. Sedivy, A. Müller); Irbid: S Irbid, 13.4.2009, 24♀, 3♂ (leg. M.Snizek); Jerash: 10 km N Jerash, 23.4.2007, 6♀ (leg. C. Praz, C. Sedivy, A. Müller). SYRIA: Al-Quneitra: Golan Heights, 17 km E Qiryat Shemona, 2 km SE Zomet, 33°13′N / 35°45′E, 16.5.1996, 1♀ (leg. M. Hauser); As-Suwaida: Ganawat, 16.5.1995, 1♀ (leg. K. Denes); Hama: Nahr al Bared, 50 km NW Hama, 30.4.2000, 1♂ (leg. F. Kantner); Rif Dimashq: Bloudan, 16.5.1995, 1♀ (leg. K. Denes). TURKEY: Adana: Pozantı-Tekir, 37°31′N / 34°57′E, 1300 m, 7.6.2008, 2♂ (leg. M. Kafka); Adıyaman: Kuyucak, 8.6.1998, 1♀ (leg. M. Snizek); Amasya: Amasya, 488 m, 22.– 24.5.1959, 2♂ (leg. K. Guichard, M. Harvey); Ankara: Çamlıdere, 37.6596°N / 30.72316°E, 26.5.2002, 1♀ (leg. W.-H. Liebig); Antalya: Korkuteli, 7 km SW Kargin, 36°37′571″N / 30°59′704″E, 23.05.2009, 2♀ (leg. H. Özbek); Burdur: Burdur, 900 m, 27.4.1960, 2♂ (leg. Epping); Gaziantep: Yamaçoba, 40 km W Gaziantep, 29.4.– 1.5.2001, 1♂ (leg. I. Trojan); Hatay: Bademli, 6 km W Hassa, 860 m, 13.5.2002, 1♀ (leg. H. Özbek); Izmir: Boz Dağı, 1.6.1990, 2♀ (leg. P. Witzgall); Konya: 30 km S Akşehir, 24.6.1998, 2♀ (leg. J. Halada); Mersin: Aslanlı, 30 km N Erdemli, 17.6.1998, 12♀ (leg. M. Halada); Muğla: Knidos, 18.4.1981, 1♀ (leg. K. Warncke); Osmaniye: Aslanli Beli, 970 m, 13.5.2002, 2♀, 1♂ (leg. H. Özbek); Siirt: 20 km NW Şirnak, 1500 m, 5.6.1980, 1♀ (leg. K. Warncke); Sirnak: S Beytüşşebap, 13.6.1984, 1♀ (leg. K. Warncke); Tokat: 5 km N Turhal, 500 m, 1.6.1988, 1♀ (leg. H. Wiering).
Distribution. Greece (mainland, Aegean Islands), Turkey, Cyprus, northern Iraq, Iran, Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, Jordan).
Subspecific classification. The comparison of one pair of C. diodon from Cyprus with the types from Amasya in Turkey prompted Mavromoustakis (1951) to separate the Cypriot specimens as a subspecies of its own, i.e. C. diodon cypriacum. This separation was based on a weaker and sparser punctation and a denser and more whitish pilosity in the specimens from Cyprus. However, these differences could not be confirmed after examination of numerous specimens from all over the distribution range of C. diodon.
Pollen hosts. Oligolectic on Asteroideae and Cichorioideae (Asteraceae) with a clear preference for the former subfamily (Sedivy et al. 2008). Flower records: Anthemis libanotica (Mavromoustakis 1951), Glebionis coronaria, Picris altissima (label records).
Nesting biology. Several females were observed to enter their nests in dried wood of old houses (Mavromoustakis 1951).
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Schletterer
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Megachilidae
- Genus
- Chelostoma
- Species
- diodon
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Chelostoma (Chelostoma) diodon Schletterer, 1889 sec. Müller, Pisanty & Dorchin, 2025
References
- Schletterer, A. (1889) Monographie der Bienen-Gattungen Chelostoma Latr. und Heriades Spin. Zoologisches Jahrbuch fur Systematik, 4, 591-691.
- Mavromoustakis, G. A. (1951) On the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Cyprus. Part II. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 12, 4 (4), 334-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935108654159
- Zanden, G. van der (1989) Neue oder wenig bekannte Arten und Unterarten der palaearktischen Megachiliden (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apoidea: Megachilidae). Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 53, 71-86.
- Varnava, A. I., Roberts, S. P. M., Michez, D., Ascher, J. S., Petanidou, T., Dimitriou, S., Devalez, J., Pittara, M. & Stavrinides, M. C. (2020) The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the island of Cyprus. ZooKeys, 924, 1-114. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.924.38328
- Boustani, M., Rasmont, P., Dathe, H. H., Ghisbain, G., Kasparek, M., Michez, D., Muller, A., Pauly, A., Risch, S., Straka, J., Terzo, M., van Achter, X., Wood, T. J. & Nemer, N. (2021) The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Zootaxa, 4976 (1), 1-146. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1
- Nadimi, A., Talebi, A. A. & Fathipour, Y. (2013) The tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in the north of Iran: new records and distributional data. Entomofauna, 34, 205-220.
- Ozbek, H. (2011) Chelostoma Latreille (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae, Osmiini) species occurring in Turkey with their zoogeographical characterization. Turkiye Entomoloji Bulteni, 1, 151-168.
- Sedivy, C., Praz, C. J., Muller, A., Widmer, A. & Dorn, S. (2008) Patterns of host-plant choice in bees of the genus Chelostoma: the constraint hypothesis of host-range evolution in bees. Evolution, 62, 2487-2507. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00465.x