New Records of Stinging Wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) from Western Türkiye

Hymenoptera have been surveyed from many regions of Türkiye, but far western provinces are underexplored. This study targets the identify species in wasp group belonging to Hymenoptera order collected from in Çanakkale province. Sweep net samples were examined from five localities emphasizing 24 habitats. This effort resulted in 42 specimens, spanning 24 species. Of these, 20 were new records for the Çanakkale Province, as follows: Astata kashmirensis Nurse, 1909; A. minor Kohl, 1885; Ammatomus asiaticus (Radoszkowski 1886); Ammophila hungarica Mocsáry, 1883; Cerceris eucharis Schletterer, 1887; C. sabulosa (Panzer, 1799); Eumenes dubius de Saussure, 1852; E. mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879; Gorytes albidulus (Lepeletier, 1832); Gymnomerus laevipes (Shuckard, 1837); Harpactus laevis (Latreille, 1792); Leptochilus (Lionotulus) hermon Gusenleitner 1971; Odynerus melanocephalus armeniacus (Morawitz, 1885); Podalonia hirsuta mervensis (Radoszkowski, 1887); Polistes nimpha (Christ, 1791); Sceliphron madraspatanum (Fabricius, 1781); Tachysphex brullii (F.Smith, 1856); Trypoxylon figulus (Linnaeus, 1758); Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758; V. orientalis Linnaeus, 1761. One was also a new record for Türkiye: Ammatomus asiaticus (Radoszkowski 1886). This study was carried out to reveal the wasp diversity of the region. © 2024 American Entomological Society. All rights reserved.