Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) lysholmi ( Friese, 1899 )

Müller, Andreas, 2014, Palaearctic Hoplitis bees of the subgenera Chlidoplitis and Megahoplitis (Megachilidae, Osmiini): biology, taxonomy and key to species, Zootaxa 3765 (2), pp. 161-174 : 165-166

Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) lysholmi ( Friese, 1899)

Osmia lysholmi Friese, 1899: 331 .

Type material: Syntypes ♂ and ♀, “Jericho” ( Palestine), “Brumana” ( Lebanon), “Mersina” ( Turkey), Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (not examined).

New records. GREECE, Chios: Agia Markella, 16.5.2012; Aghio Gala, 10.5.2012; Lesvos: 1.3km WSW Loutra, 24.5.2004; 1.6km NW Parakoila, 28.5.2004; 5.7km NW Madamados, 31.5.2004; Aspropotamos, 5.5.2012; N Kydonies, 5.5.2012; Eresos, 9.5. 2012; Sigri, 9.– 11.5.2012; Peloponnes: Kotili, Oros Likeo, 14.7.2007; Rhodos: Lindos, 15.5.1980; Afandou, 10.5.2005; Kounoupi Lardou, 23.4.2012; Antipyriki Laermon, 24.5.2012. ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: Golan, 17km E Qiryat Shemona, 2km SE Zomet, 16.5.1996. JORDAN: North Shuna env., 29.– 30.4.1996. TURKEY, Adana: Hasanbeyli/Nurdagi Gec., 24.– 26.5.2002; Antalya: 20km E Alanya, 16.6.1997; Taskesigi, 100km E Antalya, 25.5.1998; N Akseki, 19.6.1998; Bingöl: 20km NE Bingöl, 29.5.– 31.5.2006; Diyarbakir: N Diyarbakir, 17.5.1990; Gaziantep: 30km NW Gaziantep, 2001; Hakkari: 10km W Uludere, 4.6.1980; Suvari-Halil pass, 27.6.1985; Kahramanmaras: 40km SE Kahramanmaras, 10.6.1998; Mersin: Camliyaya, 3.7.1997; Osmaniye: 30km E Hasanbeyli, 10.6.1998; Sanliurfa: Caylarbasi, 70km N Urfa, 2.6.1998.

Literature records. SYRIA ( Morice, 1901).

Distribution. Greece to eastern Turkey and southern Turkey to the Levant ( Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine).

Pollen hosts. Probably oligolectic on Fabaceae with a distinct or even exclusive preference for Trifolium : all 13 pollen loads (9 localities, 4 countries) analyzed so far exclusively consisted of Trifolium pollen. Flower record: Trifolium repens (label record).

Nesting biology. Three females were observed to close the entrance of nests of the pollen wasp species Ceramius palaestinensis (Giordani Soika) (Vespidae) with mud ( Mauss et al., 2010), suggesting that preexisting burrows in the ground serve as nesting sites.

Note. The record of Hoplitis lysholmi from Andalucia (Jaen, Cambil) given by Zanden (1996) refers to Hoplitis teucrii (Benoist) .