Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) teucrii ( Benoist, 1927 )

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 : 166-167

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scientific name	Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) teucrii ( Benoist, 1927 )
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Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) teucrii ( Benoist, 1927) View in CoL

Osmia teucrii Benoist, 1927: 171 View in CoL .

Type material: Lectotype ♂, by designation of Zanden (1985), “Meknès” ( Morocco), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle Paris.

New records. MOROCCO: El-Menzel, 30 km E Sefrou, 29.5.1995. SPAIN, Andalucia: Jaen, Cambil, 23.6.1988 ( Zanden, 1996, as H. lysholmi ); Palomas, Sierra Cazorla, 17.6.2003.

Distribution. Southern Spain, Morocco.

Pollen hosts. Possibly oligolectic on Lamiaceae with a distinct or even exclusive preference for Teucrium : all 8 pollen loads (2 localities, 1 country) analyzed so far contained Teucrium pollen, and several females and males of H. teucrii were observed on Teucrium resupinatum ( Benoist, 1927) .

Nesting biology. Unknown.