Osmia (Hoplosmia) olgae ( Tkalců 1978 )

Müller, Andreas, 2018, Palaearctic Osmia bees of the subgenus Hoplosmia (Megachilidae, Osmiini): biology, taxonomy and key to species, Zootaxa 4415 (2), pp. 297-329 : 319

Osmia (Hoplosmia) olgae ( Tkalců 1978)

Anthocopa (Odontanthocopa) olgae Tkalců 1978: 159 . Type material: Holotype ♂, “ Bulgaria sept.-or. Albena, 4.7.1976 ” ( Bulgaria), Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum Linz.

Literature records. BULGARIA: Varna, between Varna and Vinica, between Balcik and Tuzlata, Balcik ( Tkalců 1978). TURKEY: Nevsehir: Ürgüp ( Özbek & Zanden 1992); 5km NW Ürgüp ( Zanden 1996). The record of Zanden (1996) from “Syria, Mts. Armatus” most probably refers to the Amanus mountains (= Nur mountains), which formerly belonged to Syria but are now part of the Hatay province in southernmost Turkey.

New records. TURKEY: Kütahya: 20 km NNE Kütahya, 13.7.2006 (leg. M. Halada) ; Isparta: Karakus Dagi centr., 1460 m, 11.7.2006 (leg. J. Halada) ; Karaman: Madensehir , 7.8.1972 (leg. K. Warncke) ; Nigde: Camardi , 13.7.1997 (leg. M. Halada) ; Nevsehir: 50 km E Ürgüp, 1100 m, 24.8.1991 (leg. K. Warncke); Ürgüp , 11.7.1997 (leg. M. Halada) ; Erzincan: 15 km W Refahye , W Erzincan, 1600 m, 7.7.2000 (leg. M. Halada) ; Artvin: Demirkent, Yusufeli, 1650 m, 14.8.1991 (leg. E. Yildirim) ; Bitlis: Tatvan , 1720 m, 16.8.1991 (leg. K. Warncke).

Distribution. From the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria to eastern and southern Turkey.

Pollen hosts. The only two pollen loads available (from two different localities) consisted of pollen of Asteroideae . Flower records: Centaurea arenaria , Melilotus albus ( Tkalců 1978) .

Nesting biology. Unknown.