Osmia (Erythrosmia) relicta ( Popov, 1954 )

Müller, Andreas, 2020, Palaearctic Osmia bees of the subgenera Hemiosmia, Tergosmia and Erythrosmia (Megachilidae, Osmiini): biology, taxonomy and key to species, Zootaxa 4778 (2), pp. 201-236 : 230-231

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4778.2.1
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scientific name	Osmia (Erythrosmia) relicta ( Popov, 1954 )
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Osmia (Erythrosmia) relicta ( Popov, 1954) View in CoL

Anthocopa (Erythrosmia) relicta Popov, 1954: 448 View in CoL . Type material: Syntypes ♀, “River Tuyuk, Kyrgyz Ridge” ( Kyrgyzstan), Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg.

New records. KAZAKHSTAN: Almaty: Fabritchny, 40 km E Alma Ata, 23.6.1992, 2♀ (leg. M. Halada); South Kazakhstan: Jabagly , 1180–1250 m, 14.6.2003, 1♂ (leg. K. Mitai) . KYRGYZSTAN: Batken: Turkestan range, Kalaiy-Makhmud valley , 39°41.4ʹN / 70°53.17ʹE, 1800–2100 m, 10.6.2010, 1♀ (leg. Z. Pedr); Chuy: Ala Archa, 2350–2500 m, 30.5.1998, 2♂ (leg. P. Hartmann); Issik-Ata, near Bishkek, 1650 m, 22.8.2003, 1♀ (leg. O. Tadau- chi) GoogleMaps ; Jalal-Abad: Aksi, Buzbu Too , Bospiek env., 41°31.35ʹN / 71°50.4ʹE, 1510–1700 m, 27.5.2008, 1♂ (leg. Z. Pedr); Naryn : Salkin Tor , 2250–2750 m, 11.6.1998, 2♂ (leg. P. Hartmann); Osh: Alajska , Guttscha valley SSW Sopu-Korgon , 39°52ʹ11ʺN / 73°21ʹ32ʺE, 2500 m, 15.7.1998, 1♀ (leg. H. R. Rausch) GoogleMaps ; Talas: Telass mountains, Ara- Byik river , 42°21ʹ39ʺN / 70°57ʹ10ʺE, 2200–2800 m, 4.7.1998, 1♂ GoogleMaps (leg. H. R. Rausch) .

Distribution. Central Asia (southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan).

Pollen hosts. Polylectic with affinity for nototribic flowers of Lamiaceae and Antirrhineae (Tab. 1). Additional pollen sources include monocotyledons probably of the genus Eremurus (Asphodelaceae) , Potentilla (Rosaceae) , Fabaceae , Crassulaceae and Echium (Boraginaceae) . The females are equipped with a specialized pilosity on clypeus and frons composed of apically twisted bristles, which are used to comb pollen from the raised anthers of nototribic flowers.

Nesting biology. Unknown.