Hoplitis, Klug

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

taenioceras species group

Apart from the characters typical for both the taenioceras and heinrichi species groups (see above), the four species of the taenioceras group are characterized by the lack of a buttonlike projection on the last segment of the male antenna ( Fig. 5 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1 – 9. 1: Hoplitis haplophylli, clypeus of female. 2: Hoplitis haplophylli, sterna 3 – 6 of male. 3: Hoplitis haplophylli, terga 4 – 7 of male. 4: Hoplitis haplophylli, antenna of male. 5: Hoplitis taenioceras, antenna of male. 6: Hoplitis heinrichi: tarsus of middle leg. 7: Hoplitis heinrichi: last antennal segment of male. 8: Hoplitis illustris: last antennal segment of male. 9: Hoplitis heinrichi: brood cell in preexisting insect burrow in the ground, which is entirely constructed from chewed leaves; below the cell, a partition of chewed leaves has been built, separating the cell from the lower part of the burrow.