Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) heinrichi Zanden, 1980

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 : 167

Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) heinrichi Zanden, 1980

Hoplitis (Hoplitis) heinrichi Zanden, 1980: 234 .

Type material: Holotype ♂, “Urfa” ( Turkey), Senckenberg Frankfurt. Type species of Chlidoplitis Griswold.

New records. IRAN: Teheran province, Khojeer, 25.5.2009; Yasuj region, Kalus, 30.5–1.6..2009; Yasuj region, 10km NE Sepidan, 31.5.2009. SYRIA: Rankus, 40km N Damascus, 23.5.1996; Tartus env., 25.5.1996. TURKEY, Bitlis: 20km S Bitlis, 23.6.1997; Elazig: Elazig, 7.6.1980, 7.6.1980; Hakkari: 16km SE Yüksekova, 28.6.1985; Akcali, 35km S Hakkari, 21.6.2010.

Distribution. Eastern Turkey and Syria to southwestern Iran.

Pollen hosts. Probably oligolectic on Fabaceae with a distinct preference for Hedysareae : all 15 pollen loads (3 localities, 1 country) analyzed so far exclusively consisted of Fabaceae pollen; among these, 13 loads as well as one brood cell only contained Hedysareae pollen.

Nesting biology. One brood cell was found about 5cm deep in a preexisting insect burrow in rather loamy ground (C. Praz and C. Sedivy, personal communication; Fig. 9 ). The urn-shaped cell, which had a length of about 11mm, consisted entirely of chewed green leaves, without admixture of sand or pebbles. However, the cell was over much of its length directly attached to the walls of the insect burrow so that it could not be removed from the burrow without damaging it. About 1mm below the cell, a partition of chewed leaves was built, separating the cell from the lower part of the burrow.

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.