Unusual host plant of Hoplitis pici, a bee with hooked bristles on its mouthparts (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Osmiini)
Hoplitis pici (Friese, 1899) is a rare species of bee occurring in southeast Europe, Turkey and the Near East. The females are equipped with conspicuous hooked bristles on the galeae of the proboscis. Microscopical analysis of both pollen contained in the abdominal scopa and sticking to the bodies o...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2006-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200602-0029_Unusual_host_plant_of_Hoplitis_pici_a_bee_with_hooked_bristles_on_its_mouthparts_Hymenoptera_Megachilidae_O.php |