Osmia (Hoplosmia) warnckei ( Tkalců 1992 )

Müller, Andreas, 2018, Palaearctic Osmia bees of the subgenus Hoplosmia (Megachilidae, Osmiini): biology, taxonomy and key to species, Zootaxa 4415 (2), pp. 297-329 : 322

Osmia (Hoplosmia) warnckei ( Tkalců 1992)

Hoplosmia (Odontanthocopa) warnckei Tkalců 1992: 223 . Type material: Holotype ♂, “ 15 km SE Sarvestan / Fars, 1800 m, 17.5.1978 ” ( Iran), Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum Linz.

Diagnosis of the hitherto unknown ♀: Osmia warnckei belongs to those O. ( Hoplosmia ) species, which have their metanotum not hidden by the scutellum when seen from above and whose proboscis is not longer than the mesosoma. Among these species, the female of O. warnckei is easily recognisable by the very coarse punctation of head and mesosoma, the very sharp preooccipital margin and the comparably long proboscis, which is of about the same length as the mesosoma (see Key to species).

Literature records. TURKEY: Sirnak: E of Sirnak, 5.6.1977 ( Tkalců 1992).

New records. IRAN: Fars: Tangetamoradi near Yasouj , 4.6.2010 (leg. A. Monfared) ; Kalus near Yasouj , 30.5.2009 (leg. C. Sedivy, C. Praz, A. Monfared) ; Lorestan: 10 km SW Dorud , 1520m, 27.5.2014 (leg. J. Halada) .

Distribution. From southeastern Turkey to central Iran.

Pollen hosts. The only pollen load available consisted of pollen of Centaurea ( Asteraceae, Carduoideae ).

Nesting biology. Unknown.