Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993

Wood, Thomas, Leclercq, Vincent, Schmid-Egger, Christian & Praz, Christophe, 2025, A contribution to the knowledge of the genus Thyreus Panzer in the West and Central Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Apidae), with two new species, taxonomic updates, host relationships, and a key to European species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 72 (2), pp. 259-302 : 259-302

Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993

Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993: 869, ♀ ♂ [ Spain: Gran Canaria, LRC, not examined].

Material examined.

Spain • 2 ♀; Gran Canaria, Ayacata ; 14 Jun. 1995; M. Hradský leg.; B. Tkalců det.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Gran Canaria, Fataga ; 5 Sep. 1993; F. La Roche leg.; F. La Roche det.; OÖLM • 1 ♂; Gran Canaria, Moya ; 8 Apr. 1985; J. Correa leg.; B. Tkalců det.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Gran Canaria, Presa de los Hornos ; 16 Jun. 1995; M. Hradský leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Gran Canaria, Teror ; 8 Dec. 1986; F. La Roche leg.; F. La Roche det.; OÖLM • 1 ♂; Canarias [no further information]; MNCN • 1 ♂; Gran Canaria , El Sao; 17 Sep. 1941; MNCN .

Notes.

Thyreus hohmanni is unusual in that it shows a distribution seemingly restricted entirely to the island of Gran Canaria. The logical host would seem to be Amegilla ( Amegilla) canifrons (Smith, 1854) , but this species can be found on the islands of both Gran Canaria and Tenerife, with an uncertain record from La Palma ( Dusmet 1924; Lieftinck 1958). To date, no specimens of T. hohmanni have been found on Tenerife; it may never have reached this island or may have disappeared at some point after its emergence as a distinct species. New records not included in Schwarz (1993) are presented here, supporting its position as an endemic of this single island.

Distribution.

Spain (Gran Canaria) ( Schwarz 1993).