A catalogue of the Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Eritrea Author Madl, Michael text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2019 2019-12-20 51 2 1375 1389 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.3745481 aef9dc5a-e60e-4a66-ac03-27ba7e8b977c 0253-116X 3745481 Hoplitis contracta (W ALKER, 1871) Osmia contracta sp.n. : WALKER 1871: 47 (descr. ♀ ♂, Harkeko, Dahlak Island). Osmia contracta WALKER, 1871 : DE DALLA TORRE 1896: 391 (world cat.). Osmia contracta WALKER, 1871 : INNES BEY 1911: 104 (without locality, cat. Lord Collection). Osmia contracta WALKER, 1871 : FRIESE 1911: 129 (tax., descr. ♀ ♂, Harkeko, Dahlak Island). Hoplitis ( Tridentosmia ) contracta (WALKER, 1871) : VAN DER ZANDEN 1988: 122 (tax., cat. Pal. reg. ( Eritrea , not Ethiopia )). Hoplitis ( Alcidamea ) contracta (WALKER, 1871) : UNGRICHT, MÜLLER & DORN 2008: 63 (tax., cat. Pal. reg.). Distribution: Harkeko, Dahlak Island. Osmia contracta , which is only known from Eritrea , is not mentioned in FRIESE (1909) and EARDLEY & URBAN (2010) .