Osmiine bees of the genus Haetosmia (Megachilidae, Osmiini): biology, taxonomy and key to species
Author
Müller, Andreas
Author
Griswold, Terry
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Zootaxa
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2017-11-29
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Haetosmia circumventa
(
Peters 1974
)
Osmia
(
Haetosmia
)
circumventa
Peters 1974
: 297
.
Type
material:
Holotype
♂
, “
Gran Canaria
,
Maspalomas
,
Dünen
, 14
–
18.4.1973
” (
Canary Islands
), Senckenberg Frankfurt.
Literature records.
SPAIN:
Canary Islands, Gran Canaria
: Arinaga,
21.4.1989
; Costa de Telde,
31.12.1989
; Maspalomas, 2–
8.6.1963
,
23.6.1964
,
17.6.1966
,
23.8.1984
,
12.8.1986
, 20.3–
21.4.1989
,
28.8.1989
(
Hohmann
et al
. 1993
);
Fuerteventura
: Ginijinamar,
29.4.1988
; Gran Tarajal,
6.10.1933
; Las Peñitas,
11.3.1935
; Puerto del Rosario, 30.4–
6.5.1964
; Tarajalejo,
6.10.1933
,
13.4.1934
,
12.3.1935
,
29.4.1988
; Tuineje,
15.4.1934
; Valle de Los Granadillos,
16.4.1934
; Vega del Río de Palmas,
10.2.1935
(
Hohmann
et al
. 1993
);
Lanzarote
: Teguise, Jable de Arriba,
6.3.1987
(
Hohmann
et al.
1993
). SUDAN: Gebel Elba (
Peters 1983
).
New
records.
SPAIN
:
Canary Islands
: Gran Canaria, Maspalomas, dunes,
1.3.2002
,
1♀
,
1♂
(leg. C. Schmid-
Egger
).
MOROCCO
:
20 km
E of Agdz
,
20.4.1995
, 23♀, 7♂ (leg. M. Halada);
S of
Agdz
,
13.5.2003
(leg.
M. Halada
),
7♀
,
1♂
;
10 km
E of
Agdz
,
1000 m
,
20.4.2008
, 2♀, 2♂ (leg. A. Müller);
5 km
S of
Tata
,
3.5.1995
,
1♀
(leg.
M. Halada
)
;
10 km
E of
Guelmin
, 15–
16.4.1995
,
5♀
, 3♂,
5.5.1995
, 4♀, 5♂ (leg. M. Halada);
N of
Guelmin
,
9.5.2003
,
7♀
, 4♂ (leg. M. Snizek);
SE of
Guelmin
,
9.5.2003
,
3♂
(leg.
M. Halada
)
;
20 km
N of
Foum-Zguid
, 29–
30.4.1995
,
38♀
, 44♂ (leg. M. Halada);
30 km
SE of
Zagora
,
28.5.1995
,
1♀
(leg.
C. Schmid-Egger
)
;
40 km
NW of
Zagora
,
1000m
,
21.4.2008
,
1♀
,
3♂
(leg.
A. Müller
);
Tamegroute
,
20 km
SE of Zagora
,
950m
,
21.4.2008
, 25♀, 14♂ (leg. A. Müller);
W of
Oued Massa Tizni
,
8.5.2003
,
3♀
, 1♂ (leg. M. Halada);
Gourizime
30 km
NE Sidi
Ifni
,
20.4.2017
,
1♀
(leg.
A. Müller
)
.
LIBYA
:
Bir
el
Uesca
,
3.5.1964
,
2♀
(leg.
W. Schläfle
)
.
EGYPT
:
Tel
el
Kebir
,
22.5.2004
,
3♂
(leg.
J. Rozen
)
.
MAURITANIA
:
Adrar
,
Atar
,
22.10.1993
(leg.
A. Mochi
)
;
25 km
SW
Moudjéria
,
3.11.1993
,
2♀
(leg.
W.J. Pulawski
)
;
30 km
S
Nouakcott
,
19.10.1993
,
1♀
(leg.
W.J. Pulawski
)
;
Oued Henné
(
50 km
NE Moujéria
),
2.11.1993
,
2♀
(leg.
W.J. Pulawski
)
;
Tagant
,
Moudjéria
,
Letfatar
,
29.10.1993
,
4♀
(leg.
A. Mochi
)
;
Tagant
,
Rachid
,
1.11.1993
,
4♀
(leg.
A. Mochi
)
.
NIGER
:
Diffa Region
,
12 km
ENE Njuigmi
,
27.8.2005
,
1♂
(leg.
M. Garba
,
W.J. Pulawski
)
.
SUDAN
:
North Darfur
,
Zam-Zam
,
20.1.2009
,
5.2.2009
,
1♂
(leg.
C. Mills
).
ISRAEL
AND
PALESTINE
:
Southern District
:
Arava Valley
,
2 km
N of En Yahav
, -
100 m
,
28.4.2010
, 1♀, 2♂ (leg. C. Sedivy, C. Praz);
En Yahaf
, 4–
5.5.2010
,
10♀
, 2♂ (leg. A. Gotlieb);
Arava Valley
,
Hatzeva
,
5.5.1995
,
1♀
(
Irvin
)
,
3.3.2010
, 1♂ (leg. A. Gotlieb);
2 km
SW of
Hatzeva
,
25.4.2010
,
1♀
,
1♂
(leg.
C. Sedivy
,
C. Praz
);
3 km
N of Be'er
Ora
,
170m
,
24.4.2010
, 1♀ (leg. C. Sedivy, C. Praz).
SAUDI ARABIA
: Al Jubail—Dhahran, Persian Gulf,
2.11.1986
(leg.
R. Menrad
)
.
OMAN
:
Ad Dakhiliyah
province,
Al Hamra
,
670 m
,
5.4.2013
,
1♀
,
3♂
(leg.
J. Halada
).
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
:
Dubai
,
Adu Dhabi
,
8.11.1985
,
30.1.1987
,
6.3.1987
(leg. I.L. Hames);
Sharjah
Desert, 4–
8.12.2004
,
2♀
(leg.
A. van Harten
)
;
Sharjah
Desert Park, 11–
19.3.2009
,
32♀
, 36♂, 4.-
13.1.2011
, 2♀, 3♂ (leg. C. Schmid-Egger); Sharjah Desert Park, desert farm,
70 m
,
16.3.2009
, 1♂ (leg. E. Scheuchl);
Wadi Wurayah
,
31.3.2009
,
1♀
(leg.
A. van Harten
)
;
Wadi Shawka
,
15.3.2011
,
1♀
, 1♂ (leg. A. van Harten);
Mahafiz
, 21–
28.8.2006
,
1♀
, 1♂ (leg. A. van Harten), 11–
19.3.2009
, 7♀, 5♂ (leg. C. Schmid-Egger, A. van Harten),
25.3.2009
, 1♀, 1♂ (leg. A. van Harten);
N of
Ajman
, 16.9–
12.10.2006
,
1♂
(leg.
A. van Harten
)
, 11–
19.3.2009
, 1♀, 1♂ (leg. C. Schmid-Egger); Biatha, Camel tract-Allabsa,
15 m
,
19.3.2015
, 4♀, 1♂ (leg. J. Halada); Um Al Qaiwain pr. Biatah,
480 m
,
20.3.2015
, 4♀, 5♂ (leg. J. Halada).
Distribution.
From the
Canary Islands
(Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) and northern Africa (southern
Morocco
,
Libya
,
Egypt
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Sudan
) eastwards to southern
Israel
and the Arabian Peninsula (
Saudia
Arabia,
Oman
,
United Arab Emirates
) (
Fig. 9
).
Pollen hosts.
Narrowly oligolectic on
Heliotropium
, e.g.
H. ramosissimum
(
Hohmann
et al
. 1993
;
Gotlieb
et al.
2014
). Additional flower record:
Neurada procumbens
(Neuradaceae)
(
Peters 1974
).
Nesting biology.
Unknown.
Notes.
Based on the available data (see literature and new records above),
H. circumventa
has probably at least two generations per year on the Canary Islands, in the United Arab Emirates and possibly also in northern Africa. The appressed white pilosity on head, mesosoma and metasoma differs in extent and density among different populations of
H. circumventa
; it is most strongly developed in populations of the Arabian Peninsula and least developed in populations of the Canary Islands and Morocco.