Unusual host plant of Hoplitis pici, a bee with hooked bristles on its mouthparts (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Osmiini)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 497-500

  Müller, Andreas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hoplitis; Hyacinthaceae; Muscari; Oligolectic; Osmiine bees; Pollen harvesting device

Indexed keywords

BEE; HOST PLANT; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RARE SPECIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

APOIDEA; BORAGINACEAE; HOPLITIS; HYACINTHACEAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; MUSCARI; OSMIINI; PICI;

EID: 33744495999     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.064     Document Type: Article

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