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Male during a short rest. Brje pri Komnu, Kras, May 2005.	Hoplitis pallicornis (Friese, 1895) East Mediterranean species. In the sub-Mediterranean region of Slovenia. Probably polylectic species, known foodplants are Salvia (Lamiaceae) and Onosma (Boraginaceae). Nests in hollows in stones are made of sand (pers. obs.). Univoltine. Flies from April to July.
Female on her nest. Brje pri Komnu, Kras, May 2005.
Female on Salvia pratensis. Sela na Krasu, April 2007.
	Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Vrsta je na Krasu in apnenih tleh v Istri pogosta, znana tudi iz predgorja Snežnika.

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Andrej Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia