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Male on Stachys
recta. Grmada, Polhograjsko hribovje, May 2007. |
Rophites algirus Pérez, 1895 European species. In the sub-Mediterranean and pre-Alpine
regions of Slovenia. Oligolectic, specialized on Lamiaceae (in Slovenia exclusively Stachys recta - pers. obs.). Nests in
burrows in the ground, excavated by itself. Univoltine. Flies from May to July. |
