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Female from Bohinj, collected in June 1996.

 

Osmia tergestensis Ducke, 1897

 

 

North Mediterranean species. In Slovenia near Komen on the Kras plateau (sub-Mediterranean region) and in Bohinj (Alpine region).

Probably oligolectic, specialized on Fabaceae (Graeffe 1902, Schmiedeknecht 1930). The nest made of clay is built in grass tussock. The cells are lined with petals (Benoist 1931).

Univoltine. Flies from May to July.

 

Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji.

Znana je s Komenskega Krasa in, presenetljivo, iz Bohinja. Trenutno stanje ni znano.

 

 

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Andrej Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia