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Female from Pasja ravan, Polhograjsko
hribovje, collected in May 1995. |
Osmia gallarum Spinola, 1808 Mediterranean species, distributed in the sub-Mediterranean and
pre-Alpine (Polhograjsko hribovje) regions of Slovenia. Oligolectic, specialized on Fabaceae. Nests in various
pre-existing cavities, mainly in burrows in wood. The cell partitions are
made of masticated leaves or pith. Univoltine. Flies from May to July. |
Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Na Komenskem Krasu in v Polhograjskem hribovju. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia