Hoplitis holmboei
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Hoplitis holmboei faces significant threats from habitat degradation and loss of suitable nesting sites in its Mediterranean range. Agricultural intensification and urban development have reduced the availability of exposed soil banks and cliff faces essential for this solitary bee's ground-nesting behavior. Climate change poses additional pressure through altered flowering phenology of host plants, potentially disrupting the species' specialized foraging relationships.
Habitat
This solitary bee inhabits Mediterranean scrubland and semi-arid regions, requiring exposed soil banks, cliff faces, or earthen walls for excavating nesting burrows. The species is closely associated with areas containing its preferred flowering plants, typically found in coastal and inland Mediterranean ecosystems with suitable bare ground for nest construction.
