IUCN SSC Mid-Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

Species

BackHoplitis zandeni (Teunissen & van Achterberg, 1992)

Hoplitis zandeni (Teunissen & van Achterberg, 1992)

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Family: Megachilidae
DD Data Deficient
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

Assessor/s:
Lhomme, P.

Reviewer/s:
Kemp, J.R., Michez, D. & Nieto, A.

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Assessment Rationale:

Listed as Data Deficient as there is little or no information available on the population size, trends, habitat, ecology and threats to the species. Research should be conducted in order to determine the status of this species. 

Geographic Range:

Hoplitis zandeni is endemic to the Canary Islands (Spain) (Teunissen and van Achterberg 1992).

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
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Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

The population size and trends of this species are not known.

Habitat and Ecology

This species possibly occurs in Mediterranean-type shrublands, although the habitat has not been described. The ecology of Hoplitis zandeni is currently unknown. This species has been found on the following flowers: Launaea arborescens, Phagnalon spp., Heliotropium ramosissimum and Ononis spp. (Hohmann et al. 1993).

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions

The species is not listed in any National Red Lists or Red Data Books. It is unknown whether it occurs within any protected areas. Further research should be conducted to determine the population size and trends, habitat and ecology, and threats to the species.