{"id":51,"date":"2009-01-21T22:20:19","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T21:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpethzprd.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T07:15:38","slug":"stenoheriades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/palaearctic-species\/stenoheriades\/","title":{"rendered":"Genus Stenoheriades"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Flowers of the Asteroideae (Asteraceae) are the exclusive pollen source of Stenoheriades asiaticus<\/em> (Friese, 1921) and probably of the other Stenoheriades<\/em> species as well. Foto A. M\u00fcller.<\/span><\/h5>\n

Biogeography and diversity<\/h3>\n

The genus <\/span>Stenoheriades<\/span><\/em> occurs in the Palaearctic, the Afrotropical and the Oriental region (Michener, 2007; Griswold, 2018). It contains 12 described species, 5 of which occur in the Palaearctic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phylogeny and classification<\/h3>\n

Stenoheriades<\/em> is a member of the <\/span>Heriades<\/span><\/em> group and sister to the genus Hofferia <\/em><\/span>(Praz et al., 2008b). According to Griswold (1985), Stenoheriades<\/em> <\/span>is <\/span><\/span>divisible into four species groups, which might deserve subgeneric rank.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Nesting biology<\/h3>\n

Nesting site and nesting material are unknown. However, several specimens of Stenoheriades maroccana<\/em> and Stenoheriades eingeddica<\/em> were observed at dead wood (Benoist, 1928f; C. Praz and C. Sedivy, personal observation), indicating that beetle burrows in dead wood are probably used as nesting site. The slender and elongate body of Stenoheriades<\/em> is likely an adaptation for nesting in such narrow linear cavities. As all other genera of the Heriades<\/em> group, whose nesting behaviour is known, use resin for nest construction, resin is probably the nesting material of Stenoheriades<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n

Flower preferences<\/h3>\n

Stenoheriades<\/em> species have a strong affinity to Asteraceae as pollen hosts. The only three pollen loads of Stenoheriades maroccana<\/em> analyzed so far contained pollen of the subfamily Cichorioideae, whereas the four other Palaearctic Stenoheriades<\/em> species are probably all strictly specialized on the subfamily Asteroideae (M\u00fcller & Trunz, 2014).<\/p>\n

Species accounts<\/h3>\n

coelostoma <\/em>species group<\/span><\/h3>\n

Stenoheriades asiatica <\/em><\/strong>(Friese, 1921)<\/span><\/h3>\n

1921 Heriades asiaticus<\/strong><\/em> Friese, Archiv f\u00fcr Naturgeschichte, 87: 175. Type material<\/span>: Syntypes mm, “Airan” [Turkey].-Combination Pseudoheriades (Stenoheriades) asiaticus<\/em> (Friese) in Tkalcu (1984b: 1). Synonymy with Stenoheriades coelostoma<\/em> (Benoist) in Griswold (1994a: 18), rejected by M\u00fcller & Trunz (2014).<\/p>\n

Distribution-Southwestern Asia:<\/strong> IRQ, <\/span><\/span>SYR, TR<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Identification-<\/strong>Keys, Descriptions: <\/strong>M\u00fcller & Trunz (2014: 185).<\/p>\n

Nesting biology: <\/strong>Unknown.<\/p>\n

Flower preferences: <\/strong>Probably oligolectic on Asteroideae (Asteraceae); one pollen load also contained pollen of Cichorioideae, suggesting that flowers of this subfamily might be exploited as well (M\u00fcller & Trunz, 2014).<\/p>\n

Stenoheriades coelostoma <\/em>(Benoist, 1935)<\/span><\/h3>\n

1935 Heriades <\/em>coelostoma<\/em><\/strong> Benoist, Bulletin de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Entomologique de France, 40: 277. Type material<\/span>: f(f), \u201eAsie mineure: Taurus\u201c [Turkey], MNHN (Paris).-Combination Pseudoheriades (Stenoheriades) coelostomus <\/em>(Benoist) in Tkalcu (1984b: 1).<\/p>\n

1984 Pseudoheriades (Stenoheriades) <\/em>hofferi<\/em><\/strong> Tkalcu, Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae (Bratislava), 158: 2. Type material<\/span>: Holotype m, \u201eBulgaria mer.-occ. Peju Javorov (im Struma-Tal)\u201c [Bulgaria], Tkalcu Collection (Praha). Type species<\/span> of Stenoheriades<\/em> Tkalcu.-Synonymy in M\u00fcller & Trunz (2014).<\/p>\n

Distribution-Europe: <\/strong>BG, GR, GR(Aegean Islands), HR, MK. <\/em>Southwestern Asia: <\/strong>TR<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Identification-Keys, Descriptions: <\/strong>Tkalcu (1984b: 5, as Stenoheriades asiatica<\/em>); M\u00fcller & Trunz (2014: 185).<\/p>\n

Nesting biology: <\/strong>Unknown.<\/p>\n

Flower preferences: <\/strong>Oligolectic on Asteroideae (Asteraceae) (M\u00fcller & Trunz, 2014). Flower records: Anthemis arvensis<\/em> (label information).<\/p>\n

Stenoheriades levantica <\/em>M\u00fcller, 2014<\/span><\/h3>\n

2014 Stenoheriades levantica<\/em> M\u00fcller, Zootaxa, 3765: 183. Type material<\/span>: f, \u201eMt. Carmel, Mitla, 300m\u201c [Israel], ETHZ (Zurich).<\/p>\n

Distribution<\/strong>–<\/em>Southwestern Asia: <\/strong>IL<\/span>, JOR, RL, SYR.<\/p>\n

Identification-Keys, Descriptions: <\/strong>Mavromoustakis (1955b: 334-335, as Stenoheriades coelostoma<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Nesting biology: <\/strong>Unknown.<\/p>\n

Flower preferences: <\/strong>Oligolectic on Asteroideae (Asteraceae) (M\u00fcller & Trunz, 2014). Flower records: Anthemis arvensis<\/em> (label information).<\/p>\n

Stenoheriades maroccana <\/em><\/strong>(Benoist, 1928) <\/span><\/h3>\n

1928 Heriades<\/em> maroccana<\/em><\/strong> Benoist, Bulletin de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc (Rabat), 8: 212. Type material<\/span>: Syntypes m(m), f(f), “A\u00efn Leuh” [Morocco], MNHN (Paris).<\/p>\n

Distribution-Europe: <\/strong>E, I(Si). Northern Africa: <\/strong>DZ, MA<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Identification-<\/strong>Keys, Descriptions: <\/strong>M\u00fcller & Trunz (2014: 185).<\/p>\n

Nesting biology-Nesting site: <\/strong>Several females and males were observed at a wooden phone post in Morocco, suggesting that insect burrows in dead wood are used as nesting site. Nesting material: <\/strong>Unknown. (Benoist, 1928f)<\/p>\n

Flower preferences: <\/strong>The only three pollen loads analyzed so far (from three localities) consisted of pollen of Cichorioideae (Asteraceae) (M\u00fcller & Trunz, 2014). Flower records: Sonchus, Calendula stellata<\/em> (label information).<\/p>\n

eingeddica <\/em>species group<\/span><\/h3>\n

Stenoheriades eingeddica <\/em>Griswold, 1994<\/span><\/h3>\n

1994 Stenoheriades <\/em>eingeddicus<\/em><\/strong> Griswold, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 67: 18. Type material<\/span>: Holotype m, \u201eEjn Geddi Palestine\u201c [Israel], DAAN (Nicosia); paratypes mm, ff.<\/p>\n

Distribution-Southwestern Asia: <\/strong>IL<\/span>, JOR, OM, SA, Y.<\/p>\n

Identification-Keys, Descriptions: <\/strong>M\u00fcller & Trunz (2014: 185).<\/p>\n

Nesting biology-Nesting site: <\/strong>Several individuals were observed flying around dead Acacia<\/em> wood in the Negev desert, suggesting that insect burrows in dead wood are used as nesting site. Nesting material: <\/strong>Unknown. (C. Praz and C. Sedivy, personal observation)<\/p>\n

Flower preferences: <\/strong>Probably oligolectic on Asteroideae (Asteraceae). Flower records: Atractylis carduus<\/em> (Griswold, 1994a), Anvillea garcinii <\/em>and Pulicaria undulata<\/em> (both label information).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Flowers of the Asteroideae (Asteraceae) are the exclusive pollen source of Stenoheriades asiaticus (Friese, 1921) and probably of the other Stenoheriades species as well. Foto A. M\u00fcller. Biogeography and diversity The genus Stenoheriades occurs in the Palaearctic, the Afrotropical and the Oriental region (Michener, 2007; Griswold, 2018). It contains 12 described species, 5 of which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1092,"featured_media":0,"parent":30,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1092"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7281,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/7281"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/osmiini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}