Distribution; world
The species is an endemic on the island of Cyprus: CY
Abundance; world
According to the current state of knowledge
this species is extremely rare and restricted to a very small area in the Troodos Mountains. The former locality Ayia Phyla, today situated within the settlement area of Limassol, is probably destroyed for this bee.
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: EU - RDB-NI (Rasmont et al, 2017)