[1] Subspecies include:[2] This species is present in part of Europe (Albania, Austria, France, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine) and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).

The head is metallic blue-green, nearly square, rather big, closely punctulate, with a flat face and short antennae.

Also the thorax is densely dotted, with blach hairs and a basically shining blue-green coloration.

almost oval, densely punctate and silky-shiny, with red to purple-red coloration, without black patches.

The larvae live as parasites of Megachile parietina, Hoplitis anthocopoides and Osmia cornuta.