Palaearctic Osmiine Bees

Several samples of osmiine bees received from F. Gusenleitner, R. Prosi, M. Schwarz, H. Özbek, A. Dorchin, A. Gotlieb and R. Khodaparast revealed the following new country records:

Bulgaria: Osmia (Helicosmia) aurulenta, Osmia (Helicosmia) dives, Osmia (Osmia) cornuta, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) tridentata

Corsica: Osmia (Helicosmia) aurulenta, Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens

Iran: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) mocsaryi, Osmia (Helicosmia) subcornuta

Israel: Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens, Osmia (Helicosmia) milenae, Osmia (Helicosmia) pennata

Kazakhstan: Osmia (Tergosmia) tergestensis

Kyrgyzstan: Hoplitis (Alcidamea) acuticornis, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) praestans, Osmia (Helicosmia) dimidiata, Osmia (Melanosmia) pamirensis

Portugal: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) antigae, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) saundersi (first record in Europe)

Tunisia: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) antigae

Turkey: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) saxialis

Uzbekistan: Osmia (Helicosmia) dives

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