Palaearctic Osmiine Bees

The examination of osmiine bee material collected by Thomas Wood in Bulgaria and Greece in 2024 revealed the following new country records:

Bulgaria: Hoplitis (Alcidamea) praestans, H. (Anthocopa) corcyraea, Osmia (Helicosmia) signata

Greece: Hoplitis (Hoplitis) loti, Osmia (Helicosmia) labialis. The former species was found at an elevation of 1900-2000 m in the Verno mountains in Western Macedonia and the latter species at an elevation of 1800 m in the Voras mountains in Central Macedonia, both localities are near the border to North Macedonia.

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