The examination of osmiine bee material collected by D. Baiocchi and provided by M. Selis revealed the following new country records for Iraq:
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) isabellinum, Chelostoma (incertae sedis) ventral, Heriades (Heriades) rubicola, Hofferia schmiedeknechti, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) anipuncta, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) yermasoyiae asiae, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) bisulca, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) duckeana, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) nicolaei, Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) allii, Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) heinrichi, Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) lysholmi, Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) onychophoran, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) linguaria, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) pallicornis, Hoplitis (Micreriades) illyrica, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) tringa, Osmia (Erythrosmia) andrenoides, Osmia (Helicosmia) melanogaster, Osmia (Helicosmia) niveata, Osmia (Helicosmia) subcornuta, Osmia (Hoplosmia) bidentata, Osmia (Hoplosmia) distinguenda, Osmia (Hoplosmia) ligurica, Osmia (Hoplosmia) padri, Osmia (Hoplosmia) scutellaris, Osmia (Hoplosmia) spinigera, Osmia (Hoplosmia) warnckei, Osmia (Osmia) apicata, Osmia (Osmia) maxschwarzi, Osmia (Pyrosmia) laticauda, Osmia (Pyrosmia) submicans, Osmia (Pyrosmia) versicolor, Osmia (Pyrosmia) viridana and Protosmia (Chelostomopsis) longiceps.
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