The examination of osmiine bee material collected by Matthieu Aubert and Vincent Leclercq in 2023 and 2024 revealed the following new country records for Armenia: Chelostoma (Foveosmia) distinctum, Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) rapunculi, Heriades (Heriades) rubicola, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) campanularis, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) praestans, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) bisulca, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) murina, Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) onychophora, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) pici, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) strymonia, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) rufopicta, Hoplitis (Megahoplitis) tigrina, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) tringa, Osmia (Helicosmia) aeruginosa, Osmia (Helicosmia) clypearis), Osmia (Helicosmia) dimidiata, Osmia (Helicosmia) gutturalis, Osmia (Helicosmia) niveata, Osmia (Helicosmia) signata, Osmia (Hemiosmia) difficilis, Osmia (Osmia) nigrohirta, Osmia (Pyrosmia) hellados, Osmia (Pyrosmia) saxicola, Osmia (Pyrosmia) versicolor, Osmia (Tergosmia) glareola and Protosmia (Protosmia) tiflensis.
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