Specimens from Ukraine and Astrakhan assumed to be Hoplitis (Alcidamea) turcestanica by Fateryga & Proshchalykin, 2020) proved to be Hoplitis (Alcidamea) mollis (Ukraine, new country record) and a still undescribed H. (Alcidamea) species (Astrakhan). Most probably, H. turcestanica is restricted to Central Asia, it does neither occur in Ukraine nor in southern and central European Russia, and „H. turcestanica“ in Banaszak & Romasenko (2001), Medvedev (1978) and Osytshnjuk et al. (1978) likely refers to H. mollis.
Category: Distribution
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Osmia steinmanni
Osmia steinmanni was recently found in northwesternmost Slovenia close to the Austrian border by Heinz Wiesbauer (Beiträge zur Entomofaunistik, 24, 55-61, 2023). This is the first record of O. steinmanni for Slovenia and the easternmost record for the species, indicating that the species’ distribution might extend over the entire alpine bow.
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New species records 21
Vesniç et al. (2023) report three new country records for Bosnia and Herzegovina, i.e. Hoplitis (Alcidamea) claviventris, Osmia (Helicosmia) latreillei and Osmia (Helicosmia) leaiana.
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New species records 20
Osmiine bee material provided by A. Fateryga revealed the following new country records:
Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Heriades (Heriades) rubicola, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) parasitica, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) strymonia, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) rufopicta, Osmia (Pyrosmia) amathusica, Osmia (Pyrosmia) dilaticornis, Osmia (Pyrosmia) viridana, Protosmia (Protosmia) glutinosa
Russia (southern European Russia): Osmia (Pyrosmia) hellados, Osmia (Pyrosmia) saxicola
Russia (western Siberia): Hoplitis (Kumobia) abbreviata
Ukraine (Crimea): Osmia (Pyrosmia) cyanoxantha
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New species records 19
In a large sample of osmiine bees from Morocco collected by Thomas Wood in 2022, three new species for the country were found: Chelostoma (Foveosmia) campanularum, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) peniculifera and Osmia (Pyrosmia) lobata.
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New species records 18
Hoplitis peniculifera: The new record for Tunisia is also the first record for Africa
Osmia xanthomelana: Villu Soon recorded this species for the first time for Estonia
Chelostoma mocsaryi: Romania
Hoplitis mocsaryi: Romania
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New species records 17
The examination of osmiine bee material received from several institutions and private bee researchers revealed the following new country records:
Georgia: Chelostoma (Chelostoma) mocsaryi, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) ozbeki, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) adunca, Osmia (Hoplosmia) spinulosa
Greece: Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) laevifrons
Iran: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) duckeana, Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) allii, Osmia (Tergosmia) rhodoensis
Israel and Palestine: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) duckeana
Kazakhstan: Hoplitis (Alcidamea) mollis*, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) morinella*, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) minor, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) rufopicta, Hoplitis (Stenosmia) dispersipunctata*, Hoplitis (Stenosmia) flavicornis*, Osmia (Osmia) fedtschenkoi, Osmia (Melanosmia) pilicornis, Osmia (Pyrosmia) dilaticornis, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) kaszabi
Kyrgyzstan: Hoplitis (Alcidamea) mollis, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) pinkeunia, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) turcestanica, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) hyperplastica, Osmia (Helicosmia) cinerea
Russia: Hoplitis (Alcidamea) ozbeki
Spain: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) saundersi
Syria: Hoplitis (Alcidamea) grossepunctata
Tajikistan: Heriades (Heriades) truncorum, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) hyperplastica, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) kaszabi*, Osmia (Erythrosmia) relicta, Osmia (Helicosmia) kirgisiana, Osmia (Hoplosmia) spinulosa, Osmia (Osmia) longicornis
Turkmenistan: Chelostoma (Chelostoma) emarginatum, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) grossepunctata, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) irania, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) turcestanica, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) semirubra, Hoplitis (Jaxartinula) malyshevi, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) minor, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) nitidula, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) ruficornis, Osmia (Erythrosmia) andrenoides, Osmia (Helicosmia) aquila, Osmia (Helicosmia) cinerea, Osmia (Hoplosmia) scutellaris, Osmia (Osmia) nigrohirta
Ukraine (mainland): Osmia (Erythrosmia) andrenoides
Uzbekistan: Hoplitis (Alcidamea) laminifera, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) mollis, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) morinella, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) fascicularia*, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) karakalensis*, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) nitidula*, Hoplitis (Stenosmia) dispersipunctata*, Hoplitis (Stenosmia) flavicornis*, Osmia (Helicosmia) prasina, Protosmia (Nanosmia) montana
* = published in Proshchalykin (2022)
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New records of osmiine bees for the Lebanon
In a recent paper on the bee fauna of the Lebanon, Boustani et al. (Zootaxa, 4976, 1-146, 2021) list almost 50 osmiine bee species recorded for the first time in Lebanon.
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Osmia bidentata in France
In a recent publication in the Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 125, 427-431, 2020, R. Le Divelec reports on the occurrence of Osmia bidentata in southeastern France. This finding disproves the assumption of Müller (Zootaxa, 4415, 297-329, 2018), who supposed O. bidentata to be entirely absent from France.
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New species records 16
The examination of osmiine bee material received from several institutions and private bee researchers revealed the following new country records:
Azerbaijan: Chelostoma (Foveosmia) garrulum, Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) orientale, Heriades (Heriades) truncorum, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) acuticornis, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) eburnea, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) mollis, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) tridentata, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) bisulca, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) dalmatica, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) fasciculata, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) grumi, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) perezi, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) yermasoyiae asiae, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) flabellifera, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) manicata, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) mutica, Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) tringa, Osmia (Allosmia) melanura, Osmia (Allosmia) rufohirta, Osmia (Erythrosmia) andrenoides, Osmia (Helicosmia) aeruginosa, Osmia (Helicosmia) dimidiata, Osmia (Helicosmia) dives, Osmia (Helicosmia) labialis, Osmia (Helicosmia) leaiana, Osmia (Helicosmia) melanogaster, Osmia (Helicosmia) saxatilis, Osmia (Helicosmia) signata, Osmia (Hemiosmia) difficilis, Osmia (Hoplosmia) bidentata, Osmia (Hoplosmia) distinguenda, Osmia (Hoplosmia) ligurica, Osmia (Hoplosmia) scutellaris, Osmia (Metallinella) brevicornis, Osmia (Osmia) apicata, Osmia (Osmia) bicornis, Osmia (Osmia) cerinthidis, Osmia (Osmia) cornuta, Osmia (Osmia) mustelina, Osmia (Osmia) nigrohirta, Osmia (Pyrosmia) cyanoxantha, Osmia (Pyrosmia) forticornis, Osmia (Pyrosmia) versicolor
Cyprus: Chelostoma (Chelostoma) mocsaryi, Hoplitis (Chlidoplitis) onychophora, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) pallicornis
France, Corsica: Hoplitis (Hoplitis) anthocopoides, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) ravouxi
Georgia: Osmia (Helicosmia) signata, Osmia (Metallinella) brevicornis, Osmia (Osmia) bicornis
Greece, Crete: Chelostoma (Chelostoma) mocsaryi, Osmia (Helicosmia) melanogaster, Osmia (Helicosmia) niveata, Hoplitis (Micreriades) illyrica
Iran: Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) clypeale, Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) orientale, Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) hebraeum, Chelostoma (Chelostoma) lucens, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) batyamae, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) bisulca, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) hofferi
Israel and Palestine: Chelostoma (Chelostoma) lucens, Chelostoma ventrale, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) fasciculata, Hoplitis (Anthocopa) nicolaei, Osmia (Helicosmia) breviata, Osmia (Hoplosmia) padri, Osmia (Osmia) cornuta, Osmia (Osmia) nigrohirta, Osmia (Pyrosmia) oramara, Protosmia (Protosmia) glutinosa
Italy, Sardinia: Chelostoma (Chelostoma) emarginatum
Kazakhstan: Hoplitis (Anthocopa) picicornis, Osmia (Helicosmia) subcornuta, Osmia (Hoplosmia) tyrneri, Osmia (Osmia) maxillaris
Russia: Heriades (Heriades) rubicola, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) beijingensis, Hoplitis (Alcidamea) curvipes, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) kaszabi, Osmia (Helicosmia) cinerea, Osmia (Hoplosmia) ligurica, Osmia (Tergosmia) tergestensis, Osmia (Pyrosmia) cyanoxantha, Protosmia (Protosmia) glutinosa
Spain, Canary Islands: Osmia (Helicosmia) latreillei
Ukraine: Hoplitis (Hoplitis) carinata