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V. 157 N. 3 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.4081/bollettinosei.2025.111

First records of Chelostoma nasutum, Trachusa laeviventris and Nomada trispinosa from Italy, with notes on Megachile rufescens in northwestern Italy

(Hymenoptera Apoidea Anthophila)

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Pubblicato: 23 dicembre 2025
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Species distribution, wild bees, Italian biodiversity

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Marco Bonifacino
marco.bonifacino@unifi.it
Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italia.
Maurizio Cornalba
Department of Mathematics, University of Pavia, Italia.
Sirio Gamba
San Biagio della Cima, Italia.
Cristina Mantoni
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italia.
Maurizio Mei
Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italia.

The bees Chelostoma nasutum, Trachusa laeviventris and Nomada trispinosa were collected for the first time in Italy. The occurrence of Megachile rufescens in northwestern Italy is discussed.

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First records of Chelostoma nasutum, Trachusa laeviventris and Nomada trispinosa from Italy, with notes on Megachile rufescens in northwestern Italy: (Hymenoptera Apoidea Anthophila). (2025). Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana, 157(3), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.4081/bollettinosei.2025.111
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