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

(Hymenoptera Apoidea Anthophila)

Autori

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4081/bollettinosei.2025.111

Parole chiave:

Species distribution, wild bees, Italian biodiversity

Abstract

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