NEW RECORDS OF PANURGINE BEES (HYMENOPTERA, ANDRENIDAE, PANURGINAE) FROM IRAQ

Dhurgham D. Farhan; Radhi F. Al-Jassany

doi:10.26842/binhm.7.2026.19.1.0115

Authors

Dhurgham D. Farhan Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Radhi F. Al-Jassany Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2026.19.1.0115

Keywords:

Camptopoeum, Epimethea, Mining bees, Panurgine, Wild bees.

Abstract

In the current study, the panurgine bee Camptopoeum Spinola, 1843 is represented as a single species Camptopoeum frontale (Fabricius, 1804) (Family Andrenidae), which is reported as a new record for the Iraqi hymenoptera checklist. Additionally, the species is clearly described and illustrated, and the taxonomic status of the taxa is provided.