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

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.