A faunistic study on Megachilidae (Hymenoptera : Apoidea)‎ of northern Iran

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In this faunistic research, totally 24 species of Megachilidae (Hymenoptera) from 8 genera Anthidium Fabricius, 1805, Chelostoma Latreille, 1809, Coelioxys Latreille, 1809, Haetosmia Popov, 1952, Hoplitis Klug, 1807, Lithurgus Berthold, 1827, Megachile Latreille, 1802, Osmia Panzer, 1806 were collected and identified from different regions of Iran.

Two species are new records for the fauna of Iran: Coelioxys (Coelioxys) aurolimbata Förster, 1853, and Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis Spinola, 1808.