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First record of Lithurguscornutus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae) from Poland
Mikołaj Borański1, Waldemar Celary2, Jacek Jachuła1
1The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Skierniewice, Poland The National Institute of Horticultural Research Skierniewice Poland.
Abstract:
The paper presents the first record of Lithurguscornutus (Fabricius, 1787) in Poland. Until recently, bees of the genus Lithurgus have not been recorded in Poland. Five females and one male of L.cornutus were caught in Lublin Region, SE Poland. The localities are beyond the range of this species, being the northernmost known records from Central Europe. The following information is provided: short diagnosis, ecology, distribution, recent records and threat status of L.cornutus in Central Europe.

