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Additional records of osmiine bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Osmiini) from Azerbaijan
expand article infoMaxim Yu. Proshchalykin‡, Mahir M. Maharramov§
‡ Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
§ Institute of Bioresources of Nakhchivan Branch of National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

Corresponding author: Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin ( proshchalikin@biosoil.ru )

Academic editor: Roman Yakovlev
© 2020 Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin, Mahir M. Maharramov.
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Citation: Proshchalykin MYu, Maharramov MM (2020) Additional records of osmiine bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Osmiini) from Azerbaijan. Acta Biologica Sibirica 6: 33-42. https://doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e53095
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Abstract

Data on 38 species and four subspecies of three genera of the tribe Osmiini (Megachilidae) collected in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan are presented. Of them, 19 species and one subspecies are recorded for the fauna of Azerbaijan for the first time. This paper is based on the material of more than 155 specimens, collected by the authors in June 2019 in 21 localities of the republic. Additional 44 specimens of Osmiini from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic stored in the collection of the Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku have also been studied. Currently, 64 species and four subspecies of osmiine bees are known from this country. This is distinctly less in comparison with the adjacent fauna of Turkey (247), Turkmenistan (110) and Iran (88), but more than understudied faunas of Georgia (31) and Armenia (44). It is assumed that the number of Osmiini species in Azerbaijan may be at least twice as large.

Keywords

Apoidea, bees, fauna, Caucasus, Palaearctic region.

Introduction

The osmiine bees (Megachilidae: Osmiini), which comprise 15 genera and roughly 1200 species worldwide, occur in North America, Africa and Eurasia (Müller 2019). They are especially diverse in mediterranean and xeric climates of southern Africa, southwestern North America and the Palaearctic region. With 10 genera and about 700 species, the Palaearctic osmiine bee fauna is particularly diverse.

The present paper is part of a series of publications dealing with the Osmiini of the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan (Maharramov 2010; Maharramov et al. 2014; Proshchalykin et al. 2019). Until recently, osmiine bees are one of the least-studied groups occurring in this territory as well as in Azerbaijan. So far, only about 29 species of Osmiini have been recorded from Azerbaijan mainly in taxonomic papers (Müller 2019). But in last two years significant progress has been made towards a better knowledge of the species of osmiine bees from this territory. After the publication of Proshchalykin et al. (2019), the number of known Osmiini species increased to 47.

Based on a comprehensive study of specimens, we here list 38 species and four subspecies of three genera of the tribe Osmiini, with 19 species and one subspecies recorded from Azerbaijan for the first time. Currently, 64 species and four subspecies of osmiine bees are known from this country (Table 1). This paper is a further step towards a better documentation of the species of Osmiini and their distribution in the Palaearctic region and adjacent areas.

This paper is dedicated to memory of our wonderful colleague, Dr. Khalid Aliyev, who recently passed away.

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List of osmiine bees of Azerbaijan.

N Species Reference date
I II III IV V
1 Chelostoma distinctum (Stöckhert, 1929) + + +
2 Chelostoma emarginatum (Nylander, 1856) + + +
3 Chelostoma garrulum (Warncke, 1991) + +
4 Chelostoma mocsaryi Schletterer, 1889 +
5 Chelostoma orientale Schletterer, 1890 +
6 Chelostoma rapunculi (Lepeletier, 1841) + + + +
7 Heriades crenulata Nylander, 1856 +
8 Heriades truncorum (Linnaeus, 1758) +
9 Hoplitis acuticornis (Dufour & Perris, 1840) +
10 Hoplitis adunca (Panzer, 1798) +
11 Hoplitis agis (Benoist, 1929) + +
12 Hoplitis annulata crenulata (Morawitz, 1871) + + +
13 Hoplitis bisulca (Gerstaecker, 1869) +
14 Hoplitis carinata (Stanek, 1969) + +
15 Hoplitis caucasica (Friese, 1920) + +
16 Hoplitis curvipes (Morawitz, 1871) +
17 Hoplitis dalmatica (Morawitz, 1871) +
18 Hoplitis eburnea (Warncke, 1991) +
19 Hoplitis fasciculata (Alfken, 1934) +
20 Hoplitis flabellifera (Morice, 1901) +
21 Hoplitis fulva (Eversmann, 1852) + + +
22 Hoplitis grumi (Morawitz, 1894) +
23 Hoplitis jakovlevi (Radoszkowski, 1874) + +
24 Hoplitis laevifrons (Morawitz, 1872) +
25 Hoplitis leucomelana (Kirby, 1802) + + + +
26 Hoplitis manicata (Morice, 1901) +
27 Hoplitis mollis Tkalců, 2000 +
28 Hoplitis mutica (Warncke, 1991) +
29 Hoplitis perezi (Ferton, 1895) + +
30 Hoplitis tridentata (Dufour & Perris, 1840) +
31 Hoplitis tringa (Warncke, 1991) +
32 Hoplitis verruciventris (Morawitz, 1886) + +
33 Hoplitis yermasoyiae asiae (Tkalců, 1979) +
34 Osmia aeruginosa Warncke, 1988 +
35 Osmia andrenoides Spinola, 1808 + +
36 Osmia apicata Smith, 1853 + +
37 Osmia aurulenta Panzer, 1799 +
38 Osmia bicornis globosa (Scopoli, 1763) + +
39 Osmia bidentata Morawitz, 1876 + +
40 Osmia brevicornis (Fabricius, 1798) + + +
41 Osmia caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) + + + +
42 Osmia cephalotes longiceps Morawitz, 1876 + + +
43 Osmia cerinthidis Morawitz, 1876 + +
44 Osmia cinerea Warncke, 1988 +
45 Osmia cornuta quasirufa Peters, 1978 +
46 Osmia cyanoxantha Pérez, 1879 +
47 Osmia difficilis Morawitz, 1875 + +
48 Osmia dimidiata Morawitz, 1870 + +
49 Osmia distinguenda (Tkalců, 1974) +
50 Osmia dives Mocsary, 1877 +
51 Osmia forticornis Zanden, 1989 +
52 Osmia hellados Zanden, 1984 + +
53 Osmia labialis Pérez, 1879 +
54 Osmia leaiana (Kirby, 1802) +
55 Osmia ligurica Morawitz, 1868 +
56 Osmia melanogaster Spinola, 1808 + +
57 Osmia melanura Morawitz, 1871 +
58 Osmia mustelina Gerstaecker, 1869 +
59 Osmia nana Morawitz, 1874 +
60 Osmia nigrohirta Friese, 1899 +
61 Osmia niveata (Fabricius, 1804) + +
62 Osmia parietina Curtis, 1828 +
63 Osmia rufohirta Latreille, 1811 +
64 Osmia saxatilis Warncke, 1988 +
65 Osmia scutellaris Morawitz, 1868 +
66 Osmia signata Erichson, 1835 + +
67 Osmia subcornuta Morawitz, 1875 + + +
68 Osmia versicolor Latreille, 1811 +
Total: 17* 16 16 18 44

References data source: I – Maharramov et al. 2014; II – Ascher & Pickering 2019; III – Müller 2019; IV – Proshchalykin et al. 2019; V – current data. * the real number of Osmiini species from Maharramov et al. 2014 is 22, but some of the records are doubtful (see Proshchalykin et al. 2019 for detail).

Material and methods

This paper is based on the material (155 specimens) collected in June 2019 in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijan) and currently housed in the Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia (FCBV). Specimens were collected by standard methods using net and numerous yellow pan traps in 21 localities. Additional 44 specimens of Osmiini from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic stored in the collection of the Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku (IZAB) have also been studied.

Taxonomy of Osmiini generally follows Müller (2019). For detailed synonymy and distribution of Osmiini species also see Müller (2019). We have used the following abbreviations for collectors: KA – Kh. Aliyev, MM – M. Maharramov, MP – M. Proshchalykin. New species for Azerbaijan fauna are noted with an asterisk (*). views.

Results

List of species

Genus Chelostoma Latreille, 1809

Chelostoma (Chelostoma) emarginatum (Nylander, 1856)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°52'E, 1460 m, 25.VI.2012, KA (IZAB) – ♂.

Chelostoma (Foveosmia) distinctum (Stöckhert, 1929)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°52'E, 1460 m, 25.VI.2012, KA (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Teyvaz, 39°15'N, 45°46'E, 1645 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

Chelostoma (Foveosmia) garrulum (Warncke, 1991)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Shakhbuz, Kechili, 39°22'N, 45°43'E, 1800 m 14.VIII.2008, MM (IZAB) – 1♀, 3 ♂♂; Julfa, Bashkend, 38°57'N, 45°55'E, 1150 m, 5.VII.2007, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♂; Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°52'E, 1460 m, 25.VI.2012, KA (IZAB) – 1 ♂.

* Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) orientale Schletterer, 1890

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, Payiz, 39°26'N, 45°22'E, 1225 m, 11.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) rapunculi (Lepeletier, 1841)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°52'E, 1460 m, 25.VI.2012, KA (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Ordubad, Aghdara, 39°06'N, 45°54'E, 2000 m, 17.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Genus Hoplitis Klug, 1807

* Hoplitis (Alcidamea) acuticornis (Dufour & Perris, 1840)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, Askhabi-Kaf, 45°35'E, 39°13'N, 1250 m, 1.V.2012, KA (IZAB) – 1 ♂; Babek, Yukhari Buzgov, 39°31'N, 45°22'E, 1720 m, 11.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

* Hoplitis (Alcidamea) eburnea (Warncke, 1991)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, 3 km NE Sirab, 39°18'N, 45°32'E, 1250 m, 10.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

Hoplitis (Alcidamea) fulva (Eversmann, 1852)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, Nahajir, 39°14'N, 45°35'E, 1163 m, 13.VI.2018, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♂; Babek, Gahab, 39°15'N, 45°31'E, 1045 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂; Kangarli, Garabaglar, 39°25'N, 45°13'E, 1270 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂; Julfa, 5 km N Dize, 39°03'N, 45°45'E, 965 m, 20.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 4 ♀♀.

Hoplitis (Alcidamea) leucomelana (Kirby, 1802)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, Gazanchi, 39°13'N, 45°41'E, 1300 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Nakhichevan, 39°13'N, 45°24'E, 905 m, 17-18.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

* Hoplitis (Anthocopa) bisulca (Gerstaecker, 1869)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Shakhbuz, Gizil Gishlag, 39°28'N, 45°35'E, 1460 m, 19.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

* Hoplitis (Anthocopa) grumi (Morawitz, 1894)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, Yukhari Buzgov, 39°31'N, 45°22'E, 1720 m, 11.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

Hoplitis (Anthocopa) perezi (Ferton, 1895)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Shakhbuz, Zarnatun, 39°31'N, 45°46'E, 1550 m, 14.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Nakhichevan, 39°13'N, 45°24'E, 905 m, 17-18.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

* Hoplitis (Anthocopa) yermasoyiae asiae (Tkalců, 1979)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, 38°57'N, 45°37'E, 1700-2000 m, 6.VI.2008, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀.

Hoplitis (Hoplitis) annulata crenulata (Morawitz, 1871)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 6 ♀♀, 7 ♂♂; Julfa, Teyvaz, 39°15'N, 45°46'E, 1645 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂; Julfa, Milakh, 39°15'N, 45°43'E, 1430 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀, 3 ♂♂; Julfa, Gazanchi, 39°13'N, 45°41'E, 1300 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 5 ♀♀, 1 ♂.

* Hoplitis (Hoplitis) flabellifera (Morice, 1901)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Shakhbuz, Kechili, 39°22'N, 45°43'E, 1800 m, 19.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

* Hoplitis (Hoplitis) manicata (Morice, 1901)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°51'E, 2.VI.2012, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

* Hoplitis (Hoplitis) mutica (Warncke, 1991)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, Goynuk, 39°18'N, 45°40'E, 1680 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

* Hoplitis (Pentadentosmia) tringa (Warncke, 1991)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, 3 km NE Sirab, 39°18'N, 45°32'E, 1250 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 2 ♀♀.

Genus Osmia Panzer, 1806

* Osmia (Allosmia) melanura Morawitz, 1871

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, 3 km NE Sirab, 39°18'N, 45°32'E, 1250 m, 10-12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Babek, Goynuk, 39°18'N, 45°40'E, 1680 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Teyvaz, 39°15'N, 45°46'E, 1645 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Milakh, 39°15'N, 45°43'E, 1430 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Gazanchi, 39°13'N, 45°41'E, 1300 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

* Osmia (Allosmia) rufohirta Latreille, 1811

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, Gazanchi, 39°13'N, 45°41'E, 1300 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Erythrosmia) andrenoides Spinola, 1808

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Gazanchi, 39°13'N, 45°41'E, 1300 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

* Osmia (Helicosmia) aeruginosa Warncke, 1988

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, 3 km NE Sirab, 39°18'N, 45°32'E, 1250 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Nyusnyus, 38°57'N, 46°01'E, 1360 m, 26.V.1980, KA (IZAB) – 1 ♂; Ordubad, 38°54'N, 46°01'E, 850 m, 26.VIII.1996, S. Hacryeva (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Gyoynuk, 39°07'N, 45°31'E, 900 m 1.VI.2006, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Milakh, 39°15'N, 45°43'E, 1430 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Gulistan, 38°58'N, 45°36'E, 740 m, 16.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂; Nakhichevan, 39°13'N, 45°24'E, 905 m, 17-18.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 4 ♂♂.

* Osmia (Helicosmia) cinerea Warncke, 1988

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Aghdara, 39°06'N, 45°54'E, 2000 m, 17.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Helicosmia) dimidiata Morawitz, 1870

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, Yukhari Buzgov, 39°31'N, 45°22'E, 1720 m, 11.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂; Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂.

Osmia (Helicosmia) melanogaster Spinola, 1808

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bist, 39°08'N, 45°52'E, 1500 m, 25.VI.2007, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Babek, Yukhari Buzgov, 39°31'N, 45°22'E, 1720 m, 11.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Babek, Gahab, 39°15'N, 45°31'E, 1045 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 5 ♀♀; Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 14 ♀♀; Julfa, Milakh, 39°15'N, 45°43'E, 1430 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Ordubad, Aghdara, 39°06'N, 45°54'E, 2000 m, 17.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 3 ♀♀; Shakhbuz, Gomur, 39°27'N, 45°44'E, 1790 m, 18.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Shakhbuz, Kechili, 39°22'N, 45°43'E, 1800 m, 19.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 2 ♀♀.

* Osmia (Helicosmia) saxatilis Warncke, 1988

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Helicosmia) niveata (Fabricius, 1804)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, Yukhari Buzgov, 39°31'N, 45°22'E, 1720 m, 11.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

Osmia (Helicosmia) signata Erichson, 1835

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂; Julfa, 9 km N Julfa, 39°02'N, 45°36'E, 900 m, 16.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♂.

Osmia (Helicosmia) subcornuta Morawitz, 1875

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°52'E, 1460 m, 27.IV.2012, KA (IZAB) – 1 ♂.

Osmia (Hemiosmia) difficilis Morawitz, 1875

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Babek, Goynuk, 39°18'N, 45°40'E, 1680 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Hoplosmia) bidentata Morawitz, 1876

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Nakhichevan, 39°13'N, 45°24'E, 905 m, 17.VI.2009, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Babek, Gahab, 39°15'N, 45°31'E, 1045 m, 12.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 2 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂; Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 3 ♂♂.

Osmia (Hoplosmia) ligurica Morawitz, 1868

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 5 ♀♀.

* Osmia (Hoplosmia) scutellaris Morawitz, 1868

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bist, 39°08'N, 45°52'E, 1500 m, 25.VI.2007, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Shakhbuz, Kechili, 39°22'N, 45°43'E, 1800 m, 14.VIII.2008, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Metallinella) brevicornis (Fabricius, 1798)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°52'E, 1460 m, 20.IV.2006, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Shakhbuz, Batabat, 39°32'N, 45°47'E, 2000 m 21.VI.2007, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♂; Nakhichevan, 39°13'N, 45°24'E, 905 m, 17.VI.2009, MM (IZAB) – 4 ♀♀; idem, 30.IV.2012, KA (IZAB) – 1 ♂; Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 2 ♀♀.

Osmia (Osmia) apicata Smith, 1853

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, 38°57'N, 45°37'E, 1700-2000 m, 6.VI.2008, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Shakhbuz, Zarnatun, 39°31'N, 45°46'E, 1550 m, 14.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂; Julfa, Milakh, 39°15'N, 45°43'E, 1430 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀; Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°52'E, 1460 m, 19.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 7 ♂♂.

Osmia (Osmia) bicornis globosa (Scopoli, 1763)

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, 38°57'N, 45°37'E, 1700-2000 m, 6.VI.2008, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Julfa, Arafsa, Khazinadara, 39°19'N, 45°48'E, 1900 m, 15.V.2016, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂; Ordubad, Bilav, 39°04'N, 45°51'E, 1300 m, 2.VI.2012, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♀; Sharur, Akhura, 39°33'N, 45°13'E, 1640 m, 13.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Osmia) cerinthidis Morawitz, 1876

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, Arafsa, Khazinadara, 39°19'N, 45°48'E, 1900 m, 15.V.2016, MM (IZAB) – 3 ♂♂; Babek, Nakhchivanchay, 39°14'N, 45°26'E, 900 m, 19.V.2016, MM (IZAB) – 1 ♂; Ordubad, Aghdara, 39°06'N, 45°54'E, 2000 m, 17.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 2 ♀♀.

* Osmia (Osmia) nigrohirta Friese, 1899

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Aghdara, 39°06'N, 45°54'E, 2000 m, 17.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Osmia (Pyrosmia) cephalotes longiceps Morawitz, 1876

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Julfa, Milakh, 39°15'N, 45°43'E, 1430 m, 15.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

* Osmia (Pyrosmia) cyanoxantha Pérez, 1879

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Ordubad, Aghdara, 39°06'N, 45°54'E, 2000 m, 17.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

* Osmia (Pyrosmia) forticornis Zanden, 1989

Material. Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic): Shakhbuz, Gomur, 39°27'N, 45°44'E, 1790 m, 18.VI.2019, MP, KA, MM (FCBV) – 1 ♀.

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to A. Müller (Zurich, Switzerland) for help with identification of Osmiini specimens and A.B. Bayramov (Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan) for help during field work in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in 2019. We also thank two anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions to streamline and improve the manuscript.

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