NEW RECORDS OF HALICTID BEES(HYMENOPTERA, HALICTIDAE, HALICTINAE) FROM IRAQ

Abstract

The checklist of the species belonging to the Halictinae of Iraq is presented. Totally, 27 species under 3 genera belonging to Halictinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) are listed, of which Sphecodes cristatusHagens, 1882, and LasioglossumzunagaSakagami, 1995, are documented as new records for Iraqi entomofauna. They were described and illustrated, as well as the distribution, basionyms, and synonyms of genera and species are provided.

Keywords

• distribution
• halictid bees
• iraq
• new record