The Asian giant resin bee <i>Megachile sculpturalis</i> Smith 1853 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae), a new exotic species for the bee fauna of Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)

Megachile sculpturalis Smith 1853 is found for the first time on island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). This that this exotic bee reported from an and southernmost record in Europe so far. Specimens were five distant locations throughout island, which points out current broad distribution species within suggests introduction M. may have happened earlier than 2020 went unnoticed. females mainly feeding collecting pollen Sophora japonica L. 1767 (= Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott 1830) Parkinsonia aculeata 1753, two ornamental trees. Potential entry means impacts local biodiversity are discussed. Island ecosystems highly vulnerable to negative produced by species. Judging evidence effects described literature far, we recommend invasive potential impact native plants pollinators insular context Balearic Islands be addressed future.