The bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Egadi’s Archipelago (Sicily, Italy)

In the present study, we analysed bee fauna reported in Egadi Archipelago (circumsicilian islands). Field and bibliographical research carried out have allowed us to identify 40 taxa, between species subspecies, belonging five families: Colletidae (3 species), Andrenidae (9 spp.), Halictidae (4 Megachilidae (15 Apidae spp.). Twenty-seven are here for first time Archipelago, together with 13 previously known from this archipelago, of which confirmed. For each species, details on collection data, distribution, plants visited given. Amongst recorded, Hylaeus duckei (Alfken, 1904) (Colletidae) Osmia alfkenii Ducke, 1899 (Megachilidae) new Sicily. We include ‘Checklist bees Egadi’s Archipelago’ (40 reported). Furthermore, Nomada sicula Schwarz, 1974 is as a parasite Panurgus siculus Morawitz, 1871 (Andrenidae) Lasioglossum parvulum (Schenck, 1853) (Halictidae) species.