Rediscovery of Amegilla garrula (Rossi, 1790) in Cyprus (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

The bees of Cyprus have received particular attention thanks to the early faunistic work of G.A. Mavromoustakis, who notably reported the results of his collections and described numerous taxa in his series “*On the bees of Cyprus*” (e.g. Mavromoustakis 1949). Subsequently, while some groups have been relatively well studied, others have been overlooked and our knowledge remains largely incomplete, as evidenced by the many species newly reported or described from Cyprus in recent decades (Varnava et al. 2020). Such is the case for the genus *Amegilla* Friese, which—despite being treated by Brooks (1988) in his global revision of the Anthophorini—has not undergone any recent, detailed study. Based on recent fieldwork and examination of material from the Mavromoustakis collection (Nicosia), we confirm the presence of *Amegilla garrula* (Rossi, 1790) in Cyprus, and provide additional clarification regarding confusion surrounding this taxon in Cyprus-focused literature.