Small-headed Resin Bee, Heriades rubicola Peréz, is formally recorded as new to Britain following its mention by Falk & Lewington (2015) and based on two specimens, one from Dorset and one from London. Morphological characters are given and illustrated, to establish its identity and to distinguish it from other British bees. Notes are provided on bionomics, the circumstances of its arrival and its status in Britain.

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