AnthWest, occurrence records for wool carder bees of the genus Anthidium (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Anthidiini) in the Western Hemisphere [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2014 This paper describes AnthWest, a large dataset that represents one of the outcomes of a comprehensive, broadly comparative study on the diversity, biology, biogeography, and evolution of Anthidium Fabricius in the Western Hemisphere.
Harold Ikerd +2 more
exaly +4 more sources
The bee genus Anthidiellum in Vietnam: descriptions of five new species and the first male of Anthidiellum coronum (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 The Vietnamese fauna of bees in the Anthidiellum Cockerell (Megachilinae, Anthidiini) is reviewed. Seven species are recognized, representing two subgenera.
Ngat Thi Tran +4 more
doaj +4 more sources
A review of the anthidiine bees (Apoidea, Megachilidae) in Thailand [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 Bees of the tribe Anthidiini (Apoidea: Megachilidae) are notable pollinators consisting of resin bees, wool-carder bees, and cleptoparasitic bees. Twelve anthidiine species were historically reported in Thailand, though the taxonomic information of the ...
Pakorn Nalinrachatakan +5 more
doaj +4 more sources
Comparative Mitogenomic Analysis of Two Cuckoo Bees (Apoidea: Anthophila: Megachilidae) with Phylogenetic Implications [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea and Anthophila) are distributed worldwide and considered the primary pollinators of angiosperm. Megachilidae is one of the largest families of Anthophila.
Huanhuan Lu +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Pollinator-mediated plant coexistence requires high levels of pollinator specialization. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 A key question for understanding plant‐pollinator interactions is whether realistic pollinator foraging behavior promotes coexistence or exclusion of plant species. We use a simulation model to understand how pollinator foraging behavior impacts the coexistence dynamics of pollen‐limited plants.
Bruninga-Socolar B +3 more
europepmc +2 more sources
The resin bee subgenus Ranthidiellum in Thailand (Megachilidae, Anthidiini): nesting biology, cleptoparasitism by Stelis, and new species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Resin bees of the subgenus Ranthidiellum, are rare and endemic to Southeast Asia. These bees are known to construct resinous entrance tubes to their nests. Here, the new species Anthidiellum (R.) phuchongensis sp. nov.
Pakorn Nalinrachatakan +5 more
doaj +4 more sources
A new small carder bee species from the eastern Canary Islands (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Anthidiini) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2023 Recent field surveys in the eastern Canary Islands (Spain), followed by contributions of new occurrence records through the citizen science platform iNaturalist.com and the social media photo repository Flickr.com have revealed the presence of an ...
CARLOS Ruiz +2 more
exaly +4 more sources
Fossil Carder Bee's Nest from the Hominin Locality of Taung, South Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The Buxton-Norlim Limeworks southwest of Taung, South Africa, is renowned for the discovery of the first Australopithecus africanus fossil, the 'Taung Child'.
Jennifer F Parker +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
A cytochrome P450 insecticide detoxification mechanism is not conserved across the Megachilidae family of bees. [PDF]
Evol ApplAbstract Recent work has demonstrated that many bee species have specific cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) that can efficiently detoxify certain insecticides. The presence of these P450s, belonging or closely related to the CYP9Q subfamily (CYP9Q‐related), is generally well conserved across the diversity of bees.
Hayward A +10 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Cryptic and Non-Cryptic Diversity in Cleptoparasitic Bees of the Genus Stelis Panzer, 1806, Subgenus Stelidomorpha Morawitz, 1875, with a Description of New Species from the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) [PDF]
InsectsCleptoparasitic bees of the subgenus Stelis (Stelidomorpha) occur mainly in the Mediterranean and Middle East. In this study, we elevate Stelis aegyptiaca ssp. canaria Warncke, 1992 to species rank (S. canaria Warncke, 1992) and describe two new species,
Max Kasparek +2 more
doaj +2 more sources