Genera of the bee tribe Reedapini (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) [PDF]
, 2020 Those bees classified in the genera Reedapis Michener and Cephalocolletes Michener are discussed and organized into a new tribe, Reedapini Engel.
Engel, Michael S.
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Description of the previously unknown male of Systropha (Austrosystropha) macronasuta (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Rophitinae) from Kenya [PDF]
, 2017 We describe and illustrate for the first time the previously unknown male of Systropha (Austrosystropha) macronasuta Strand. We provide a species diagnosis and modified couplets of the recent identification key to allow for easy identification of this ...
Bossert, Silas, Patiny, Sébastien
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Colletes kinabalu n. sp., first record of the genus for the Malay Archipelago and southeast Asia (Hymenoptera: Anthophila: Colletidae) [PDF]
, 2014 A new species from Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo (Malaysia), Colletes kinabalu Kuhlmann, new species, is described and illustrated. This is the first record of a species of Colletes from Southeast Asia and its biogeographical implications are ...
Kuhlmann, Michael
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Diversity of Flower-visiting Bees and their Pollen Loads on a Wildflower Seed Farm in Montana [PDF]
, 2012 During a two-year survey on a wildflower seed farm in southcentral Montana, we collected ∼50 species of bees from 18 genera in sweep samples on cultivated wildflowers and weeds.
Blodgett, Sue +4 more
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Plants, Pollinators and Pheromones: Promises and Lies of Semiochemicals. [PDF]
Plant Cell EnvironABSTRACT Pollination is traditionally regarded as a quintessential mutualism, yet many plants employ deceptive strategies to achieve reproductive success. Among the most intriguing is sexual deception, wherein flowers mimic the sex pheromones and visual signals of female insects to attract male pollinators—without providing any reward.
Slavković F, Bendahmane A.
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Concentrated vulnerabilities in bees: Diet specialists have smaller geographic ranges
Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.Niche breadth theory predicts a positive association between range size and diet breadth, which could concentrate risk among specialists, but this is not well established for bees. Using global occurrence data (range size) and natural history collection‐derived pollen data (diet breadth), we compared these traits in 633 species from six families and ...
Charles N. Thrift +4 more
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The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) [PDF]
, 2002 A list is provided of 113 species of bees and their 157 known floral hosts at the Archbold Biological Station(ABS), a 2105 ha site on the Lake Wales Ridge in Highlands County in south-central Florida.
Deyrup, Mark +2 more
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Evolution of Peripheral Visual System in the Apoidea: A Role for Food Item Mobility?
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.Since larger compound eyes and ocelli altogether improve vision, one may expect that insects specialised in chasing very mobile resources possess such morphological optimisation. By analysing 77 species of bees and wasps, we have found that wasps had larger eyes, but not larger ocelli, than bees.
Chiara Francesca Trisoglio +4 more
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Patterns of size variation in bees at a continental scale: does Bergmann’s rule apply [PDF]
, 2018 Body size latitudinal clines have been widley explained by the Bergmann’s rule in homeothermic vertebrates. However, there is no general consensus in poikilotherms organisms in particular in insects that represent the large majority of wildlife.
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Soil sand content is a driving force in structuring bee communities
Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 675-685, May 2026.We conducted a carefully designed observational study across three soil sand content categories using Dalea purpurea that attracts a wide range of bee species and grows in different soil types. Soil sand content, not floral resource availability, affected patterns of bee distribution, and contrary to expectations, sandier sites did not host the highest
Marissa H. Chase +5 more
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