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Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
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Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity patterns of Saturniidae moth communities along a tropical forest recovery gradient in Ecuador

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Diverse Saturniidae moth communities are found in naturally recovering tropical forests in Ecuador. Community composition showed a gradual turnover with strongest differences between old‐growth forest and active agriculture, but only weak differences in taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity. While our results suggest that Saturniidae are not
Sebastian Seibold, Dominik Rabl, Paula Sorger, Julian Bittermann, Nico Blüthgen, Gunnar Brehm, Annika Busse, Maria Camila De La Hoz, Mareike Kortmann, Peter Kriegel, Jérôme Morinière, Marcel Püls, Ana B. García‐Ruilova, H. Martin Schaefer, Constance J. Tremlett, Jörg Müller   +15 more
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Urban Landscape Influence Orchid Bee Diversity in a Tropical Megacity

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing urbanization has affected pollinator communities, such as Euglossini bees, which play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity through the pollination of numerous plants. However, the impact of different levels of urbanization on the diversity of these bees is still not fully understood, especially in large tropical urban ...
Amanda F. P. Machado, Pedro H. B. Togni, Sofia Graffigna, Leandro R. Tambosi, Gabriel O. Keller, Raphael M. Ferreira, Isabel Alves‐dos‐Santos   +6 more
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First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
Orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) play a vital role as key pollinators in the Neotropical forests. Their preference for forested areas makes these bees more susceptible to environmental changes, particularly in areas under severe human impact,
Alexandra D. Hernández Hernández, Marcio L. de Oliveira, David R. Diaz-Guevara, Cristina Alarcón-Ortiz, Alex Pazmiño-Palomino   +4 more
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Spread and Distribution of the Naturalized Orchid Bee Euglossa dilemma in Florida

Florida Entomologist, 2023
Pemberton, Robert W., Escalona, Eduardo (2023): Spread and distribution of the naturalized orchid bee Euglossa dilemma in Florida. Florida Entomologist 106 (1): 59-62, DOI: 10.1653/024.106.0110, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/florida-entomologist/volume-106/issue-1/024.106.0110/Spread-and-Distribution-of-the-Naturalized-Orchid-Bee-Euglossa-dilemma/10.
Pemberton, Robert W., Escalona, Eduardo
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Orchid genome evolution and trait innovation

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Orchids became one of the world's most diverse plant groups through genome‐driven innovations, unique relationships with fungi and pollinators, and remarkable adaptability. This review explains the origins of orchids and the evolution of their distinctive life forms, flowers, and ecological strategies and highlights promising directions for future ...
Meng‐Yao Zeng, Cheng‐Yuan Zhou, Linying Wang, Jie Gao, Weilun Yin, Dong‐Hui Peng, Siren Lan, Feng‐Xi Yang, Zhong‐Jian Liu   +8 more
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Floral Resources Used by Euglossini Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Coastal Ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
In spite of playing an important ecological role as pollinators of tropical ecosystems, orchid bees are still poorly known regarding their floral resources.
L. C. Rocha-Filho, C. Krug, C. I. Silva, C. A. Garófalo   +3 more
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Form and Law ‐ Rupert Riedl's Significance for Morphology

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 346, Issue 5, Page 383-389, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Rupert Riedl showed in his “Order in Living Organisms” that morphology can produce law statements and is, therefore, a proper, that is, nomothetic, science. Furthermore, he coined useful terms (interphene and metaphene) and concepts (burden, cadre and minimal homology).
Michael Schmitt
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Sampling a biodiversity hotspot: the orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Tarapoto, northeastern Peru, the richest and most diverse site of the Neotropics

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The orchid-bee fauna of the region of Tarapoto, northeastern Peru, was surveyed using seventeen different scents as baits to attract orchid-bee males.
A Nemésio, C Rasmussen
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Tropical Bee Assemblage Diversity Decreases With Elevation While Body Size Increases

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2026.
Photos of bee specimens collected in the Colombian Andes across a nearly 3000 m elevational cline. They are arranged to illustrate both the decline in richness with elevation and the increase in community average body size with elevation. ABSTRACT Elevation gradients are powerful drivers of changes in species composition, richness, and functional ...
Nash E. Turley, Harold Pulido‐Guarín, Daniel Nossa‐Suárez, Gabriella Hoffmann, Ruben D. Martín‐Rojas, Lucia Aguilar‐Benavides, Margarita M. López‐Uribe   +6 more
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