Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila)
The area sourrounding the Mediterranean basin is recognised as a major biodiversity hotspot for bees, and Italy is amongst the European countries with the highest bee species richness. Detailed knowledge of bee distribution is crucial for understanding bee biology and designing tailored conservation...
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| author | Maurizio Cornalba Marino Quaranta Marco Selis Simone Flaminio Sirio Gamba Maurizio Mei Marco Bonifacino Andree Cappellari Roberto Catania Pietro Niolu Stefano Tempesti Paolo Biella |
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| description | The area sourrounding the Mediterranean basin is recognised as a major biodiversity hotspot for bees, and Italy is amongst the European countries with the highest bee species richness. Detailed knowledge of bee distribution is crucial for understanding bee biology and designing tailored conservation strategies, but is still insufficient in southern European countries, especially in Italy.We report recent finds of 48 bee species that yield significant novelties for the Italian bee fauna. Eight species, namely Andrena confinis Stöckhert, Anthidiellum breviusculum Pérez, Coelioxys alatus Foerster, Lasioglossum algericolellum Strand, Megachile lapponica Thomson, Megachile opacifrons Pérez, Megachile semicircularis auct. nec Zanden and Trachusa integra Eversmann are reported as new for Italy. In addition, Andrena binominata Smith, Andrena compta Lepeletier, Colletes acutus Pérez, Lasioglossum strictifrons Vachal, Rhodanthidium siculum Spinola and Rhodanthidium sticticum Fabricius are newly recorded from mainland Italy, Osmia heteracantha Pérez from Sardegna and Nomada flavopicta Kirby from Sicilia. We also report significant range extensions for other bee species and recent records of species that had long gone unrecorded in Italy. The combination of morphology and DNA barcoding provided reliable identifications even for the most challenging specimens. As several of our records come from areas neglected by bee experts in the past, this study stands out as a key indicator of a bee faunistic richness still awaiting discovery and hopefully it will stimulate the interest of taxonomists and stakeholders in pursuing bee research in Italy in the near future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1e740153d88468cb136845b31f3def42024-02-18T10:40:49ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282024-02-011214610.3897/BDJ.12.e116014116014Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila)Maurizio Cornalba0Marino Quaranta1Marco Selis2Simone Flaminio3Sirio Gamba4Maurizio Mei5Marco Bonifacino6Andree Cappellari7Roberto Catania8Pietro Niolu9Stefano Tempesti10Paolo Biella11Department of Mathematics, University of PaviaCentro di Ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente, (CREA) Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’analisi dell’Economia AgrariaVia dei TarquiniLaboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of MonsStrada SanferianDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of RomeDepartment of Biology, University of FlorenceDepartment of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of PadovaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), sec. Applied EntomologyVia SassariVia Vincenzo BelliniDepartment of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-BicoccaThe area sourrounding the Mediterranean basin is recognised as a major biodiversity hotspot for bees, and Italy is amongst the European countries with the highest bee species richness. Detailed knowledge of bee distribution is crucial for understanding bee biology and designing tailored conservation strategies, but is still insufficient in southern European countries, especially in Italy.We report recent finds of 48 bee species that yield significant novelties for the Italian bee fauna. Eight species, namely Andrena confinis Stöckhert, Anthidiellum breviusculum Pérez, Coelioxys alatus Foerster, Lasioglossum algericolellum Strand, Megachile lapponica Thomson, Megachile opacifrons Pérez, Megachile semicircularis auct. nec Zanden and Trachusa integra Eversmann are reported as new for Italy. In addition, Andrena binominata Smith, Andrena compta Lepeletier, Colletes acutus Pérez, Lasioglossum strictifrons Vachal, Rhodanthidium siculum Spinola and Rhodanthidium sticticum Fabricius are newly recorded from mainland Italy, Osmia heteracantha Pérez from Sardegna and Nomada flavopicta Kirby from Sicilia. We also report significant range extensions for other bee species and recent records of species that had long gone unrecorded in Italy. The combination of morphology and DNA barcoding provided reliable identifications even for the most challenging specimens. As several of our records come from areas neglected by bee experts in the past, this study stands out as a key indicator of a bee faunistic richness still awaiting discovery and hopefully it will stimulate the interest of taxonomists and stakeholders in pursuing bee research in Italy in the near future.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/116014/download/pdf/DNA barcodingspecies distributionrare species |
| spellingShingle | Maurizio Cornalba Marino Quaranta Marco Selis Simone Flaminio Sirio Gamba Maurizio Mei Marco Bonifacino Andree Cappellari Roberto Catania Pietro Niolu Stefano Tempesti Paolo Biella Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) Biodiversity Data Journal DNA barcoding species distribution rare species |
| title | Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) |
| title_full | Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) |
| title_short | Exploring the hidden riches: Recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of Italy (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) |
| title_sort | exploring the hidden riches recent remarkable faunistic records and range extensions in the bee fauna of italy hymenoptera apoidea anthophila |
| topic | DNA barcoding species distribution rare species |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/116014/download/pdf/ |
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