First record of the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Canary Islands confirmed by DNA barcoding

By

Ruiz, Carlos
Suárez, Daniel
Naranjo, Manuel
De la Rúa, Pilar

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

80

Pages

169--175

Subjects

Canary Islands , Exotic species , new record , range expansion , social media , wood nesting bees

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.80.59649

 

Abstract

Island ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the introduction of exotic species that can have an impact on local fauna and flora. Here, the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens is reported in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) for the first time. This species is native to North Africa and the Near East and shows a rapid dispersion across the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, together with a single record in the southernmost tip of the island. Different hypotheses about its arrival to the island are discussed.