New records and range extensions of several species of native bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Mississippi

By

Parys, Katherine
Griswold, Terry L.
Ikerd, Harold
Orr, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-05-17

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

6

Pages

1--53

Subjects

Andrenidae , Apidae , Biodiversity , Halictidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e25230
eLocator: e25230

 

Abstract

The native bee fauna of Mississippi, USA has been historically poorly sampled, but is of particular relevance to determine range limits for species that occur in the southern United States. Currently published literature includes 184 species of bees that occur within the state of Mississippi. Additions to the list of native bees known for Mississippi are reported with notes on range, ecology and resources for identification.The geographic ranges of seven additional species are extended into the state of Mississippi: Andrena (Melandrena) obscuripennis Smith, 1853,AnthemurguspassifloraeRobertson, 1902,Dieunomiabolliana(Cockerell 1910), Diadasia (Diadasia) enavata (Cresson 1872),Peponapiscrassidentata(Cockerell 1949),TriepeolussubnitensCockerell and Timberlake, 1929 andBrachynomadanimia(Snelling and Rozen 1987). These records raise the total number of published species known from the state to 191.AnthemurgusandBrachynomadaare also genera new to Mississippi.