First records of eight native bee species (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) in Washington, USA

By

Maust, Autumn
Gardner, Joel
Wright, Karen W.
Griswold, Terry L.
Tobin, Patrick C.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-4-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

374--399

Subjects

Anthophila , Biodiversity , Conservation , native bees , pollinators , state records

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.374

 

Abstract

Pollinators are an essential component of ecosystem function, and declining bee populations are a global conservation concern. Despite this importance, there is a lack of understanding regarding the distribution of native bee species across western North American landscapes. This study documents new records of Melissodes nigracauda LaBerge, Dufourea dilatipes Bohart, Atoposmia abjecta abjecta Cresson, Coelioxys funerarius Smith, Dianthidium cressonii Dalla Torre, Dianthidium singulare Cresson, Osmia cyaneonitens Cockerell, and Stelis heronae Sheffield. These eight new records supplement the ~565 bee species previously documented in Washington state.