Abstract
BackgroundMegachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, the giant resin bee, is an adventive species in the United States. First established in the United States during the early 1990s, records currently exist from most states east of the Mississippi River along with Iowa and Kansas.New informationNew distributional records are presented for Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, an introduced bee. Additional records presented here expand the known distribution southwest through Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. An updated host plant list containing new records is also presented, expanding the number of known floral associations.
Highlights
The giant resin bee, Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, is a large, distinctive bee, adventive to the United States and Europe (Hinojosa-Díaz 2008, Quaranta et al 2014)
Parys; type: PhysicalObject; institutionCode: MEM; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen u. scientificName: Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853; taxonomicStatus: accepted; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Megachilidae; vernacularName: Giant Resin Bee; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; genus: Megachile; subgenus: Callomegachile; specificEpithet: sculpturalis; scientificNameAuthorship: Smith, 1853; continent: North America; country: United States; countryCode: US; stateProvince: Mississippi; county: Tallahatchie; municipality: Paynes; locationRemarks: old pig barn, nesting in holes made by Xylocopa; verbatimCoordinates: 33°55’29” N, -90°03’53” W; verbatimLatitude: 33°55’29” N; verbatimLongitude: -90°03’53” W; decimalLatitude: 33.924722; decimalLongitude: -90.064722; samplingProtocol: by net; year: 2015; month: 7; day: 6; verbatimEventDate: Jul-06-2015; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; preparations: whole animal; recordedBy: Katherine A
Parys; type: PhysicalObject; institutionCode: BBSL; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen v. scientificName: Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853; taxonomicStatus: accepted; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Megachilidae; vernacularName: Giant Resin Bee; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; genus: Megachile; subgenus: Callomegachile; specificEpithet: sculpturalis; scientificNameAuthorship: Smith, 1853; continent: North America; country: United States; countryCode: US; stateProvince: Mississippi; county: Tallahatchie; municipality: Paynes; locationRemarks: old pig barn, nesting in holes made by Xylocopa; verbatimCoordinates: 33°55’29” N, -90°03’53” W; verbatimLatitude: 33°55’29” N; verbatimLongitude: -90°03’53” W; decimalLatitude: 33.924722; decimalLongitude: -90.064722; samplingProtocol: by net; year: 2015; month: 7; day: 6; verbatimEventDate: Jul-06-2015; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; preparations: whole animal; recordedBy: Katherine A
Summary
Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, the giant resin bee, is an adventive species in the United States. First established in the United States during the early 1990s, records currently exist from most states east of the Mississippi River along with Iowa and Kansas. New distributional records are presented for Megachile ( Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, an introduced bee. Additional records presented here expand the known distribution southwest through Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. An updated host plant list containing new records is presented, expanding the number of known floral associations. Callomegachile, adventive, introduced, invasive species, distribution, range expansion, Giant Resin Bee, Megachile sculpturalis
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