Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Montana

Dolan, Amelia C.; Delphia, Casey M.; O'neill, Kevin M.; Ivie, Michael A.

doi:10.1093/aesa/saw064

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“…The longitudinal range of the species is primarily bound by the crest of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in the west, and the Black Hills of South Dakota in the east (Figure ). Although populations of B. huntii have been found east of the montane environment of South Dakota, they have been documented in low abundance relative to surveys of bumble bee communities in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Montana (Dolan et al., ; Koch et al., ). Finally, B. huntii and its sibling species B. vosnesenskii diverged from their most recent common ancestor by the early Pliocene (~5 mya) (Cameron, Hines, & Williams, ; Hines, ).…”

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Quaternary climate instability is correlated with patterns of population genetic variability in Bombus huntii

Koch

Vandame

Mérida‐Rivas

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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Climate oscillations have left a significant impact on the patterns of genetic diversity observed in numerous taxa. In this study, we examine the effect of Quaternary climate instability on population genetic variability of a bumble bee pollinator species, Bombus huntii in western North America. Pleistocene and contemporary B. huntii habitat suitability (HS) was estimated with an environmental niche model (ENM) by associating 1,035 locality records with 10 bioclimatic variables. To estimate genetic variability, we genotyped 380 individuals from 33 localities at 13 microsatellite loci. Bayesian inference was used to examine population structure with and without a priori specification of geographic locality. We compared isolation by distance (IBD) and isolation by resistance (IBR) models to examine population differentiation within and among the Bayesian inferred genetic clusters. Furthermore, we tested for the effect of environmental niche stability (ENS) on population genetic diversity with linear regression. As predicted, high‐latitude B. huntii habitats exhibit low ENS when compared to low‐latitude habitats. Two major genetic clusters of B. huntii inhabit western North America: (a) a north genetic cluster predominantly distributed north of 28°N and (b) a south genetic cluster distributed south of 28°N. In the south genetic cluser, both IBD and IBR models are significant. However, in the north genetic cluster, IBD is significant but not IBR. Furthermore, the IBR models suggest that low‐latitude montane populations are surrounded by habitat with low HS, possibly limiting dispersal, and ultimately gene flow between populations. Finally, we detected high genetic diversity across populations in regions that have been climatically unstable since the last glacial maximum (LGM), and low genetic diversity across populations in regions that have been climatically stable since the LGM. Understanding how species have responded to climate change has the potential to inform management and conservation decisions of both ecological and economic concerns.

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Quaternary climate instability is correlated with patterns of population genetic variability in Bombus huntii

Koch

Vandame

Mérida‐Rivas

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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“…In addition, Dolan et al (2017) reported a specimen of Bombus borealis Kirby from this study to be a first Montana state record. In effect, this brings the number of known bee species in Montana up from 366 (Kuhlman and Burrows 2017) to at least 372, and indicates a clear need for more extensive bee surveys in the state.…”

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“…Because Montana spans a large area of diverse topography, landscape and climate (Dolan et al 2017), species groups are likely to vary among different locations. For instance, compared with a checklist of bees from a similar montane habitat in Montana (Kuhlman and Burrows 2017), there was some overlap among species, with 121 species (not including morphospecies) in common with our list, but also some variability, with 126 species unique to our study.…”

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“…Studies documenting wild bee species are particularly critical because bees are the world's primary animal pollinators in most ecosystems (Neff and Simpson 1993, Winfree 2010) and are currently undergoing declines across different spatial scales (Koh et al 2015), including globally (Council, Natural Resource 2007). Much taxonomic work has focused on regional bee fauna in the eastern United States and several states in the western U.S., however there remains a dearth of studies documenting wild bees in Montana (but see Dolan et al 2017 and Kuhlman and Burrows 2017). …”

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A list of bees from three locations in the Northern Rockies Ecoregion (NRE) of western Montana

Reese¹,

Burkle²,

Delphia³

et al. 2018

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BackgroundWild bees that were collected in conjunction with a larger study are presented as a checklist of species for the Northern Rockies Ecoregion of Montana, USA. Over the course of four field seasons (2013-2016), 281 species and morphospecies in 32 genera and five families were collected using insect nets, and identified. This paper addresses the distinct lack of studies monitoring bee species in Montana and contributes to a basic understanding of fauna in the northern Rocky Mountains.New informationWith this study, the number of known bee species in Montana increases by at least six species, from 366 (Kuhlman and Burrows 2017) to 372. Though literature was not reviewed for all the species on this checklist, published records in Montana revealed no listings for Andrena saccata Viereck; Anthidiellum notatum robertsoni (Cockerell); Ashmeadiella meliloti (Cockerell); Ashmeadiella pronitens (Cockerell); Colletes lutzi lutzi Timberlake; and Dioxys productus (Cresson).

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“…Montana’s bee fauna is one of the least-studied amongst US states (but see Kuhlman and Burrows 2017, Dolan et al 2017, Reese et al 2018); of the few studies that have been conducted in Montana, even fewer have examined wild bees in agricultural systems. Documenting the diversity of bees on farmlands is important for identifying potential crop pollinators, for gauging the potential of farmland habitats to support overall bee diversity on and around farms and for guiding bee conservation measures (Burkle et al 2017).…”

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Checklist of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from small diversified vegetable farms in south-western Montana

Delphia¹,

Griswold²,

Reese³

et al. 2019

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BackgroundOver three years (2013-2015), we sampled bees using nets and bowl traps on four diversified vegetable farms in Gallatin County, Montana, USA, as part of a study evaluating the use of wildflower strips for supporting wild bees and crop pollination services on farmlands (Delphia et al. In prep). We document 202 species and morphospecies from 32 genera within five families, of which 25 species represent the first published state records for Montana. This study increases our overall understanding of the distribution of wild bee species associated with agroecosystems of the northern US Rockies, which is important for efforts aimed at conserving bee biodiversity and supporting sustainable crop pollination systems on farmlands.New informationWe provide a species list of wild bees associated with diversified farmlands in Montana and increase the number of published bee species records in the state from 374 to at least 399. The list includes new distributional records for 25 wild bee species, including two species that represent considerable expansions of their known ranges, Lasioglossum (Dialictus) clematisellum (Cockerell 1904) with previously published records from New Mexico, Arizona, California and Utah and Melissodes (Eumelissodes) niveus Robertson 1895 which was reported to range from New York to Minnesota and Kansas, south to North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.

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Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Montana

Cited by 16 publications

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Quaternary climate instability is correlated with patterns of population genetic variability in Bombus huntii

Quaternary climate instability is correlated with patterns of population genetic variability in Bombus huntii

A list of bees from three locations in the Northern Rockies Ecoregion (NRE) of western Montana

Checklist of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from small diversified vegetable farms in south-western Montana

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