Oil Collecting Bees Mostly of the Summer Rainfall Area of Southern Africa (Hymenoptera: Melittidae: Rediviva)

Whitehead, V. B.; Steiner, Kim E.; Eardley, Connal

doi:10.2317/jkes-703.12.1

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“…The oil-secreting lineages of Coryciinae are largely endemic to South Africa, with two centers of diversity: a summer-rainfall area centered in the Drakensberg range and a winter-rainfall area in the Western Cape province and Namaqualand (Linder and Kurzweil 1999). This distribution mirrors that of the bee genus Rediviva (Whitehead and Steiner 2001;Whitehead et al 2008). Because the diversity of orchid species is higher than that of pollinating bees, many orchid species share the same pollinator.…”

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“…Rediviva bees were captured with insect nets on oil-secreting Scrophulariaceae and Orchidaceae or on nectar plants and were identified according to the latest revision of the genus (Whitehead and Steiner 2001;Whitehead et al 2008). Pollinaria on captured bees were identified with a reference collection or by DNA barcoding of the MatK region, which has previously been found to discriminate well between Coryciinae species and was sequenced according to methods described by Waterman et al (2009).…”

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The Effects of Above- and Belowground Mutualisms on Orchid Speciation and Coexistence

Waterman

Bidartondo

Stofberg

et al. 2011

The American Naturalist

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Both pollination by animals and mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi are believed to have been important for the diversification of flowering plants. However, the mechanisms by which these aboveand belowground mutualisms affect plant speciation and coexistence remain obscure. We provide evidence that shifts in pollination traits are important for both speciation and coexistence in a diverse group of orchids, whereas shifts in fungal partner are important for coexistence but not for speciation. Phylogenetic analyses show that recently diverged orchid species tend either to use different pollinator species or to place pollen on different body parts of the same species, consistent with the role of pollination-mode shifts in speciation. Field experiments provide support for the hypothesis that colonization of new geographical areas requires adaptation to new pollinator species, whereas co-occurring orchid species share pollinator species by placing pollen on different body parts. In contrast to pollinators, fungal partners are conserved between closely related orchid species, and orchids recruit the same fungal species even when transplanted to different areas. However, co-occurring orchid species tend to use different fungal partners, consistent with their expected role in reducing competition for nutrients. Our results demonstrate that the two dominant mutualisms in terrestrial ecosystems can play major but contrasting roles in plant community assembly and speciation.

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The Effects of Above- and Belowground Mutualisms on Orchid Speciation and Coexistence

Waterman

Bidartondo

Stofberg

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The American Naturalist

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“…They include 14 genera ranging worldwide, except in Australia and South America . Most of these genera have been reviewed (Stage, 1966;Michener, 1981;Whitehead & Steiner, 2001;Michez et al, 2004a,b;Michez & Patiny, 2005, 2006 but the revision of Capicola Friese, 1911 is still needed.…”

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Revision of the bee genus Capicola (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) distributed in the Southwest of Africa

Michez¹,

Eardley²,

Kuhlmann³

et al. 2007

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. The bee family Melittidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) includes 14 genera. Most have been reviewed but not the small African genus Capicola. The present work aims to fill this gap. Based on the revision of the type material and 1272 additional specimens, we provide a comprehensive synonymic and annotated catalogue of the 12 Capicola species sensu Michener (1981). Lectotypes are designated for the previously established species Capicola braunsiana (= C. obscura syn. n.), C. cinctiventris, C. femorata, C. flavitarsis and C. rufiventris. Moreover, C. danforthi sp. n., C. flavicara sp. n., C. gessorum sp. n., C. micheneri sp. n., and C. richtersveldensis sp. n., are newly described, as well as the previously unknown female of C. nanula, male of C. nigerrima and male of C. rhodostoma. New synonymies are proposed for C. braunsiana (= C. obscura) and C. flavitarsis (= C. cinctiventris). An original dataset of 20 morphological characters is used for the inference of the 12 species' phylogenetic relationship. A key to species is provided. In addition, the ranges of the 12 taxa are mapped and discussed. This paper contributes to a global revision of the Melit tidae.

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“…An important step of this analysis is determining the diversity, monophyly and subgeneric classifi cation of each of the 14 melittid genera. Revisions are available for most of these genera: Capicola Friese 1911 (Michez et al 2007a), Dasypoda Latreille 1802 (Michez et al 2004b, c), Eremaphanta Popov 1940 , Hesperapis Cockerell 1898 (Stage 1966;Michener 1981), Promelitta Warncke 1977(Michez et al 2007b, Macropis Panzer 1909(Michez & Patiny 2005, Meganomia Cockerell 1898 (Michener 1981) and Rediviva Friese 1911(Whitehead & Steiner 2001Whitehead et al in press). A monographic study of the largest genus Melitta is nowadays unavailable.…”

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Monographic revision of the bee genusMelittaKirby 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae)

Michez

Eardley

2007

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)

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Abstract. Bees comprise a monophyletic group of seven families with more than 16000 described species worldwide. Convincing new phylogenetic hypotheses suggest that one of the smallest families, the Melittidae, could be the basal group of the bee clade. Among the 14 melittid genera, the genus Melitta Kirby 1802, is the most widespread and one of the most diverse. Most revisionary studies of Melitta were confi ned to limited geographical areas.

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Oil Collecting Bees Mostly of the Summer Rainfall Area of Southern Africa (Hymenoptera: Melittidae: Rediviva)

Cited by 42 publications

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The Effects of Above- and Belowground Mutualisms on Orchid Speciation and Coexistence

The Effects of Above- and Belowground Mutualisms on Orchid Speciation and Coexistence

Revision of the bee genus Capicola (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) distributed in the Southwest of Africa

Monographic revision of the bee genusMelittaKirby 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae)

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