The Giant Resin Bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith: New Distributional Records for the Mid- and Gulf-south USA

Parys, Katherine A.; Tripodi, Amber D.; Sampson, Blair J.

doi:10.3897/bdj.3.e6733

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“…But in contrast to other species from the Anthophila clade, the identification of M. sculpturalis does not require taxonomic skills from experts [38,49]. The species is characterized by its outstandingly large body size of 17-22 mm for males and 21-27 mm for females, its infuscated wings and its bright orange hairy thorax which contrasts with the narrow body [32,33,41]. Additionally, M. sculpturalis is a cavity-nesting species.…”

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Dispersal patterns of an introduced wild bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in European alpine countries

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Biodiversity monitoring programs are the baseline of species abundancy studies, which in case of introduced species are especially critical. Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853 native to Eastern-Asia, constitutes the first ever recorded wild bee species accidently introduced in Europe. Since its first discovery in 2008, M. sculpturalis has been spreading across the continent. By initiating a citizen science monitoring program, we aimed to investigate the occurrence pattern of M. sculpturalis. Within only two years after starting the project, 111 new reports from Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Austria were recorded. Comparably to other European countries, the population progressed remarkably fast from year to year expanding its area geographically but also ecologically by increasing its altitudinal range. The distribution pattern indicates human assisted jump-dispersal travelling on the major traffic routes of central Europe.

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Dispersal patterns of an introduced wild bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in European alpine countries

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“…In 1994, M. sculpturalis was observed for the first time outside its native geographical range in North Carolina, USA (Mangum & Brooks, ). Since this first observation, the species has rapidly expanded throughout eastern USA (Mangum & Sumner, ; Parys, Tripodi, & Sampson, ) and reached Canada (Ontario) in 2002 (Paiero & Buck, ). It continued its westward expansion and currently occurs in Texas and Kansas (Hinojosa‐Díaz, ; Parys et al., ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The important capacity of adaptation and the fast expansion of M. sculpturalis are partly explained by its generalist (polylectic) diet, its good flight ability, and its nesting behavior (Parys et al., ). Indeed, M. sculpturalis is a cavity‐nester that uses holes in wood and stems and thus its introductions could result from transportation in wood or other nesting substrates.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Range expansion of the Asian native giant resin bee Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae) in France

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Aubert

Genoud

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Ecology and Evolution

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In 2008, a new species for the French bee fauna was recorded in Allauch near Marseille: the giant resin bee, Megachile sculpturalis (Smith, 1853). This was the first European record of this species that is native to East Asia. To our knowledge, it is the first introduced bee species in Europe. Here, we provide an overview of the current distribution of M. sculpturalis in France and we describe the history of its range expansion. Besides our own observations, information was compiled from literature and Internet websites, and by contacting naturalist networks. We collected a total of 117 records (locality × year combinations) for the 2008–2016 period. The geographical range of M. sculpturalis has extended remarkably, now occupying a third of continental France, with the most northern and western records located 335 and 520 km from Allauch, respectively. Information on its phenology, feeding, and nesting behavior is also provided. We report several events of nest occupation or eviction of Osmia sp. and Xylocopa sp. individuals by M. sculpturalis. Our results show that M. sculpturalis is now well established in France. Given its capacity to adapt and rapidly expand its range, we recommend amplifying the monitoring of this species to better anticipate the changes in its geographical range and its potential impacts on native bees.

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“…Smith et al (2012) listed 53 more records from the Black Belt Prairies, also part of the South-eastern Plains, while Rightmyer (2008) listed an additional five species in a revisionary study of the cleptoparasite Triepeolus Robertson. An additional series of papers (MacGown and Scheifer 1992, Cane et al 1996, Colla et al 2011, Parys et al 2015) each added singular records, bringing the published total number of species reported from the state of Mississippi to 184.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of the four ecoregions that occur within the state, the Mississippi Alluvial Plain is of particular interest as it is almost completely un-sampled for native bee fauna with the exception of Parys et al (2015) and is part of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) which also includes portions of Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri. This region of Mississippi is colloquially referred to as the "Delta" of the state.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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

Parys

Griswold

Ikerd

et al. 2018

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BackgroundThe 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.New informationThe geographic ranges of seven additional species are extended into the state of Mississippi: Andrena (Melandrena) obscuripennis Smith, 1853, Anthemurgus passiflorae Robertson, 1902, Dieunomia bolliana (Cockerell 1910), Diadasia (Diadasia) enavata (Cresson 1872), Peponapis crassidentata (Cockerell 1949), Triepeolus subnitens Cockerell and Timberlake, 1929 and Brachynomada nimia (Snelling and Rozen 1987). These records raise the total number of published species known from the state to 191. Anthemurgus and Brachynomada are also genera new to Mississippi.

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The Giant Resin Bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith: New Distributional Records for the Mid- and Gulf-south USA

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References 12 publications

Dispersal patterns of an introduced wild bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in European alpine countries

Dispersal patterns of an introduced wild bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in European alpine countries

Range expansion of the Asian native giant resin bee Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae) in France

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

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