The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
- The bee fauna of the Greater Puerto Rico area was studied. A review of the previous relevant studies is presented. An annotated catalog and information about the origin and distributional patterns are also provided. Thirty-nine species of bees occur in Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. This fauna is composed of four elements: exclusive Puerto Rican endemics (26.5%); Antillean endemics occurring on multiple islands (76.5%); continental species that have also colonized the Antilles (23.5%); and species introduced through human activity (12.8%). The bee fauna was both low in its diversity and showed the highest level of disharmony in relation to other faunas of the Greater Antilles. A lectotype is here designated for Agapostemon krugii Wolcott, 1936.
Author: | Julio A. GenaroORCiD, Nico M. Franz |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1141648 |
URL: | http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/ |
ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
ISSN: | 0749-6737 |
Parent Title (English): | Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics |
Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (0040) |
Publisher: | Center for Systematic Entomology |
Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2009/12/23 |
Year of first Publication: | 2008 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Contributing Corporation: | Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. |
Release Date: | 2009/12/23 |
Tag: | Apoidea; bees; biodiversity; origin; pattern of distribution |
Source: | Gainesville : http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/ |
HeBIS-PPN: | 221912002 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Deutsches Urheberrecht |