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The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the island of Cyprus.
Zookeys. 2020; 924:1-114.Z

Abstract

Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high rates of plant endemism. The wild bees of the island were studied extensively by the native George Mavromoustakis, a world-renowned bee taxonomist, who collected extensively on the island from 1916 to 1957 and summarised his results in a series of eight Cyprus-specific papers published from 1949 ["1948"] to 1957. The current work represents the first modern checklist of the wild bees of Cyprus, based on a compilation of previous publications, museum specimens and authors' recent collections. Overall, 369 verified wild bee species have been recorded on the island, with eleven species reported from Cyprus for the first time. The island hosts all six of the globally widespread bee families, with Apidae represented by 110 species, Megachilidae with 91, Andrenidae with 76, Halictidae with 72, Colletidae with 19, and Melittidae with 1. Twenty-one of the recorded bee species are endemic (i.e., 5.7 % endemism rate) and Cyprus ranks third after Lesvos and Sicily in known bee species richness among the Mediterranean islands. Previously unpublished records from various locations on Cyprus for 156 previously reported bee species are also provided in the study. The current work provides a baseline for future studies of wild bee diversity on the island of Cyprus and neighbouring regions.

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Varnava AI
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Arch. Kyprianos 30, Limassol, 3036, Cyprus Cyprus University of Technology Limassol Cyprus.
Roberts SPM
CAER, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, The University of Reading, Reading, UK The University of Reading Reading United Kingdom.
Michez D
Research Institute of Bioscience, Laboratory of Zoology, University of Mons, Place du parc 23, 7000 Mons, Belgium University of Mons Mons Belgium.
Ascher JS
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore.
Petanidou T
Laboratory of Biogeography & Ecology, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece University of the Aegean Mytilene Greece.
Dimitriou S
Laboratory of Biogeography & Ecology, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece University of the Aegean Mytilene Greece.
Devalez J
Laboratory of Biogeography & Ecology, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece University of the Aegean Mytilene Greece.
Pittara M
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Arch. Kyprianos 30, Limassol, 3036, Cyprus Cyprus University of Technology Limassol Cyprus.
Stavrinides MC
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Arch. Kyprianos 30, Limassol, 3036, Cyprus Cyprus University of Technology Limassol Cyprus.

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eng

PubMed ID

32308528

Citation

Varnava, Androulla I., et al. "The Wild Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the Island of Cyprus." ZooKeys, vol. 924, 2020, pp. 1-114.
Varnava AI, Roberts SPM, Michez D, et al. The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the island of Cyprus. Zookeys. 2020;924:1-114.
Varnava, A. I., Roberts, S. P. M., Michez, D., Ascher, J. S., Petanidou, T., Dimitriou, S., Devalez, J., Pittara, M., & Stavrinides, M. C. (2020). The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the island of Cyprus. ZooKeys, 924, 1-114. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.924.38328
Varnava AI, et al. The Wild Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the Island of Cyprus. Zookeys. 2020;924:1-114. PubMed PMID: 32308528.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the island of Cyprus. AU - Varnava,Androulla I, AU - Roberts,Stuart P M, AU - Michez,Denis, AU - Ascher,John S, AU - Petanidou,Theodora, AU - Dimitriou,Stavroula, AU - Devalez,Jelle, AU - Pittara,Marilena, AU - Stavrinides,Menelaos C, Y1 - 2020/04/06/ PY - 2019/07/18/received PY - 2019/11/25/accepted PY - 2020/4/21/entrez PY - 2020/4/21/pubmed PY - 2020/4/21/medline KW - Bee species richness KW - biodiversity conservation KW - pollination KW - wild bees SP - 1 EP - 114 JF - ZooKeys JO - Zookeys VL - 924 N2 - Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high rates of plant endemism. The wild bees of the island were studied extensively by the native George Mavromoustakis, a world-renowned bee taxonomist, who collected extensively on the island from 1916 to 1957 and summarised his results in a series of eight Cyprus-specific papers published from 1949 ["1948"] to 1957. The current work represents the first modern checklist of the wild bees of Cyprus, based on a compilation of previous publications, museum specimens and authors' recent collections. Overall, 369 verified wild bee species have been recorded on the island, with eleven species reported from Cyprus for the first time. The island hosts all six of the globally widespread bee families, with Apidae represented by 110 species, Megachilidae with 91, Andrenidae with 76, Halictidae with 72, Colletidae with 19, and Melittidae with 1. Twenty-one of the recorded bee species are endemic (i.e., 5.7 % endemism rate) and Cyprus ranks third after Lesvos and Sicily in known bee species richness among the Mediterranean islands. Previously unpublished records from various locations on Cyprus for 156 previously reported bee species are also provided in the study. The current work provides a baseline for future studies of wild bee diversity on the island of Cyprus and neighbouring regions. SN - 1313-2989 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32308528/The_wild_bees__Hymenoptera_Apoidea__of_the_island_of_Cyprus_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -