First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador
Orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) play a vital role as key pollinators in the Neotropical forests. Their preference for forested areas makes these bees more susceptible to environmental changes, particularly in areas under severe human impact, such as the Chocó-Darien biodiversity hotspo...
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| author | Alexandra D. Hernández Hernández Marcio L. de Oliveira David R. Diaz-Guevara Cristina Alarcón-Ortiz Alex Pazmiño-Palomino |
| author_facet | Alexandra D. Hernández Hernández Marcio L. de Oliveira David R. Diaz-Guevara Cristina Alarcón-Ortiz Alex Pazmiño-Palomino |
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| description | Orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) play a vital role as key pollinators in the Neotropical forests. Their preference for forested areas makes these bees more susceptible to environmental changes, particularly in areas under severe human impact, such as the Chocó-Darien biodiversity hotspot. This study presents new data on orchid bees within the Canandé Biological Reserve, a lowland rainforest in the Chocó region of northwestern Ecuador. At this site, four species of orchid bees were recorded for the first time in Ecuador: Euglossa bursigera Moure, 1970, Euglossa crassipunctata Moure, 1968, Euglossa villosiventris Moure, 1968 and Eufriesea macroglossa (Moure, 1965). We also provide species-specific information on diagnosis, distribution maps, and high-resolution images. With these records, the total number of orchid bee species recorded in Ecuador now stands at 119. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9743b285a8a742a793b9756eaa4f21c02025-07-22T03:56:20ZengTarbiat Modares UniversityJournal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics2423-81122025-09-01113625637First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in EcuadorAlexandra D. Hernández Hernández0Marcio L. de Oliveira1David R. Diaz-Guevara2Cristina Alarcón-Ortiz3Alex Pazmiño-Palomino4 Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador Universidad Central del Ecuador, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Quito, Ecuador Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador Orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) play a vital role as key pollinators in the Neotropical forests. Their preference for forested areas makes these bees more susceptible to environmental changes, particularly in areas under severe human impact, such as the Chocó-Darien biodiversity hotspot. This study presents new data on orchid bees within the Canandé Biological Reserve, a lowland rainforest in the Chocó region of northwestern Ecuador. At this site, four species of orchid bees were recorded for the first time in Ecuador: Euglossa bursigera Moure, 1970, Euglossa crassipunctata Moure, 1968, Euglossa villosiventris Moure, 1968 and Eufriesea macroglossa (Moure, 1965). We also provide species-specific information on diagnosis, distribution maps, and high-resolution images. With these records, the total number of orchid bee species recorded in Ecuador now stands at 119.http://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article-36-79642-en.pdfapinaechocóeuglossaeufriesearainforest |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra D. Hernández Hernández Marcio L. de Oliveira David R. Diaz-Guevara Cristina Alarcón-Ortiz Alex Pazmiño-Palomino First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics apinae chocó euglossa eufriesea rainforest |
| title | First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador |
| title_full | First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador |
| title_short | First records of four orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Euglossini) in Ecuador |
| title_sort | first records of four orchid bee species hymenoptera apidae euglossini in ecuador |
| topic | apinae chocó euglossa eufriesea rainforest |
| url | http://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article-36-79642-en.pdf |
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