The bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Louisiana: an updated, annotated checklist

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
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Abstract

An annotated checklist is provided for 243 species and subspecies of bees collected from or thought to occur in the state of Louisiana, where 163 are confirmed records, 46 are probable records, and 34 are possible records. We also list twelve records considered to be “dubious” because of the absence of supporting collection data and extralimital reported ranges. Data on parish localities, seasonality, and floral records are provided when available. Specimen data are provided from two separate surveys in the state, one focusing on the fauna of longleaf pine savannas and another focusing on Cajun prairie habitat in southwestern Louisiana. Data from a previous annotated checklist of bees from longleaf pine savannas (Bartholomew et al. 2006) are included, as well as online records from the Discover Life checklist (Ascher and Pickering 2016), and bee holdings of the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum (LSAM, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA).We highlight the role that this museum and similar small institutional insect collections play in documenting faunas on local and regional scales.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title The bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Louisiana: an updated, annotated checklist
Series title Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
DOI 10.4289/0013-8797.120.2.272
Volume 120
Issue 2
Year Published 2018
Language English
Publisher Entomological Society of Washington
Contributing office(s) Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Description 36 p.
First page 272
Last page 307
Country United States
State Louisiana
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