A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Minnesota
Author
Portman, Zachary M.
lanex173@umn.edu
Author
Gardner, Joel
clickbeetle3364@gmail.com
Author
Lane, Ian G.
lanex173@umn.edu
Author
Gerjets, Nicole
nicole.gerjets@state.mn.us
Author
Petersen, Jessica D.
nicole.gerjets@state.mn.us
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Ascher, John S.
dbsajs@nus.edu.sg
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Arduser, Mike
arduser.michael@gmail.com
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Evans, Elaine C.
lanex173@umn.edu
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Boyd, Crystal
nicole.gerjets@state.mn.us
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Thomson, Robin
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Cariveau, Daniel P.
lanex173@umn.edu
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-06-16
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Anthidiellum
(
Anthidiellum
)
beijingense
Portman & Ascher
nom. nov.
Anthidiellum
(
Anthidiellum
)
borealis
Wu 2004: 775
(primary homonym of
Anthidiellum boreale
(Robertson))
.
Anthidiellum
(
Anthidiellum
)
boreale
:
Niu
et al.
2016: 329
.
Etymology: This species is named for the
type
locality of
Beijing
.
Comments: The spelling of
Anthidiellum borealis
Wu, 2004
must be changed to
boreale
for purposes of gender agreement, as stipulated in Article 31.2 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). It is therefore a junior primary homonym of
Anthidiellum boreale
(Robertson)
, and must be replaced, following the provisions of Article 60 of the ICZN. As there are no available and potentially valid synonyms, it must be given a new replacement name.
Distribution:
Anthidiellum beijingense
is currently known to occur in
China
(
Wu 2004
;
Niu
et al.
2016
).
Non-native species
Eleven species in
Minnesota
are considered non-native. The honey bee (
Apis mellifera
) is actively managed for and found throughout
Minnesota
.
Andrena wilkella
is commonly found throughout much of
Minnesota
, particularly in disturbed habitats, and can be locally abundant. It is thought to have been introduced into North America through ship ballast (
Giles and Ascher 2006
). The earliest records of this species in
Minnesota
are from specimens collected in
1956 in
Houston and
Washington
Counties. Two species of
Anthidium
(
Anthidium oblongatum
,
first detected in 2013, and
Anthidium manicatum
, first detected in 2008;
Portman
et al.
2019
) are associated with city gardens and have thus far been found exclusively across the Twin Cities metropolitan area, but thus far they do not appear in contemporary surveys outside the metro counties. Similarly, the recently detected
Pseudoanthidium nanum
has only been documented from
one specimen
from Minneapolis (
Portman
et al.
2019
).
Hylaeus leptocephalus
was first documented in Rock County in 1913 and has been documented sporadically across
Minnesota
. Two species of non-native
Lasioglossum
(
Lasioglossum zonulus
and
Lasioglossum leucozonium
) are found in prairies and grasslands throughout the state and can be locally abundant.
Megachile rotundata
was first detected in
Minnesota
in
1951 in
Ramsey County.
Osmia caerulescens
was reported in
Mitchell (1962)
but there are no specimens in UMSP nor any collected in the projects described above.
Megachile sculpturalis
was documented by photograph by Heather Holm from Carver County in 2016, but it does not appear to be established as recent surveys have not re-documented this species. Lastly, it is unclear whether
Megachile centuncularis
is exotic or not (
Giles and Ascher 2006
,
Zarrillo
et al.
2016
), so we are not including it in our total count.