<div style="text-align:justify;"> Pollinators are important to wild and cultivated plants, and the same plants are important to pollinators as well. A very important source of pollen and nectar to poll...<div style="text-align:justify;"> Pollinators are important to wild and cultivated plants, and the same plants are important to pollinators as well. A very important source of pollen and nectar to pollinators are willows (<em>Salix</em> spp.). The aim of this study was to demonstrate which <em>Apoidea</em> species are attracted by a species-diverse willow plantation (Poznań University of Life Sciences Willow Collection, Poland), the proportion of the number of honeybees to other species from the <em>Apoidea</em> superfamily visiting willow plantations, and whether the flowering date of male and female willow individuals affect the species composition and number of pollinators. Observations of willow phenology were carried out in the second year of willow growth, from March 9 to December 7, 2012. The insects were observed between April 6 and May 11, 2012. The results of this study showed 30 <em>Apoidea</em> species. Among 1591 <em>Apoidea</em> individuals, only 17 honeybee individuals were noted. The results show that the willow pollen production optimum occurred when the minimum air temperatures stopped dropping below zero. This parameter and this period are also related to the intensification of the occurrence of the noted insects. It can also be concluded that the pollen production season precedes the flowering optimum of female flowers and that the optimum flowering of female flowers is correlated with a significant increase in air temperature. </div>展开更多
China has the sixth-largest bee fauna with over 1,300 documented species.Yet countless more are expected,making taxonomic work an imperative.Here,we outline the history of bee taxonomy in China and discuss how best we...China has the sixth-largest bee fauna with over 1,300 documented species.Yet countless more are expected,making taxonomic work an imperative.Here,we outline the history of bee taxonomy in China and discuss how best we can move into the future and describe all of the many undescribed species remaining.Key challenges include the difficulty of accurately assigning species names due to overseas type material as well as a general need for increased internationalization such as in specimen and data sharing.Only with sustained funding for basic taxonomy will it be possible to know and protect China's unique bee fauna.展开更多
The bee genus Thrinchostoma Saussure, 1890 is reported from China with a new species and a new record species, T. （Thrinchostoma） yunnanense Niu ＆ Zhu, sp. nov. and T（T.） sladeni Cockerell, 1913. An illustrated k...The bee genus Thrinchostoma Saussure, 1890 is reported from China with a new species and a new record species, T. （Thrinchostoma） yunnanense Niu ＆ Zhu, sp. nov. and T（T.） sladeni Cockerell, 1913. An illustrated key to the two Chinese species of the subgenus Thrinchostoma （T.） is provided. The type specimens are deposited in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.展开更多
This paper is a supplementary work to the total 14 species of genus Panurginus described recently from the eastern Palaearctic Region. This genus is not well studied in China and where there were only two known specie...This paper is a supplementary work to the total 14 species of genus Panurginus described recently from the eastern Palaearctic Region. This genus is not well studied in China and where there were only two known species, P nigripes Morawitz and P flavotarsus Wu. The type species of the genus, P niger Nylander, known from Russia and Mongolia, is newly recorded from northern China. The total species now known from China are three species in two species groups, the niger-group and the herzi-group. A key to males of these Chinese species is given.展开更多
The Chinese cleptoparasitic bee genus Tetralonioidella Strand,1914 is studied.Fourteen species are found in China,with nine new species,namely T.damenglongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.dinghuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.emeien...The Chinese cleptoparasitic bee genus Tetralonioidella Strand,1914 is studied.Fourteen species are found in China,with nine new species,namely T.damenglongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.dinghuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.emeiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.goumenensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.leigongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.longqiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.maniwengensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.tianmuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.and T.wuae Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,respectively.T.pendleburyi（Cockerell,1926）is firstly recorded in China.An illustrated key to Chinese known species is provided.All type specimens of new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China.展开更多
本文记述云南省产棒腹蜂属Rhopalomelissa一新种。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所,部分副模保存于中国科学院昆明动物研究所。云南棒腹蜂Rhopalomelissa(Trichorhopalomelissa)yunnanensis Wu et He,新种。体长4—6毫米,黑褐色;腹...本文记述云南省产棒腹蜂属Rhopalomelissa一新种。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所,部分副模保存于中国科学院昆明动物研究所。云南棒腹蜂Rhopalomelissa(Trichorhopalomelissa)yunnanensis Wu et He,新种。体长4—6毫米,黑褐色;腹部棒状。头扁平,宽大于长;复眼内侧稍凹入;上颚细长,具二齿,基半部深褐色,端半部黄褐色;颅顶后缘稍圆;额区中央具一明显纵脊;触角黑褐色,鞭状,长稍超过后胸,第一节最长,等于第三、四两节总长,第二节近球形,其余各节几等长;唇基及颜侧区密被褐黄色毛;侧单眼距稍短于复眼至单眼距离;胸部黑色;前胸、中胸背板、小盾片、后盾片被金黄色短毛,后盾片毛较密,小盾片上者混有少量金黄色长毛;颅顶后缘被少量金黄色毛.展开更多
文摘<div style="text-align:justify;"> Pollinators are important to wild and cultivated plants, and the same plants are important to pollinators as well. A very important source of pollen and nectar to pollinators are willows (<em>Salix</em> spp.). The aim of this study was to demonstrate which <em>Apoidea</em> species are attracted by a species-diverse willow plantation (Poznań University of Life Sciences Willow Collection, Poland), the proportion of the number of honeybees to other species from the <em>Apoidea</em> superfamily visiting willow plantations, and whether the flowering date of male and female willow individuals affect the species composition and number of pollinators. Observations of willow phenology were carried out in the second year of willow growth, from March 9 to December 7, 2012. The insects were observed between April 6 and May 11, 2012. The results of this study showed 30 <em>Apoidea</em> species. Among 1591 <em>Apoidea</em> individuals, only 17 honeybee individuals were noted. The results show that the willow pollen production optimum occurred when the minimum air temperatures stopped dropping below zero. This parameter and this period are also related to the intensification of the occurrence of the noted insects. It can also be concluded that the pollen production season precedes the flowering optimum of female flowers and that the optimum flowering of female flowers is correlated with a significant increase in air temperature. </div>
基金supported by The National Natural Science Foundation Key Fund(32330013)The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(31625024)+6 种基金supported by the NSFC International Young Scholars Program(31850410464)the CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative(2018PB0003,2020PB0142,2024PVC0046)funded by the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars(32122016)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32470473)funded continuously by grants from the Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2008DP173354)State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management(SKLA2501)Sino BON Insect Diversity Monitoring Network(Sino BON-Insects)。
文摘China has the sixth-largest bee fauna with over 1,300 documented species.Yet countless more are expected,making taxonomic work an imperative.Here,we outline the history of bee taxonomy in China and discuss how best we can move into the future and describe all of the many undescribed species remaining.Key challenges include the difficulty of accurately assigning species names due to overseas type material as well as a general need for increased internationalization such as in specimen and data sharing.Only with sustained funding for basic taxonomy will it be possible to know and protect China's unique bee fauna.
基金supported mainly by grants from the National Specific Research Funds for Public Benefit Department(Agriculture)(201303108)to Zeqing Niuthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(31201701+2 种基金J1211002)to Chaodong Zhu’s labthe grant(Y229YX5105)from Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution,Chinese Academy of SciencesPia Oremek has been supported by the German-Chinese SURUMER project(Sustainable Rubber Cultivation in the Mekong Region,funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research,Project Number 01LL0919)to carry out field studies in NWNR
文摘The bee genus Thrinchostoma Saussure, 1890 is reported from China with a new species and a new record species, T. （Thrinchostoma） yunnanense Niu ＆ Zhu, sp. nov. and T（T.） sladeni Cockerell, 1913. An illustrated key to the two Chinese species of the subgenus Thrinchostoma （T.） is provided. The type specimens are deposited in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
基金supported by "Postdoctoral Program for African Researchers of China-Africa Science and Technology Partnership Program (CASTEP)"the Chinese Postdoc Foundation,Beijingthe "National Natural Science Foundation of China (U0936601)"
文摘This paper is a supplementary work to the total 14 species of genus Panurginus described recently from the eastern Palaearctic Region. This genus is not well studied in China and where there were only two known species, P nigripes Morawitz and P flavotarsus Wu. The type species of the genus, P niger Nylander, known from Russia and Mongolia, is newly recorded from northern China. The total species now known from China are three species in two species groups, the niger-group and the herzi-group. A key to males of these Chinese species is given.
基金supported mainly by the National Specific Research Funds for Public Benefit Department(Agriculture)(201303108)to Zeqing Niuthe National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(31625024)to Chaodong Zhu+1 种基金partially by the NSFC Program J1211002the grant(Y229YX5105)from Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘The Chinese cleptoparasitic bee genus Tetralonioidella Strand,1914 is studied.Fourteen species are found in China,with nine new species,namely T.damenglongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.dinghuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.emeiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.goumenensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.leigongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.longqiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.maniwengensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.tianmuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.and T.wuae Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,respectively.T.pendleburyi（Cockerell,1926）is firstly recorded in China.An illustrated key to Chinese known species is provided.All type specimens of new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China.
文摘本文记述云南省产棒腹蜂属Rhopalomelissa一新种。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所,部分副模保存于中国科学院昆明动物研究所。云南棒腹蜂Rhopalomelissa(Trichorhopalomelissa)yunnanensis Wu et He,新种。体长4—6毫米,黑褐色;腹部棒状。头扁平,宽大于长;复眼内侧稍凹入;上颚细长,具二齿,基半部深褐色,端半部黄褐色;颅顶后缘稍圆;额区中央具一明显纵脊;触角黑褐色,鞭状,长稍超过后胸,第一节最长,等于第三、四两节总长,第二节近球形,其余各节几等长;唇基及颜侧区密被褐黄色毛;侧单眼距稍短于复眼至单眼距离;胸部黑色;前胸、中胸背板、小盾片、后盾片被金黄色短毛,后盾片毛较密,小盾片上者混有少量金黄色长毛;颅顶后缘被少量金黄色毛.
