Range expansion of Bombus (Pyrobombus) bimaculatus Cresson in Canada (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

BACKGROUND: The two-spotted bumble bee, Bombusbimaculatus Cresson, 1863 (Hymenoptera, Apidae), is a common species in central North America, with few published records of this species in Canada west of Ontario or east of Quebec. NEW INFORMATION: Based on recently collected specimens from Saskatchewa...

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Autores principales: Sheffield, Cory, Palmier, Kirsten M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2023
Materias:
Single Taxon Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10248724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37305447
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e104657
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The two-spotted bumble bee, Bombusbimaculatus Cresson, 1863 (Hymenoptera, Apidae), is a common species in central North America, with few published records of this species in Canada west of Ontario or east of Quebec. NEW INFORMATION: Based on recently collected specimens from Saskatchewan and confirmed records posted to iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org/) in the past 10 years (i.e. since 2013), we provide evidence that this species has only recently expanded its range in Canada, westwards into the Prairies Ecozone (Manitoba, Saskatchewan) and east into the Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island).

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