scholarly journals Recognition and identification of bumblebee species in the Bombus lucorum-complex (Hymenoptera, Apidae) – A review and outlook

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silas Bossert
Keyword(s):  
Bumblebee Species ◽  
Bombus Lucorum

scholarly journals Discrimination of the bumblebee species Bombus lucorum, Bombus cryptarum and Bombus magnus by morphological characters and male labial gland secretions (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-386
Author(s):  
Andreas Bertsch ◽  
Horst Schweer ◽  
Andreas Titze
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Labial Gland ◽  
Wird Eine ◽  
Bumblebee Species ◽  
Bombus Lucorum

Frühjahrsköniginnen von B. lucorum, B. cryptarum und B. magnus von jeweils 2 Fundorten in Brandenburg (Deutschland) und Schottland (Vereinigtes Königreich) wurden mittels morphologischer Merkmale bestimmt. Dabei erwies sich die laterale Begrenzung des Collare am Rand des Pronotallobus oder auf dem Episternum als besonders brauchbares Merkmal. Farbfrische Königinnen der drei untersuchten Arten lassen sich sicher bestimmen, es sind gute Morphospezies. An Hand von sicher bestimmtem Material (EE) werden von B. cryptarum und B. magnus Verbreitungskarten für Berlin und Brandenburg erstellt, aus den Fangdaten wird eine Frühjahrsphänologie der Flugaktivität für Königinnen rekonstruiert. Königinnen von B. cryptarum kommen im frühen Frühjahr aus dem Winterschlaf, sie sind 2-3 Wochen vor den Königinnen von B. magnus aktiv. Von sicher bestimmten Königinnen wurden Kolonien gezüchtet und die Labialdrüsen von Männchen aus diesen Zuchten gaschromatographisch/ massenspektrometrisch untersucht. Etwa 50 Substanzen, eine Mischung geradkettiger Fettsäurederivate (Alkohole, Ester und Kohlenwasserstoffe), wurden identifiziert. An Hand der Labialdrüsensekrete lassen sich drei unterschiedliche Taxa sicher trennen. Die Labialdrüsensekrete der Männchen von B. magnus aus Schottland und Brandenburg sind identisch, die Arterkennungssignale sind also großräumig stabil. Die Labialdrüsensekrete der Männchen von B. cryptarum aus Brandenburg und aus Schottland sind ebenfalls identisch, damit ist B. cryptarum erstmals als Bestandteil der Fauna der Britischen Inseln nachgewiesen. Die Unterschiede der als Arterkennungssignale genutzten Sekrete der Labialdrüsen bestätigen den morphologischen Befund, B. lucorum, B. cryptarum und B. magnus sind gute Arten.

Exocrine Gland Secretions of Virgin Queens of Five Bumblebee Species (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini)

2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 582-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Cahlíková ◽  
Oldřich Hovorka ◽  
Vladimír Ptáček ◽  
Irena Valterová
Keyword(s):  
Mandibular Gland ◽  
Exocrine Gland ◽  
Dufour's Gland ◽  
Dufour’S Gland ◽  
Labial Gland ◽  
Mandibular Glands ◽  
Bumblebee Species ◽  
Bombus Lucorum ◽  
Virgin Queens

AbstractSecretions of three different glands (mandibular gland, labial gland, and Dufour’s gland) of virgin queens of five bumblebee species (Bombus lucorum, B. lapidarius, B. hypnorum, B. pascuorum, and B. terrestris) were analysed. Around 200 compounds were identified in the secretions. The compositions of the secretions of labial and mandibular glands were speciesspecific. Dufour’s gland of all species produced mainly hydrocarbons, both saturated and unsaturated, the proportions of which differed quantitatively between the species studied

scholarly journals Two gut community enterotypes recur in diverse bumblebee species

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (15) ◽  
pp. R652-R653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jilian Li ◽  
J. Elijah Powell ◽  
Jun Guo ◽  
Jay D. Evans ◽  
Jie Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bumblebee Species

Cryptic differences in dispersal lead to differential sensitivity to habitat fragmentation in two bumblebee species

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. DARVILL ◽  
S. O’CONNOR ◽  
G. C. LYE ◽  
J. WATERS ◽  
O. LEPAIS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Fragmentation ◽  
Differential Sensitivity ◽  
Bumblebee Species

scholarly journals Catching the thief: Nectar robbing behaviour by bumblebees on naturalised Fuchsia magellanica in Ireland

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 240-248
Author(s):  
Dara Anne Stanley ◽  
Emmeline Cosnett
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Flower Size ◽  
Nectar Robbing ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Alien Plant ◽  
Pollination System ◽  
Flower Visitor ◽  
Bumblebee Species ◽  
Competition For Resources

Fuchsia magellanica (Ongaraceae) is a plant with a traditionally ornithopholous pollination system, pollinated primarily by hummingbirds in its native range. As a naturalised alien plant in Ireland, F. magellanica is visited largely by bumblebees, with evidence for nectar robbing behaviour of the long-tubed flowers. We aimed to investigate nectar robbing behaviour of bumblebees on F. magellanica, and in particular whether floral and pollinator traits (size) determined likelihood of nectar robbing. While F. magellanica was visited by a number of bumblebee species, only two with shorter tongue lengths were observed to rob nectar from flowers. Although there was no observed relationship between intra-specific bee body size and nectar robbing behaviour, nectar robbing was observed most frequently in the site with the highest number of bees. Proportions of robbed flowers were low overall and varied between populations, but there was a significant relationship between flower size and whether it was nectar robbed with larger flowers robbed more often. Our work suggests that floral size determines whether a flower-visitor will choose to nectar rob or not in this system. Nectar robbing may also be related to bee density which could suggest this behaviour is driven by competition for resources, or that it is learnt by observing other bees.

scholarly journals Abundance, species composition and daily pattern of bees visiting field bean, goat’s rue and turnip rape in southern Finland

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 473-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Liisa Varis
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Brassica Rapa ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Field Bean ◽  
Turnip Rape ◽  
Bumblebee Species ◽  
Constant Rate ◽  
Galega Orientalis

Visits of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) and bumblebees (Bombas spp.) to flowers of field bean (Vida faba L.), goat’s rue (Galega orientalis Lam.) and spring turnip rape (Brassica rapa ssp. oleifera DC.) were studied to get some basic knowledge about the species composition, abundance and daily rhythm of bees visiting these plants. The studies were made under field conditions. Only pollinating specimens were counted. Both on field bean and goat’s rue 44% of the visitors were honeybees, on turnip rape the proportion of honeybees was 96%. Field bean was visited by Bombas subterraneus (L.)/B, hortorum (L.) as well as by B. lucorum (L.). These species were also present on goat’s rue; the most numerous bumblebee species on this plant, however, was B. lapidarius (L.) which was also the only bumblebee species visiting turnip rape. The total number of bees was highest on goat’s rue. The visits of honeybees began on field bean at noon and were most numerous in the afternoon. On goat’s rue, the numbers were smaller in the mornings, whereas turnip rape was visited at a rather constant rate throughout the day. On field bean, the numbers of B. subterraneus/B. hortorum increased and those of B. lucorum decreased towards the afternoon. On goat’s rue, these species were present in the morning and in the afternoon. B. lapidarius was present on goat’s rue during the whole day, but on turnip rape only in the mornings. On the basis of these results and earlier investigations it is concluded that the numbers of natural pollinators are rather low to assure adequate pollination in turnip rape and large field bean areas under the conditions in southern Finland. If the growing of goat’s rue becomes more prevalent, its pollination requirements need further studies.

scholarly journals New Balkan records of Bombus subterraneus (Linnaeus 1758) and Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius 1775) from Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Th. Anagnostopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Rflp Analysis ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Bumblebee Species ◽  
Species Lists ◽  
Vicia Cracca ◽  
First Time

From the study of the Greek bumblebee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini), species lists have been published based on both literature records and original data from collected bees. Since 1995 a special effort to confirm with newly collected bees all bumblebee species reported in literature records for Greece has been in progress. Although numerous specimens have been collected and examined and in some instances yielding new Bombus species for the Greek insect fauna, some species, mainly those reported in older references, have not yet been found. Recently, identification of bumblebees collected in the Florina Prefecture - Northwest Macedonia, during the years 2006 and 2007 yielded information for two “literature cited” species, Bombus subterraneus (Linnaeus 1758) and Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius 1775). A B. subterraneus queen (collected at 40°47´38N, 21°26´10E on Vicia cracca) was distinguished by morphological characteristics and a worker B. cryptarum (collected at 40°41´58,7N, 21°28´18,5E on Echium spp) was revealed using mitochondrial DNA RFLP analysis of the CO1 gene. These new records from Florina are provided with comments, confirming the species presence in Greece for the first time after approximately 40 years.

scholarly journals A phylogenetic framework for the bumblebee species of the subgenus Bombus sensu stricto based on mitochondrial DNA markers, with a short description of the neglected taxon B. minshanicola Bischoff, 1936 n. status. (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus).

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-487
Author(s):  
Andreas Bertsch
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Dna Markers ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Short Description ◽  
Bumblebee Species ◽  
Neue Art ◽  
Phylogenetic Framework ◽  
Bombus Affinis ◽  
N Status

Königinnen von 12 Taxa der Untergattung Bombus sensu stricto (Bombus affinis, B. albocinctus, B. cryptarum, B. lucorum, B. magnus, B. moderatus, B. occidentalis, B. patagiatus, B. sporadicus, B. terrestris, B. terricola and B. tunicatus) wurden im Frühjahr gefangen, um künstliche Kolonien zu züchten. Zusätzlich wurden Männchen von B. franklini und B. lucorum/China gefangen. Mitochondriale Cytochrome Oxidase Untereinheit I (COI) von 53 Proben wurde sequenziert (Teilsequenzen der Länge 1257 bp). GenBank Sequenzen der Ostasiatischen Arten B. hypocrita, B. ignitus und B. lucorum/China wurden einbezogen. Der Unterschied zwischen den Arten beträgt 30 – 92 Basen-Substitutionen und die Tamura-Nei genetische Distanz 0.030-0.103, während der Unterschied innerhalb der Arten nur 1 – 3 Basensubstitution beträgt und die Tamura-Nei genetische Distanz nur 0.001-0.003. Dreizehn Taxa mit Artrang sowie eine neue Art B. minshanicola Bischoff 1936 (= B. terrestris ssp. minshanicola = B. lucorum/China) wurden nachgewiesen. In der Topologie des phylogenetischen Stammbaums gibt es 4 Cluster: ein Artenpaar B. sporadicus – B. ignitus und ein Artenpaar B. terricola – B. occidentalis, ein Cluster für B. magnus, B. patagiatus and B. cryptarum mit den Subspecies B. cryptarum albocinctus und B. cryptarum moderatus sowie ein Cluster für B. hypocrita, B. lucorum, B. minshanicola, B. franklini and B. affinis. Die Arten B. terrestris mit den Subspecies B. terrestris canariensis und B. terrestris sassaricus sowie B. tunicatus sind einzeln abgetrennt. Da sich im Alignment der COI Sequenzen keine Lücken finden, können die einzelnen Nucleotid-Positionen als homolog betrachtet werden. Jede Art besitzt eine Reihe einzigartiger (‘privater’) Positionen, die als diagnostische Merkmale benutzt werden können um die Art zu definieren und zu identifizieren.

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