A Faunistic Study on Megachilidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Northern Iran
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Egypt. J. Plant Prot. Res. Inst. (2020), 3 (1): 398 - 408 Egyptian Journal of Plant Protection Research Institute www.ejppri.eg.net A faunistic study on Megachilidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Northern Iran Hamid, Sakenin1; Shaaban, Abd-Rabou2; Nil, Bagriacik3; Majid, Navaeian4; Hassan, Ghahari4 and Siavash, Tirgari5 1Department of Plant Protection, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran. 2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Reseach Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. 3 Niğde Omer Halisdemir University, Faculty of Science and Art, Department of Biology, 51100 Niğde Turkey. 4Faculty of Engineering, Yadegar- e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. 5Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. ARTICLE INFO Abstract: Article History In this faunistic research, totally 24 species of Received: 11/ 2/ 2020 Megachilidae (Hymenoptera) from 8 genera Anthidium Accepted: 20/ 3 /2020 Fabricius, 1805, Chelostoma Latreille, 1809, Coelioxys Keywords Latreille, 1809, Haetosmia Popov, 1952, Hoplitis Klug, 1807, Megachilidae, Apocrita, Lithurgus Berthold, 1827, Megachile Latreille, 1802, Osmia fauna, distribution and Panzer, 1806 were collected and identified from different Iran. regions of Iran. Two species are new records for the fauna of Iran: Coelioxys (Coelioxys) aurolimbata Förster, 1853, and Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis Spinola, 1808. Introduction Megachilidae (Hymenoptera) with belonging to the Megachilidae are more than 4000 described species effective pollinators in some plants worldwide (Michener, 2007) is a large (Bosch and Blas, 1994 and Vicens and family of specialized, morphologically Bosch, 2000). These solitary bees are rather uniform bees found in a wide both ecologically and economically diversity of habitats on all continents relevant; they include many pollinators of except Antarctica, ranging from lowland natural, urban and agricultural vegetation tropical rain forests to deserts to alpine (Gonzalez et al., 2012). Furthermore, it environments (Litman et al., 2011). The has been reported that the Megachilidae front wings without exception have got species can be used as a commercial two marginal cells, and the stigma is species when a decrease is observed in small. The pollen-collecting scopa of all the primary pollinator belonging to the nonparasitica females is located on the other family (Richards, 1997 and Güler abdominal sterna (Stephen et al., 1969 and Çağatay, 2006). and Özbek and van der Zanden, 1992). It The fauna of Iranian has been reported that some species Megachilidae has been studied rather 398 Sakenin et al., 2020 well and several papers were published tribes, and valid species names are listed by Popov (1967), Esmaili and Rastegar alphabetically within genera, together (1974), Warncke (1981), Ebadi (1995), with general distribution. Talebi et al. (1995), Modarres Awal Family Megachilidae Latreille, 1802 (1997), Izadi et al. (1998, 1999, 2000, Subfamily Megachilinae Latreille, 1802 2004, and 2006), Karimpour et al. Tribe Anthidiini Ashmead, 1899 (2002), Engel (2006), Tavakkoli et al. Genus Anthidium Fabricius, 1805 (2010), Khaghaninia et al. (2010), 1. Anthidium (Anthidium) florentinum Khodaparast et al. (2011), Monfared and (Fabricius, 1775) Khodaparast (2012), Rasekh Adel et al. Material examined: Golestan province, (2012 a, b and c), Salehi Sarbijan et al. Minudasht, 37°10′N 55°30′E, 2♀♀, 1♂, (2012), Soraya Mohtat et al. (2012), October 2012; Mazandaran province, Keshtkar et al. (2012 and 2015), Sari, 36°30′N 53°30′E, 1♀, June 2013. Khodaparast and Monfared (2012 and General distribution: Asia Minor, 2013), Monfared et al. (2012) and Caucasus, Central Asian part of the Nadimi et al. (2013a, b and 2014). former USSR, South and Central Europe, The aim of this research is a Siberia, Syria (Banaszak and partial faunistic survey on Megachilidae Romasenko, 1998), Iran (Warncke , of Golestan and Mazandaran provinces 1980) and USA (Comba and Comba (North of Iran). 1991). Material and methods Plant association: Polylectic (Fabaceae The specimens of this research and Lamiaceae) (Banaszak and were collected by sweeping net and Romasenko, 1998), Medicago sativa Malaise traps from some regions of (Fabaceae), Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) northern Iran (Golestan and Mazandaran and Epilobium hirsutum (Onagraceae) provinces). The collected specimens were (Khodaparast and Monfared, 2012). placed in ordinary paper envelopes after Comments: This species was collected being killed with cyanid, and then placed from alfalfa and onion fields, and is a in a desiccator to prepare them for dominant species in alfalfa fields morphological study. The materials were (Rasekh Adel et al., 2012 b and c). pinned and labeled according to current Tribe Lithurgini Newman, 1834 taxonomic rules and were examined with Genus Lithurgus Berthold, 1827 a stereomicroscope. For the 2. Lithurgus cornutus (Fabricius, 1787) determination of the genera and species, Material examined: Golestan province, the keys developed by Osychnyuk et al. Kalaleh, 37°43′N 55°49′E, 2♀♀, July (1978), Dorn and Weber (1988), 2012. Warncke (1980 and 1992), Banaszak and General distribution: Iran (Warncke Romasenko (1998), Scheuchl (2006), 1981), Asia Minor, Caucasus, Michener (2007) and Amiet et al. (2004) Kazakhstan, North Africa, South, East were used. Classification of the different and Central Europe (Banaszak and taxa follows Michener (2007). Romasenko, 1998), China, Greece, Results and discussion Hungary, Italy, Japan, Morocco, In this research, 24 species of Romania, Taivan, Turkey, the former Megachilidae are recorded from Golestan USSR, and former Yugoslavia (van den and Mazandaran provinces (North of Zanden, 1986). Iran). Names of the valid genera within 399 Egypt. J. Plant Prot. Res. Inst. (2020), 3 (1): 398 - 408 Plant association: Oligolectic General distribution: North, South and (Asteraceae) (Banaszak and Central Europe (Banaszak and Romasenko, 1998 and Güler and Romasenko, 1998). Sorkun, 2007). Plant association: Polylectic (Rosaceae, Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802 Fabaceae and Caprifoliaceae) (Banaszak Genus Coelioxys Latreille, 1809 and Romasenko, 1998). 3. Coelioxys (Coelioxys) aurolimbata 7. Megachile (Megachile) pilicrus Förster, 1853 Morawitz, 1878 Material examined: Mazandaran Material examined: Golestan province, province, Savadkooh, 36°05′N 52°55′E, Kordkoy, 36°41′N 54°12′E, 2♀♀, August 1♂, August 2014. 2009. General distribution: Caucasus, Central General distribution: Caucasus, Central Asian part of the former USSR, Europe, Asian part of the former USSR North Africa and Turkey (Banaszak and (Banaszak and Romasenko, 1998), Romasenko, 1998). South, Eastern and Central Europe Comments: New record for Iran. (Comba and Comba, 1991). Genus Megachile Latreille, 1802 8. Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata 4. Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Fabricius, 1787) Spinola, 1808 Material examined: Mazandaran Material examined: Mazandaran province, Savadkooh, 36°05′N 52°55′E, province, Behshahr, 36°41′N 53°44′E, 4♀♀, 3♂♂, August 2014; Golestan 2♀♀, 1♂, June 2013. province, Minudasht, 37°10′N 55°30′E, General distribution: Canada, 1♀, 1♂, October 2012. Caucasus, Central Asian part of the General distribution: Caucasus, Central former USSR, North Afiica, South and Asian part of the former USSR, Europe, Central Europe (Banaszak and Far East Russia, Kazakhstan, North Romasenko, 1998). Africa, North and South America, New Comments: New record for Iran. Zeland (Comba and Comba, 1991 and 5. Megachile (Eutricharaea) leachella Banaszak and Romasenko, 1998), Curtis, 1828 Turkey (Özbek and van der Zanden, Material examined: Mazandaran 1994). province, Ramsar, 36°47′N 50°32′E, 1♂, Plant association: Polylectic September 2012. (Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae) General distribution: Asia, Caucasus, (Banaszak and Romasenko, 1998). Europe, North Africa, North America, Tribe Osmiini Newman, 1834 Russain Far East, Siberia (Banaszak and Genus Chelostoma Latreille, 1809 Romasenko, 1998) and Iran 9. Chelostoma (Chelostoma) (Khaghaninia et al., 2010). emarginatum (Nylander, 1856) Plant association: Polylectic (mainly Material examined: Mazandaran Fabaceae) (Banaszak and Romasenko, province, Behshahr, 36°41′N 53°44′E, 1998). 1♀, 1♂, June 2013. 6. Megachile (Xanthosarus) nigriventris General distribution: Austria, Schenck, 1870 Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia- Material examined: Golestan province, Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Kordkoy, 36°41′N 54°12′E, 1♀, 2♂♂, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, September 2009. Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Serbia 400 Sakenin et al., 2020 and Montenegro, Sicily, Slovakia, 13. Hoplitis (Hoplitis) flabellifera Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey (Morice, 1901) (Grace, 2010 and Müller, 2012). Material examined: Mazandaran Plant association: Oligolectic on province, Amol, 36°28′N 52°21′E, 3♀♀, Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) and 1♂, April 2013. possibly also on closely related genera General distribution: Armenia, Iran, (Amiet et al., 2004; Sedivy et al., 2008; Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey (Grace, Grace 2010 and Müller 2012). 2010 and Müller, 2012). 10. Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) Plant association: Polylectic with a proximum Schletterer, 1889 strong preference for Anchusa Material examined: Golestan province, (Boraginaceae) (Müller, 2012), Vicia Kalaleh, 37°43′N 55°49′E, 2♀♀, (Fabaceae), Borago officinalis September 2012. (Boraginaceae), Centuria (Asteraceae) General distribution: Azerbaijan, (Khodaparast and Monfared,