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(Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Isfahan Province, Iran J Insect Biodivers Syst 05(3): 171–201 ISSN: 2423-8112 JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS Research Article http://jibs.modares.ac.ir http://zoobank.org/References/13F7F456-0C64-4B29-AB05-5310D63B83A2 A survey of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Isfahan Province, Iran Razeyeh Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh and Alireza Monfared* Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran. ABSTRACT. In this survey, 154 bee species of Apoidea superfamily, from the western part of the Isfahan province, Iran were recorded, of which 29 Received: species are new for the fauna of Iran. Among the identified specimens, there 04 January, 2019 were 35 species of Andrenidae, 11 of Apidae, 20 of Colletidae, 50 of Halictidae, Accepted: 36 of Megachilidae and 2 of Melittidae. All specimens are deposited in the 10 July, 2019 Museum of Iranian Pollinating Insects of Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran. Published: 15 July, 2019 Subject Editor: Key words: Andrenidae, Apidae, Colletidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae and Ali Asghar Talebi Melittidae Citation: Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh, R. & Monfared, A. (2019) A survey of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Isfahan Province, Iran. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 5 (3), 171–201. Introduction Many Iranian researchers have studied province. In a study by Tavakoli Korqand Apoidea superfamily fauna of this country et al. (2010) bee pollinators of legume-crops in recent decade. The first national in Gilan province, 46 species of 24 genera researchers, who studied this superfamily, and six families were collected and were Esmaeili & Rastegar (1975). They identified. Of these, 20 species and two collected bees from Karadj (Alborz genera recorded for the first time from province) and recorded 11 species of Iran. One species from Osmia (Osmia) was Bombus Latreille. Most of their scientific new for science. Taghavi et al. (2008), name were later corrected by Monfared et studied Bombus species diversity in Tehran al. (2007). Mirabzadeh et al. (1989) studied and Qazvin provinces in Central Elburz. breeding and the application of the leaf They collected a total of 11 species of the cutting bees, pollinators of Alfalfa genus Bombus and detected that at least 8 (Medicago sp.). They also collected and species in the two regions were similar. identified bees of various genera from the Monfared et al. (2007) in a comprehensive Alborz province, although the reliability of work on bumblebees of Iran by collecting their identifications need to be critically bumblebees from most regions of proper corrected, in some case. Ebadi (1996) habitats in the country and also revising of conducted some studies on the bee fauna of species list reported before in the litreatures, Isfahan; He recorded 33 species from confirmed that at least collectively 34 species Apoidea. Izadi et al. (1997) recorded 35 of Iranian bumblebees live in twenty species of Apoidea bees from northern Fars provinces of Iran. Khodaparast & Monfared Corresponding author: Alireza Monfared, E-mail: [email protected], Alternative E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2019, Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh and Monfared. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 172 New records of Apoidea from Iran (2012) in a comperehensive work on studies, which was a review of Iranian Apoidea recorded 177 species of bees from researches on bees’ fauna of Iran, we can Fars province. In this survey, they reported name some foreign researchers which 91 new records for Iran fauna, and 7 new collected or recorded bees’ species from species for science. Among these, 56 Iran. Warncke a German scientist has species belong to Apidae family, 49 species recorded many bees’ species from Iran of Halictidae, 39 species of Megachilidae, (Warncke, 1976, 1977, 1979a, b, c, d, e, f, 31 species of Andrenidae, 1 species of 1980a, b, 1981, 1982, 1983). Melittidae and 1 species from Colletidae. Scientists worked on bumblebees of Iran Khodaparast & Monfared (2013b) published has been mentioned in Monfared et al. a taxonomic study on 14 species of four (2007) previously, so we review works of genera of the tribe of Fars Osmiini with others, which are more important here. good pictures and descriptions of the Ebmer (1978) have studied on some genera species, also Khodaparast & Monfared belong to Iran fauna such Rophites, (2013a) in an independent work published Systropha, Halictus and Lasioglossum, He a taxonomic study on 26 species of the tribe also in this study recorded 52 species of the Eucerini from Fars province that 19 species genus Halictus, 118 species of the genus were new for the fauna of Iran. They Lasioglossum, 2 species Rophites and 4 provide detailed pictures of them in order species Systropha from Iran. Warncke (1982) to facilitate the identification of the species. had recorded several species of the genera Khaghaninia et al. (2013) in a study of bee of Xylocopa, Systropha, Halictus, Anthidium, pollinator fauna in the forests Horand in Rophites and Dioxys during years of 1976- East Azerbaydjan of Iran recorded 46 1982 from Iran. Michez (2005) recorded a species from three families which 8 species new species called Dasypoda (Megadasypoda) were new records for this fauna. Monfared intermedia with descreption for the first et al. (2012) recorded 40 species of time from Iran. Engel (2006) recorded a pollinator bees from Kohgiluyeh & new species of the genus Osmia (Helicosmia) BoyerAhmad province that seven species among materials were collected near were reported for the first time from Iran. Karadj. He also recorded a new rare species Keshtkar et al. (2012) published 25 bees’ from cleptoparasite bees genus species on 18 plant species from urban Chiasmognathus (tribe: Ammobatini) which parks and gardens from Shiraz city. collected from the north east of Iran. Lately, Sorayamohtat et al. (2012) recorded 34 Müller (2012) published a paper about a species from Sistan & Baluchestan new species of tribe Osmiini called Osmia province, 34 species of these were from 17 (Orientosmia) maxschwarzi, which had a genera and 5 families (Colletidae, Apidae, Megachilidae, Mellitidae and Andrenidae), very long mouthparts and its unique also in this study Colletes schwarzi foodplant from family Fabaceae Kuhlmann recorded for the first time for (leguminose) recorded from Palearctic Iranian fauna. Salehi Sarbijan et al. (2012) region. This bee live in a vast region from recorded 32 species from 17 genera and 5 west of Turkey to central Iran. He families in southwest of Kerman province. described it and provided a key to three Among the mentioned species, a species species of the genus Orientosmia in his with the name of Osmia cornuta were new publication. for the fauna of Iran. Nadimi et al. (2013a) After them, many subsequent works are studied on cleptoparasite Coelioxys bees in carried out on bee taxonomy in Iran. northern Iran and recorded a total of 11 Important faunistic and taxonomic works species which 6 of them were new for the including the bee fauna of Isfahan province fauna of Iran. In addition to the above (Ebadi, 1996), Apoidea bees in Fars Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared 173 province (Izadi et al. 1997), bee pollinators crops and pasture plants. Totally, 1898 of legume crops in Gilan province specimens collected (Table 1). In this servey (Tavakoli Korqand, 2010), Bombus species all Apoid bees except honey bees (Apis diversity in Central Elburz (Taghavi et al. mellifera) and wild honey bee (Apis florea) 2008), bumblebees from most regions of were collected. Samples were collected by Iran (Monfared et al. 2007), bees from Fars sweeping net and put in a container contains province (Khodaparast & Monfared, 2012), the cork and ethyl acetate, in field, then taxonomic study of the tribe Osmiini of transfer to lab. Geographic cordinations Fars province (Khodaparast & Monfared, including altitude, latitude and elevation 2013b), Nadimi et al (2013b) studied the recorded by a GPS eTrix HC series by tribe Osminii in northern Iran. Nadimi et Garmin Company. Then specimens pinned al. (2014) studied tribe Anthididni in and received the labels which indicate the northern Iran. Allahverdi et al. (2016) location information, date of collection and examined Andrena subgenera of Iran. collector name and set in collection boxes. Salarian et al. (2016) surveid of the genus Also, some example of flowering plants Ceratina Latreille in northern Iran. Safi et al. visited by beeswere collected, dried, and (2018) studied Halictidae from Gorgan then fixed and was identified by our county. Safi et al. (2018) reported a rare collegues expert on systematic of plants Dr. species of bee from Iran with a checklist of A. Jafari from Yasouj University. All data subfamily Nomioidinae of Iran. Lately, were recorded in a database of excel file. Falamarzi et al. (2017) published a paper on Then all specimens examined and classified species inventory of Megachilidae based on family, subfamily, tribe and genera (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in south of Fars using Michener (2007). To identification of province and Goodarzi & Monfared (2017) bees to species level examples of specimens published a paper on identifying of Iranian were sent to bees’ espesialist abroadand species of the subgenus Psithyrus identification on various families carried out Lepeletier. Khajuee Dehshib et al. (2018) by mentioned
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