Abstract
We report the first records of Pseudoanthidium nanum (Mocsáry) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Illinois and Minnesota in 2016 and 2018, respectively. This represents a relatively rapid expansion since P. nanum was first detected in New Jersey in 2008. In order to help monitor the spread of this bee, we provide information on how to identify P. nanum and provide images of the general habitus, diagnostic features, and male genitalia. Finally, we confirm the taxonomic identity of P. nanum in the United States and highlight potential impacts on native anthidiines.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 12-20 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Great Lakes Entomologist |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Chelsey Ritner for taking photographs of female specimens, Kristian Williams, Elizabeth Kosson and Nick Olsen for fieldwork assistance, and Paige Mu?iz for identification assistance. We are grateful to Corcoran Community Garden in Minneapolis, MN for allowing sampling as well as Windy City Harvest in Chicago, IL for permission to conduct research at Rodeo and Legends farms. We are grateful to the two anonymous peer reviewers for their constructive comments. Funding to SJB was provided by USDA-APHIS under cooperative agreements 16-8130-0736-CA and AP17PPQS&T00C053, all work in Chicago was funded by a David H. Smith postdoctoral research fellowship awarded to RKT, and work in Minnesota was funded by grant to DPC through the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03a.
Funding Information:
We thank Chelsey Ritner for taking photographs of female specimens, Kris- tian Williams, Elizabeth Kosson and Nick Olsen for fieldwork assistance, and Paige Muñiz for identification assistance. We are grateful to Corcoran Community Garden in Minneapolis, MN for allowing sampling as well as Windy City Harvest in Chicago, IL for permission to conduct research at Rodeo and Legends farms. We are grateful to the two anonymous peer reviewers for their constructive comments. Funding to SJB was provided by USDA-APHIS under cooperative agreements 16-8130-0736-CA and AP17PPQS&T00C053, all work in Chicago was funded by a David H. Smith postdoctoral research fellowship awarded to RKT, and work in Minnesota was funded by grant to DPC through the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03a.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Anthidium
- Anthophila
- Invasive species
- Midwest
- Range expansion
