Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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"Rare bees" in unpredictable environments: Fact or artifact? Case studies from the Mojave Desert

Terry Griswold, tgris@biology.usu.edu, USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT

In landscapes with harsh and unpredictable climate, presence of bees may be sporadic and unpredictable in time and space, reducing the likelihood of detection. Under such conditions, rarity may be more apparent than real. An intensive study of 21 putative rare bees in the eastern Mojave Desert, USA provides an opportunity to explore the incidence of rarity in harsh environments.


Species 1: Hymenoptera Colletidae Colletes stepheni
Species 2: Hymenoptera Andrenidae Perdita meconis
Species 3: Hymenoptera Andrenidae Andrena balsammorhizae

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COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS

  • From Heather hardy, July 16, 2009
    we have bees here which look like vampire bees. Are they real and would they be in north america