[en] Previous surveys (2011-2013) of the bee fauna from the Suez Canal region, Egypt,
recorded a total of 55 species. Those surveys did not include important floral species among
the Asteraceae, a family known to be associated with various oligolectic bees. The aim of the
present note is to report bees visiting four uncultivated species of Asteraceae that are common
in the region during the Spring of 2014. Nine species of bees were recorded from these flowers,
these increasing the number of species recorded from the Suez Canal region to 62. Some species,
such as Daypoda sinuata Pérez (Melittidae) and Panurgus dentatus Friese (Andrenidae), are
known oligoleges of Asteraceae.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Shebl, M. A.
Patiny, Sébastien
Michez, Denis ; Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Zoologie
Language :
English
Title :
Supplementary note on the solitary bee fauna from the Suez Canal region of Egypt (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
