Range expansion of Bombus (Pyrobombus) bimaculatus Cresson in Canada (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
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Sheffield C (2023). Range expansion of Bombus (Pyrobombus) bimaculatus Cresson in Canada (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e104657 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.Description
The two-spotted bumble bee, Bombus bimaculatus Cresson, 1863 (Hymenoptera, Apidae), is a common species in central North America, with few published records of this species in Canada west of Ontario or east of Quebec.Based on recently collected specimens from Saskatchewan and confirmed records posted to iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org/) in the past 10 years (i.e. since 2013), we provide evidence that this species has only recently expanded its range in Canada, westwards into the Prairies Ecozone (Manitoba, Saskatchewan) and east into the Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island).Taxonomic Coverages
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Cory Sheffieldoriginator
position: Dr
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Regina
CA
email: cory.sheffield@gov.sk.ca
Cory Sheffield
metadata author
position: Dr
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Regina
CA
email: cory.sheffield@gov.sk.ca
Cory Sheffield
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position: Dr
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Regina
CA
email: cory.sheffield@gov.sk.ca