Insect Species Occurrence Data from Multiple Projects Worldwide with Focus on Bees and Wasps in North America
Citation
Droege S, Maffei C (2023). Insect Species Occurrence Data from Multiple Projects Worldwide with Focus on Bees and Wasps in North America. Version 1.10. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6autvb accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-24.Description
Species occurrence records for native and non-native bees, wasps and other insects collected using mainly pan, malaise, and vane trapping; and insect netting methods in Canada, Mexico, the non-contiguous United States, U.S. Territories (specifically U.S. Virgin Islands), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and other global locations with the bulk of the specimens coming from the Eastern United States often from Federal lands such as USFWS, NPS, DOD, USFS. Some records also contain notes regarding plants or substrates from which insects were collected or that were present and/or in flower at the time the insects were collected. Unless otherwise noted, taxonomic determinations (identifications) were completed by Sam Droege (USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center- EESC, Native Bee Laboratory) and Clare Maffei (USFWS, Inventory and Monitoring Branch).
The EESC Native Bee Lab currently keeps only a small synoptic collection, rare and voucher specimens are deposited in the Smithsonian National Collection (NMNH) and widely distributed to other institutions for DNA, revisions, and augmentation of existing collections. Surplus specimens are also made available to students to learn their identifications. Corrections to any of our determinations are always welcomed. Common species that are not in demand for surplus are usually destroyed and the pins recycled. Recent revisions to Lasioglossum, Ceratina, and to a much lesser extent Triepeolus and Epeolus and other small groups have rendered determinations prior to those revisions out of date for species involved in name changes and users should account for that during analyses. Current data (included information on specimen codes without identifications) are always available without charge directly from Sam Droege.
Purpose
These specimen-based bee species occurrence records for insects trapped and collected in the non-contiguous United States, U.S. Territories and Minor Outlying Islands, Canada, and Mexico, represent baseline bee species occurrences. Absence of bee species from this dataset does not indicate absence of the species from the collecting location. Number of times a species is recorded in this dataset does not represent actual species abundance or common-ness but does offer an indication of fluctuations in population size.Sampling Description
Study Extent
This dataset is an aggregation of numerous projects and collection efforts conducted across the United States, U.S. territories and Minor Outlying Islands, Canada, Mexico, and other global locations by employees and field personnel of the USGS, and other federal and state agencies; protected area managers, biologists, private researchers, citizen scientists and volunteers.Sampling
Collection methods include short-term (24 hours) and long-term (weeks, months, or continuous) operation of 12 oz or 3.25 oz pan, 64 oz vane, malaise, hand/insect net, or other traps arranged in transects or arrays of varying lengths. Some sampling methods target specific habitats, vegetation complexes, or plant or insect species. While other sampling methods aim to establish baseline data for bee species presence in protected areas such as national parks and wildlife refuges.Quality Control
Bee species occurrence records are reviewed by project managers for accuracy and completeness. Unless otherwise noted, taxonomic determinations were completed by Sam Droege and other professional bee taxonomists where necessary (e.g. Dr. John Ascher, American Museum of Natural History; Dr. Jason Gibbs, Cornell University). If taxonomic determinations are completed by a Collector or someone other than Sam Droege, they are reviewed by Sam Droege or other professional bee taxonomists. These data are also subject to review by USGS SAS for accuracy and completeness following Darwin Core including but not limited to scientific name (syntax, spelling), and temporal and geographic information.Method steps
- Many of the methods used to collect these data are outlined or described in detail in The Very Handy Manual available online at http://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/handybeemanual.html.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Apidaecommon name: bumble bees, euglossine, euglossines, honey bees, stingless bees rank: family
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Andrenidaecommon name: andrenid bees, andrenids rank: family
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Colletidatecommon name: colletid bees, plasterer bees, yellow-faced bees rank: family
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Crabronidaecommon name: crabronid wasps, cicadakillers, sand wasps, mud daubers rank: family
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Halictidaecommon name: halictid bees, sweat bees rank: family
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Megachilidaecommon name: leafcutting bees rank: family
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Melittidaecommon name: melittid bees, melittids rank: family
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Sphecidaecommon name: mud daubers, sphecid wasps, digger wasps, sand wasps rank: family
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
- Sellers, E. and D. McCarthy. 2015. Distribution and floral hosts of Anthophorula micheneri (Timberlake, 1947) and Hylaeus sparsus (Cresson, 1869), (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with new state records in Giles and Loudoun counties, Virginia, eastern USA. Check List 11(3):1665. doi:10.15560/11.3.1665 - http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.3.1665
- Larson, D. L., Droege, S., Rabie, P. A., Larson, J. L., Devalez, J., Haar, M., McDermott-Kubeczko, M. 2014. Using a network modularity analysis to inform management of a rare endemic plant in the northern Great Plains, USA. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 1024–1032. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12273 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12273
- Russell, K. N., H. Ikerd, and S. Droege. 2005. The potential conservation value of unmowed powerline strips for native bees. Biological Conservation 124(1):133-148. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.022 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.022
- Ascher, J. S., P. Ganibino, and S. Droege. 2006. Adventive Hylaeus (Spatulariella Popov) in the New World (Hymenoptera : Apoidea : Colletidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108(1):237-239. http://biostor.org/reference/55432 - http://biostor.org/reference/55432
- Rykken, J., A. Rodman, S. Droege, and R. Grundel. 2014. Pollinators in peril? A multipark approach to evaluating bee communities in habitats vulnerable to effects from climate change. Park Science 31(1):84-90. http://www.nature.nps.gov/ParkScience/index.cfm?ArticleID=678; http://www.nature.nps.gov/ParkScience/archive/PDF/Article_PDFs/ParkScience31(1)SpecialIssue2014_84-87_89-90_Rykken_et_al_3797.pdf - http://www.nature.nps.gov/ParkScience/archive/PDF/Article_PDFs/ParkScience31(1)SpecialIssue2014_84-87_89-90_Rykken_et_al_3797.pdf
- Colla, S. R., J. S. Ascher, M. Arduser, J. Cane, M. Deyrup, S. Droege, J. Gibbs, T. Griswold, H. G. Hall, C. Henne, J. Neff, R. P. Jean, M. G. Rightmyer, C. Sheffield, M. Veit, and A. Wolf. 2012. Documenting persistence of most eastern North American bee species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) to 1990-2009. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85(1):14-22. doi:10.2317/JKES110726.1 - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2317/JKES110726.1
- Droege, S., M. G. Rightmyer, C. S. Sheffield, and S. G. Brady. 2010. New synonymies in the bee genus Nomada from North America (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa No. 2661:1-32. - http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2010/2661.html
- Droege, S., V. J. Tepedino, G. Lebuhn, W. A. Link, R. L. Minckley, Q. Chen, and C. Conrad. 2010. Spatial patterns of bee captures in North American bowl trapping surveys. Insect Conservation and Diversity 3(1):15-23. doi:10.1111/j.1752-4598.2009.00074.x - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2009.00074.x
- Droege, S., C. A. Davis, W. E. Steiner, Jr., and Mawdsley, J. 2009. The lost micro-deserts of the Patuxent River using landscape history, insect and plant specimens, and field work to detect and define a unique community. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 111(1):132-144. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-111.1.132 - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4289/0013-8797-111.1.132
Contacts
Sam Droegeoriginator
position: Wildlife Biologist
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)
BARC - EAST, Building 308, Room 124, 10300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville
20705
Maryland
US
Telephone: +1 (301) 497-5840
email: sdroege@usgs.gov
homepage: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/staff/profiles/documents/droege.htm
Clare Maffei
originator
position: Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
email: clare_maffei@fws.gov
Sam Droege
metadata author
position: Wildlife Biologist
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)
BARC - EAST, Building 308, Room 124, 10300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville
20705
Maryland
US
Telephone: +1 (301) 497-5840
email: sdroege@usgs.gov
homepage: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/staff/profiles/documents/droege.htm
Clare Maffei
metadata author
position: Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
email: clare_maffei@fws.gov
Elizabeth Sellers
user
email: esellers@usgs.gov
Sam Droege
administrative point of contact
position: Wildlife Biologist
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)
BARC - EAST, Building 308, Room 124, 10300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville
20705
Maryland
US
Telephone: +1 (301) 497-5840
email: sdroege@usgs.gov
homepage: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/staff/profiles/documents/droege.htm
Clare Maffei
administrative point of contact
position: Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
email: clare_maffei@fws.gov