Bees of puerto rico

INSECTA MUNDI
0040
Julio A. Genaro Nico M. Franz

A Journal of World Insect Systematics

The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Department of Biology, York University 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada

Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico PO Box 9012, Mayagüez, PR 00681, U.S.A.

Date of Issue: August 22, 2008

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Julio A. Genaro and Nico M. Franz The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) Insecta Mundi 0040: 1-24
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0040: 1-24

2008

The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Julio A. Genaro
Department of Biology, York University 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada E-mail: polimita@hotmail.com

Nico M. Franz
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico PO Box 9012, Mayagüez, PR 00681, U.S.A. E-mail: franz@uprm.edu
Abstract. The beefauna of the Greater Puerto Rico area was studied. A review of the previous relevant studies is presented. An annotated catalog and information about the origin and distributional patterns are also provided. Thirty-nine species of bees occur in Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. This fauna is composed of four elements: exclusive Puerto Rican endemics (26.5%); Antillean endemics occurring on multipleislands (76.5%); continental species that have also colonized the Antilles (23.5%); and species introduced through human activity (12.8%). The bee fauna was both low in its diversity and showed the highest level of disharmony in relation to other faunas of the Greater Antilles. A lectotype is here designated for Agapostemon krugii Wolcott, 1936. Resumen. La fauna de abejas del área del Gran...