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- Title
Orchid Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) of Cusuco National Park, State of Cortés, Honduras.
- Authors
McCravy, Kenneth W.; Dyke, Joseph Van; Creedy, Thomas J.; Roubik, David W.
- Abstract
Orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) are abundant and important pollinators of Neotropical forests, but orchid bee diversity is still poorly known in much of Mesoamerica, particularly in cloud forests. This paper presents results of a 2012 to 2013 survey of orchid bee diversity in Cusuco National Park, a cloud forest environment in northwest Honduras. Orchid bees were collected using insect nets at bait stations with chemical attractants. Bait stations were located at 68 sample sites throughout the park. We collected 4,293 orchid bees representing 24 species and 4 genera. One species, Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, accounted for 67.6% of the total individuals collected. A substantial easterly range extension was established for Eufriesea pallida (Kimsey). Our study provides the first intensive inventory of cloud forest orchid bee diversity in the region. Furthermore, it provides baseline data for future studies of orchid bees in a key biodiversity area that is threatened by human population growth and associated land use changes.
- Subjects
BEES; POLLINATORS; INSECT diversity; CLOUD forests; BIODIVERSITY; POPULATION; LAND use
- Publication
Florida Entomologist (Florida Entomological Society), 2016, Vol 99, Issue 4, p765
- ISSN
0015-4040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1653/024.099.0431