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Laboratoire de Zoologie
(Prof. P. Rasmont)
contact: P. Rasmont
Université de Mons
Avenue du Champ de Mars, 6
B-7000 Mons

Unité d'Entomologie fonctionnelle
et évolutive
(Prof. E. Haubruge)
contact: F. Francis
Gembloux Agro Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
B-5030 Gembloux
Pierre Rasmont
Atlas of the European Bees: genus Thyreus

First on line 29.VIII.2014, update 10.XI.2014

Thyreus includes 25 species in West-Palaearctic region.

Like other Melectini, Thyreus are all cleptoparasitic solitary species, most of them hosted by Anthophorini of the genus Amegilla. Like their main Amegilla hosts, Thyreus are clearly associated with arid or subarid biomes, matorrals, steppes, sub-deserts and deserts. There is only one species (Thyreus orbatus) that crosses the 50th parallel to the north, and it is also one of the rare that is hosted by Anthophora species (Anthophora quadrimaculata).

There are very few data about the foraging plants of Thyreus, they seem however to forage generally side by side on the same plants than their hosts. That includes foraging mainly flowers with long corollae, as Boraginaceae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, Scophulariaceae and Compositae from the Carduae tribe (thistles).

All species are quite fast and discrete flyers. For these reasons, it is likely that their abundance and distribution remain underestimated. But in all cases, all species are rare and localised. Beside, some species are not easy to identify, relying not only to the genitalia but also to the internal sternites, requiring so a delicate dissection. Some taxa are known by few specimens or even just by types.

Beside the comprehensive but dated monography of Meyer (1921), there is a main revision of the genus for the Palaearctic: Lieftinck (1968). For France, the key of de Beaumont (1939) (updated by Rasmont 2014) remains of great convenience. For Iberian Peninsula, Vergès (1967) provides a good introduction.

Righmyer & Engel (2003) recently splitted the genus Thyreomelecta from Thyreus.

This updated version remains VERY provisional. It includes mainly the checklist of West-Palaearctic species. It remains gaps and mistakes in the maps. It is based mainly on Lieftinck (1968) with a considerable addition of original data. There are very few available photographs of living specimens.

Acknowledgements

This page is constructed in the framework of the STEP project - Status and Trends of European Pollinators. Coordinator: Simon Geoffrey Potts, University of Reading

STEP Partners to Objective 1 (Document the status and trends of pollinators, map distributions): University of Mons (Prof. Pierre Rasmont; Denis Michez; Stephanie Iserbyt; Yvan Barbier); University of Reading (Stuart Roberts)

Many thanks to Manu Dehon for his help and to David Genoud for photographs.

Pierre Rasmont

Citation:
Rasmont P. 2014. Atlas of the European Bees: genus Thyreus. 1st Edition. STEP Project, Atlas Hymenoptera, Mons, Gembloux. http://www.atlashymenoptera.net/page.aspx?ID=258

Other Melectini

Melecta
Thyreomelecta
Thyreus (present page)

Thyreus Atlas European Bees Panzer, 1806

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Show only this taxa Thyreus sp Panzer, 1806
This map summarizes the data already used. It includes 1845 data for 25 species.

Main contributions to the maps:

Datasets included 7.IX.2014:
BDFGM (Belgium, P. Rasmont, E. Haubruge) 1649 data; CFCS (Suisse, Y. Gonseth) 403 data; D. Baldock (UK); 39 data; J. Straka (Czech Republic, 9 data; T. Petanidou (Greece) 2 data.

Litterature data: That includes mainly Lieftinck (1968) 945 data.

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Thyreus spp., 1845 data
Main sources : P. Rasmont
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus spp, countries
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 29.VIII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus aberrans (Morawitz, 1875)
Thyreus aberrans (Morawitz, 1875)
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Thyreus aberrans, 3 data
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus aberrans
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus affinis (Morawitz, 1874)
Thyreus affinis (Morawitz, 1874)
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Thyreus affinis, 138 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus affinis
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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THYREUS AFFINIS France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Show only this taxa Thyreus bouyssoui (Vachal, 1903)
Thyreus bouyssoui (Vachal, 1903)
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Thyreus bouyssoui, 1 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus bouyssoui
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus elegans (Morawitz, 1877)
Thyreus elegans (Morawitz, 1877)
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Thyreus elegans, 32 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus elegans
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus fallibilis (Kohl, 1906)
Thyreus fallibilis (Kohl, 1906)

This species only occurs in Saudi Arabia, out of the frame.
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Thyreus fallibilis, 1 data
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus hellenicus Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus hellenicus Lieftinck, 1968
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Thyreus hellenicus, 27 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus hellenicus
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Last update : 3.VII.2014
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THYREUS HELLENICUS France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Show only this taxa Thyreus hirtus (de Beaumont, 1940)
Thyreus hirtus (de Beaumont, 1940)
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Thyreus hirtus, 238 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus hirtus
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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THYREUS HIRTUS France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Show only this taxa Thyreus histrionicus (Illiger, 1806)
Thyreus histrionicus (Illiger, 1806)
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Thyreus histrionicus, 444 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus histrionicus
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Last update : 3.VII.2014
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THYREUS HISTRIONICUS France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Show only this taxa Thyreus hohmanni HEDICKE,1923
Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993
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Thyreus hohmanni, 186 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Thyreus hohmanni
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus hyalinatus (Vachal, 1903)
Thyreus hyalinatus (Vachal, 1903)
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Thyreus hyalinatus, 21 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus hyalinatus
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus mauretaniensis (Strand, 1911)
Thyreus mauretaniensis (Strand, 1911)

This species is only known by its holotype.
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Thyreus mauretaniensis, 1 data
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus mauretaniensis
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus nubicus (Lepeletier, 1841)
Thyreus nubicus (Lepeletier, 1841)
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Thyreus nubicus, 1 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
No data on the map cover
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Thyreus nubicus
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus orbatus (Lepeletier, 1841)
Thyreus orbatus (Lepeletier, 1841)
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Thyreus orbatus, 494 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus orbatus
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Thyreus orbatus >>> photo gallery
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Mons (Belgique) 29.VI.2002
 
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Thyreus_orbatus_2002_06_29_MONS_DSC_0010.jpg >>> photo gallery
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Mons (Belgique) 29.VI.2002
 
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Thyreus orbatus
auteur(s) : A. Pauly
Comblain-la-Tour (Belgique)
 
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THYREUS ORBATUS France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Show only this taxa Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
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Thyreus parthenope, 0 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus parthenope
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus picaron Lieftinck, 1968
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Thyreus picaron, 21 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus picaron
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Last update : 3.VII.2014
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THYREUS PICARON France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Show only this taxa Thyreus piceus (Meyer, 1921)
Thyreus piceus (Meyer, 1921)

This species is only known by its holotype.
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Thyreys piceus, 1 data
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus piceus
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus picicornis (Morawitz, 1875)
Thyreus picicornis (Morawitz, 1875)
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Thyreus picicornis, 6 data
Main sources : P. Rasmont
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus picicornis
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus plumatus (Meyer, 1921)
Thyreus plumatus (Meyer, 1921)

This species is only known by its holotype.
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Thyreus plumatus, 1 data
Main sources : P. Rasmont
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus plumatus
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Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus praevalens (Kohl, 1905)
Thyreus praevalens (Kohl, 1905)
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Thyreus praevalens, 5 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus praevalens
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Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus priesneri Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus priesneri Lieftinck, 1968
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Thyreus priesneri, 0 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus priesneri
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus ramosellus (Cockerell, 1919)
Thyreus ramosellus (Cockerell, 1919)
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Thyreus ramosellus, 20 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus ramosellus
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Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus ramosus (Lepeletier, 1841)
Thyreus ramosus (Lepeletier, 1841)
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Thyreus ramosus, 408 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus ramosus
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Thyreus ramosus F
auteur(s) : D. Genoud
France, Aude, Arzens, 17.VIII.2012
 
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Thyreus ramosus F
auteur(s) : D. Genoud
France, Aude, Arzens, 17.VIII.2012
 
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THYREUS RAMOSUS France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
Show only this taxa Thyreus ruficornis (Alfken, 1934)
Thyreus ruficornis (Alfken, 1934)

After Lieftinck (1968): "T. ruficornis would seem to be an immature example of T. ramosus, or one of its nearest allies."
Meaning that the species status of this taxon, only known by its holotype, is somewhat dubious.
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Thyreus ruficornis, 1 data
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Thyreus ruficornis
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Show only this taxa Thyreus scutellaris (Fabricius, 1781)
Thyreus scutellaris (Fabricius, 1781)
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Thyreus scutellaris, 32 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus scutellaris
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Last update : 3.VII.2014
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Show only this taxa Thyreus tricuspis (Pérez, 1883)
Thyreus tricuspis (Pérez, 1883)
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Thyreus tricuspis, 30 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus tricuspis
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Show only this taxa Thyreus truncatus (Pérez, 1883)
Thyreus truncatus (Pérez, 1883)
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Thyreus truncatus, 156 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 7.XI.2014
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Thyreus truncatus
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014
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THYREUS TRUNCATUS France 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Références


Beaumont, J. de.. 1939. Les Crocisa de la faune française (Hym. Apidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France, 108: 161-171.


Lieftinck M.A.. 1968. A review of Old World Species of Thyreus Panzer (=Crocisa Jurine) (Hym., Apoidea, Anthophoridae) Part 4. Palearctic Species. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 98: 1-139, 4 pls.
see also:http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149110


Meyer R.. 1921. Apidae—Nomadinae I, Gattung Crocisa Jur. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Abt. A 1921(1): 67-178.

Rasmont P.. 2014. Clef des Melectini de France (Apidae). Université de Mons, Belgique, 28 p.

Rightmyer M.G. & Engel M.S.. 2003. A New Palearctic Genus of Melectine Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). American Museum Novitates, 3392: 1-22.

Vergés F.. 1967. Estudo monográfico de los Thyreus Panzer (Crocisa Jurine) de España. Miscelanea Zoologica, Museo de Zoologia de Barcelona 11: 101-110.