Thyreomelecta

author(s) : Pierre Rasmont
Atlas of the European Bees: genus Thyreomelecta
Pierre Rasmont

First on line 3.IX.2014

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)

Thyreomelecta are bees extremely rares in collections. We only know 35 observations in the surveyed area. There are very few ethological data concerning this genus. They are cleptoparasitic species and Rightmyer & Engel (2003) give Anthophora of the subgenus Petalosternon as hosts.

This first version is includes mainly the references provides by Lieftinck (1968) and Rightmyer & Engel (2003).


Many thanks to Manu Dehon for his help.

Pierre Rasmont

Citation:
Rasmont P. 2014. Atlas of the European Bees: genus Thyreomelecta. 1st Edition. STEP Project, Atlas Hymenoptera, Mons, Gembloux. http://www.atlashymenoptera.net/page.aspx?ID=257

Other Melectini

Melecta
Thyreomelecta (present page)
Thyreus

Thyreomelecta Atlas European Bees 

European bees
Thyreomelecta sp Latreille, 1802
This map summarizes the data already used. It includes a total of 32 data for 5 species.

Main contributions to the maps:

BDFGM: 32 data.

P. Rasmont
Thyreomelecta sp, 32 data Thyreomelecta spp., 32 data
Thyreomelecta bidentata (Kirby, 1889)
Thyreomelecta bidentata (Kirby, 1889)
Crocisa valida Morawitz, 1895
Thyreus dimidiatipuncta bidentata; Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreomelecta bidentata, 5 data Thyreomelecta bidentata, 5 data
Thyreomelecta dimiatipuncta (Spinola, 1838)
Thyreomelecta dimiatipuncta (Spinola, 1838)
Thyreomelecta dimiatipuncta, 19 data Thyreomelecta dimiatipuncta
Thyreomelecta merviensis (Radoszkowsky, 1893)
Thyreomelecta merviensis (Radoszkowsky, 1893)
Thyreomelecta propinqua, 1 data Thyreomelecta merviensis, 1 data
Thyreomelecta propinqua (Lieftinck, 1968)
Thyreomelecta propinqua (Lieftinck, 1968)
Thyreomelecta propinqua, 1 data Thyreomelecta propinqua, 1 data
Thyreomelecta sibirica (Radoszkowski, 1893)
Thyreomelecta sibirica (Radoszkowski, 1893)
Thyreomelecta siberica, 3 data Thyreomelecta siberica

References

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