A survey on Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) species available in Iranian Pollinator Insects Museum of Yasouj University
2021
Marjan Zakikhani (Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Kohgiluyeh-va Boyer-Ahmad, Iran.) | Alireza Monfared (Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Kohgiluyeh-va Boyer-Ahmad, Iran.) | Hojjatollah Mohammadi (Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Kohgiluyeh-va Boyer-Ahmad, Iran.) | Amin Sedaratian Jahromi (Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Kohgiluyeh-va Boyer-Ahmad, Iran.)
In this study, the distribution of 88 species of the family Megachilidae, out of 3678 specimens in the Iranian Pollinator Insects Museum of Yasouj University (IPIM), which were collected in spring and summer 2009–2017 from different regions of Iran including Ardabil, Chaharmahal-o Bakhtiari, Fars, Golestan, Isfahan, Kerman, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh-va Boyer-Ahmad, Sistan-o Baluchestan, Alborz, are presented. Data on the number of specimens, locations, coordinates and distribution maps for Iran and global distribution of all species (where available) are also provided. Megachile (Megachile) octosignata Nylander 1852 is first recorded from Iran. Ninetheen species are reported for the first time from Chaharmahal-o Bakhtiari and Kohgiluyeh-va Boyer-Ahmad Provinces.
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