Addition to the checklist of IUCN European wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

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National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation

Pollinators play a crucial role in ecosystems globally, ensuring the seed production of most flowering plants. They are threatened by global changes and knowledge of their distribution at the national and continental levels is needed to implement efficient conservation actions, but this knowledge is still fragmented and/or difficult to access. As a step forward, we provide an updated list of around 3000 European bee and hoverfly species, reflecting their current distributional status at the national level (in the form of present, absent, regionally extinct, possibly extinct or non-native). This work was attainable by incorporating both published and unpublished data, as well as knowledge from a large set of taxonomists and ecologists in both groups. After providing the first National species lists for bees and hoverflies for many countries, we examine the current distributional patterns of these species and designate the countries with highest levels of species richness. We also show that many species are recorded in a single European country, highlighting the importance of articulating European and national conservation strategies. Finally, we discuss how the data provided here can be combined with future trait and Red List data to implement research that will further advance pollinator conservation

National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation

peer reviewedPollinators play a crucial role in ecosystems globally, ensuring the seed production of most flowering plants. They are threatened by global changes and knowledge of their distribution at the national and continental levels is needed to implement efficient conservation actions, but this knowledge is still fragmented and/or difficult to access. As a step forward, we provide an updated list of around 3000 European bee and hoverfly species, reflecting their current distributional status at the national level (in the form of present, absent, regionally extinct, possibly extinct or non-native). This work was attainable by incorporating both published and unpublished data, as well as knowledge from a large set of taxonomists and ecologists in both groups. After providing the first National species lists for bees and hoverflies for many countries, we examine the current distributional patterns of these species and designate the countries with highest levels of species richness. We also show that many species are recorded in a single European country, highlighting the importance of articulating European and national conservation strategies. Finally, we discuss how the data provided here can be combined with future trait and Red List data to implement research that will further advance pollinator conservation

Nouvelles données sur la présence de Colletes marginatus SMITH (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) sur le littoral belge

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Nouvelles données sur la présence de Colletes marginatus Smith (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) sur le littoral belge

New data on the presence of Colletes marginatus Smith (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) on the Belgian coast</jats:p

Synthèse des données biogéographiques de Stenoria analis (SCHAUM) (Coleoptera, Meloidae) en France et dans les régions voisines

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Synthèse des observations récentes de Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera, Meloidae) en France et dans les régions voisines

Synthesis of recent observations of Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera, Meloidae) in France and in neighboring regions. - We provide a synthesis of records from France and neighbouring regions concerning Stenoria analis (Schaum), a parasitic beetle of Colletes nests in western Europe. The data gathered indicate that this blister beetle has expanded its geographic range to the north, presumably following the recent population dynamics of its primary host, Colletes hederae Schmidt &amp; Westrich.</jats:p

Synthèse des observations récentes de Stenoria analis (SCHAUM) (Coleoptera, Meloidae) en France et dans les régions voisines

We provide a synthesis of records from France and neighbouring regions concerning Stenoria analis (SCHAUM), a parasitic beetle of Colletes nests in western Europe. The data gathered indicate that this blister beetle has expanded its geographic range to the north, presumably following the recent population dynamics of its primary host, Colletes hederae SCHMIDT & WESTRICH

The wild bees (Hymenoptera, apoidea) of the island of cyprus

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LIFE 4 Pollinators' platform: How citizen science can help monitoring plants and pollinators

Plant diversity is critical to ensure the future of humanity, as it provides essential ecosystem services and functioning. As recent estimates showed that animal-mediated pollination is crucial for the reproduction of approximately 90% of flowering plants, playing an essential role in maintaining biodiversity and agricultural productivity, effort to preserve plants cannot be disjoined from pollinator conservation initiatives. Despite their importance, pollinators have experienced alarming declines. The LIFE 4 Pollinators project was launched to involve people protecting wild bees and other pollinators in the Mediterranean. This study presents data collected through the project's web-platform, where users uploaded over 2,000 photographs of plant-pollinator interactions between 2021 and 2024. The dataset focuses on the identification of flower-visiting insects and plants, and the current study gives emphasis to citizen scientists' ability to identify plants and pollinators. 1,407 photo-records were analysed, revealing that bees and beetles were the most frequent pollinators, with plants of the Asteraceae and Cistaceae families being the most recorded. Users correctly identified 93.7% of insect taxonomic aggregations and 74.2% of plant species. The study also highlights the recording of threatened, alien, and invasive species, including the vulnerable Callicera spinolae and the invasive Vespa velutina. The plant-pollinator network analysis supports the floral syndrome concept, with floral morphologies like 'Head' and 'Disk' attracting a wide range of pollinators. The results indicate that citizen science contributes to the identification and monitoring of pollinators, generating knowledge that may be key to the conservation of these organisms and to better understand plant-pollinator interactions. Data collection through citizen-generated photographs allows to significantly expand the geographic area and the magnitude of studies, facilitating large-scale analyses that would be difficult to achieve with traditional monitoring methods. These findings provide a useful basis for future conservation initiatives and the development of policies aimed at mitigating pollinator decline