Diversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in and around Namdapha National Park, with an Updated Checklist from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Jagdish Saini
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053
  • Kailash Chandra
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053
  • Hirdesh Kumar
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053
  • Dibya Jyoti Ghosh
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053
  • S. I. Kazmi
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053
  • Arajush Payra
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053
  • C. K. Deepak
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i4/2018/122129

Keywords:

Apidae, Bee diversity, Eastern Himalaya, Halictidae, Megachilidae

Abstract

The present study documents a preliminary checklist of bee diversity from Arunachal Pradesh, India based on literature study and the surveys undertaken during October, 2016 to July, 2017. Altogether, 49 species have been recorded belonging to 12 genera under 03 families viz. Apidae, Halictidae, and Megachilidae. Family Megachilidae, Genus Ceratina and 13 species of bees are recorded first time from Arunachal Pradesh.

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2018-11-13

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Saini, J., Chandra, K., Kumar, H., Jyoti Ghosh, D., Kazmi, S. I., Payra, A., & Deepak, C. K. (2018). Diversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in and around Namdapha National Park, with an Updated Checklist from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 118(4), 413–425. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i4/2018/122129

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Volume 118, Issue 4, 2018

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