New distributional records of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat, India

Authors

  • Rifat H. Raina
     Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, New Pali Road, Jodhpur – 342005, Rajasthan
  • Indu Sharma
     Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, New Pali Road, Jodhpur – 342005, Rajasthan
  • Preeti Choudhary
     Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, New Pali Road, Jodhpur – 342005, Rajasthan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i3/2023/170364

Keywords:

Apoidea, Bees, Dang, Gujarat, Hymenoptera, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary

Abstract

The study was conducted from 2018 to 2020 to explore the distributional records of hymenopteran fauna from various localities of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat. The distributional records about 13 species of Hymenoptera (Apoidea) are provided covering 3 families and distributed over 07 genera, which are being reported for the first time from the Sanctuary. The species include the representatives of the families Apidae, Megachilidae and Halictidae covering seven genera viz. Amegilla, Apis, Euaspis, Xylocopa, Nomia, Megachile and Pseudapis.

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2024-02-08

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Raina, R. H., Sharma, I., & Choudhary, P. (2024). New distributional records of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(3), 219–227. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i3/2023/170364

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Volume 123, Issue 3, 2023

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