Bee diversity (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) visiting Broad Bean (Vicia fabaL.) flowers in Egypt

Abstract

Different bee flower visitors were observed during the flowering seasons of Broad Bean in Ismailia, eastern Egypt, the Nile Delta and Alexandria, western Egypt. Eight major bee visitors were observed: Andrena ovatula (Kirby, 1802), Andrena sp. (Andrenidae), Chalicodoma siculum (Rossi, 1792) (Megachilidae), Colletes lacunatus Dours, 1872 (Colletidae), Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758, Anthophora hispanica (Fabricius, 1787), A. aegyptiaca (Dalla Torre and Friese, 1895) and Xylocopa pubescens (Spinola, 1838) (Apidae). Anthophora hispanica and A. aegyptiaca as well as Chalicodoma siculum had their peak flying period in the middle of the flowering season of the Broad Bean, while Xylocopa pubescens and Andrena sp. had their peak period in the second half of the flowering period.

Species Diversity and Seasonal Population Dynamics of Terrestrial Insects in Saluga and Ghazal Protected Area, Aswan, Egypt

“…The highest monthly peak of Apis Mellifica was in March. All peaks for these Hymenopterous species occurred also during the blooming period of Acacia species like (Shebl and Farag, 2015) who found Hymenopterous species associated with different plants, peaked during the flowering period of these plants. Most of these surveyed species (Xylocopa pubescens, Anthophora sp, Delta sp., Rhynchium sp., Sphex sp., Bembix sp., Dielis collarisand Vespa orientalis) were recorded in St Katherine Protectorate, Egypt (Zalat et al, 2008).…”

Nesting Biology and Seasonality of Long-Horned Bee Eucera nigrilabris Lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

“…The males started flying before females few days for reaching their maturation. The bees were more active during midday hours around 11pm to 1pm and the bees were fewer active during early morning and late afternoon which was noticed in most solitary bee (Fig 3) (Shebl et al, 2014;Shebl & Farag, 2015).…”

Impact of hiking trails on the diversity of flower-visiting insects in Wadi Telah, St. Katherine protectorate, Egypt

“…Bees provide principal ecological services and contribute to the survival of plant species and the conservation of biodiversity (Shebl, Patiny, & Michez, 2015). Many studies reported the faunal diversity and composition of bees in Egypt and their role in plant pollination, especially the solitary bees (Norfolk et al, 2014a;Norfolk & Dathe, 2019;Semida, 2000;Shebl & Farag, 2015;Shebl, Kamel, & Mahfouz, 2013). Sixty-two species of bees were recorded at the Canal region (Shebl et al, 2013;Shebl & Farag, 2015).…”

“…Many studies reported the faunal diversity and composition of bees in Egypt and their role in plant pollination, especially the solitary bees (Norfolk et al, 2014a;Norfolk & Dathe, 2019;Semida, 2000;Shebl & Farag, 2015;Shebl, Kamel, & Mahfouz, 2013). Sixty-two species of bees were recorded at the Canal region (Shebl et al, 2013;Shebl & Farag, 2015). Furthermore, two new species of solitary bees were identified and collected from Sinai (Badawy, 2003).…”