Le Féon Violette, Aubert Matthieu, Genoud David, Andrieu-Ponel Valérie, Westrich Paul, Geslin Benoît
Observatoire des Abeilles Arzens France.
CNRS, IRD, IMBEAix-Marseille University University of Avignon Marseille France.
Ecol Evol. 2018 Jan 2;8(3):1534-1542. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3758. eCollection 2018 Feb.
In 2008, a new species for the French bee fauna was recorded in Allauch near Marseille: the giant resin bee, (Smith, 1853). This was the first European record of this species that is native to East Asia. To our knowledge, it is the first introduced bee species in Europe. Here, we provide an overview of the current distribution of in France and we describe the history of its range expansion. Besides our own observations, information was compiled from literature and Internet websites, and by contacting naturalist networks. We collected a total of 117 records ( × combinations) for the 2008-2016 period. The geographical range of has extended remarkably, now occupying a third of continental France, with the most northern and western records located 335 and 520 km from Allauch, respectively. Information on its phenology, feeding, and nesting behavior is also provided. We report several events of nest occupation or eviction of sp. and sp. individuals by . Our results show that is now well established in France. Given its capacity to adapt and rapidly expand its range, we recommend amplifying the monitoring of this species to better anticipate the changes in its geographical range and its potential impacts on native bees.
2008年,在马赛附近的阿洛(Allauch)记录到一种法国蜜蜂新物种:巨型树脂蜂(Megachile sculpturalis ,史密斯,1853年)。这是该原产于东亚的物种在欧洲的首次记录。据我们所知,它是欧洲首个被引入的蜜蜂物种。在此,我们概述了巨型树脂蜂在法国的当前分布情况,并描述了其分布范围扩张的历史。除了我们自己的观察结果,还从文献、互联网网站以及通过联系博物学家网络收集了信息。我们总共收集了2008 - 2016年期间的117条记录(地点×年份组合)。巨型树脂蜂的地理分布范围显著扩大,现在占据了法国大陆的三分之一,最北和最西的记录分别距离阿洛335公里和520公里。还提供了有关其物候、觅食和筑巢行为的信息。我们报告了几起巨型树脂蜂占据或驱逐中华蜜蜂(Apis cerana )和意大利蜜蜂(Apis mellifera )个体巢穴的事件。我们的结果表明,巨型树脂蜂现在已在法国稳固立足。鉴于其适应能力和迅速扩大分布范围的能力,我们建议加强对该物种的监测,以便更好地预测其地理范围的变化及其对本地蜜蜂的潜在影响。