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Potential host plant records recovered from ECOAB wild bee collection, Mexico

Citation

Vandame R, Mérida J, Sagot P, Madrigal González D, Bedolla García B Y, González-Vanegas P A, Cultid-Medina C A, Barrios J M (2023). Potential host plant records recovered from ECOAB wild bee collection, Mexico. Version 1.10. Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xdzgbt accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-12.

Description

The bee collection of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur is one of the largest of its kind in the country. This collection began in 1986, but it was not until 2002 that its digitization started thanks to the support of different organizations: CONABIO, CONACyT, and GBIF. It currently has more than 100,000 records of specimens corresponding to the following families: Melittidae, Andrenidae, Halictidae, Colletidae, Megachilidae, and Apidae. This dataset was obtained by recovering some specimens with information on plant-bee interactions. Taxonomic experts curated and extended this information to include ecomorphological features important for pollination.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Bombus
    rank: genus
  2. Andrena
    rank: genus
  3. Calliopsis
    rank: genus
  4. Protandrena
    rank: genus
  5. Pseudopanurgus
    rank: genus
  6. Ancyloscelis
    rank: genus
  7. Anthophora
    rank: genus
  8. Augochloropsis
    rank: genus
  9. Apis
    rank: genus
  10. Centris
    rank: genus
  11. Cephalotrigona
    rank: genus
  12. Frieseomelitta
    rank: genus
  13. Trigona
    rank: genus
  14. Ceratina
    rank: genus
  15. Deltoptila
    rank: genus
  16. Epeolus
    rank: genus
  17. Epicharis
    rank: genus
  18. Melissodes
    rank: genus
  19. Melissoptila
    rank: genus
  20. Peponapis
    rank: genus
  21. Tetraloniella
    rank: genus
  22. Gaesischia
    rank: genus
  23. Euglossa
    rank: genus
  24. Eulaema
    rank: genus
  25. Exomalopsis
    rank: genus
  26. Lophopedia
    rank: genus
  27. Melitoma
    rank: genus
  28. Melipona
    rank: genus
  29. Mesocheira
    rank: genus
  30. Mesoplia
    rank: genus
  31. Nannotrigona
    rank: genus
  32. Paratetrapedia
    rank: genus
  33. Partamona
    rank: genus
  34. Plebeia
    rank: genus
  35. Asperplebeia
    rank: genus
  36. Scaptotrigona
    rank: genus
  37. Scaura
    rank: genus
  38. Tetragonisca
    rank: genus
  39. Syntrichalonia
    rank: genus
  40. Tetrapedia
    rank: genus
  41. Thygater
    rank: genus
  42. Triepeolus
    rank: genus
  43. Agapostemon
    rank: genus
  44. Xylocopa
    rank: genus
  45. Colletes
    rank: genus
  46. Mydrosoma
    rank: genus
  47. Augochlora
    rank: genus
  48. Halictus
    rank: genus
  49. Augochlorella
    rank: genus
  50. Neocorynura
    rank: genus
  51. Megachile
    rank: genus
  52. Heriades
    rank: genus
  53. Exaerete
    rank: genus
  54. Nomada
    rank: genus
  55. Trigonisca
    rank: genus
  56. Hylaeus
    rank: genus
  57. Lasioglossum
    rank: genus
  58. Caenaugochlora
    rank: genus
  59. Caenohalictus
    rank: genus
  60. Mexalictus
    rank: genus
  61. Pseudaugochlora
    rank: genus
  62. Sphecodes
    rank: genus
  63. Anthidiellum
    rank: genus
  64. Anthodioctes
    rank: genus
  65. Coelioxys
    rank: genus
  66. Hoplostelis
    rank: genus
  67. Hypanthidium
    rank: genus
  68. Lithurgopsis
    rank: genus
  69. Osmia
    rank: genus
  70. Paranthidium
    rank: genus
  71. Stelis
    rank: genus
  72. Chilicola
    rank: genus
  73. Monoeca
    rank: genus
  74. Svastra
    rank: genus
  75. Xanthopedia
    rank: genus
  76. Xenoglossa
    rank: genus
  77. Ashmeadiella
    rank: genus
  78. Anthidium
    rank: genus
  79. Florilegus
    rank: genus
  80. Ptiloglossa
    rank: genus
  81. Hypanthidioides
    rank: genus
  82. Geotrigona
    rank: genus
  83. Hoplitis
    rank: genus
  84. Trachusa
    rank: genus
  85. Paratrigona
    rank: genus
  86. Tetragona
    rank: genus
  87. Paragapostemon
    rank: genus
  88. Eufriesea
    rank: genus
  89. Diadasia
    rank: genus
  90. Coelioxoides
    rank: genus
  91. Fabales
    rank: order
  92. Poales
    rank: order
  93. Brassicales
    rank: order
  94. Ericales
    rank: order
  95. Gentianales
    rank: order
  96. Zingiberales
    rank: order
  97. Solanales
    rank: order
  98. Lamiales
    rank: order
  99. Asterales
    rank: order
  100. Malvales
    rank: order
  101. Rosales
    rank: order
  102. Oxalidales
    rank: order
  103. Asparagales
    rank: order
  104. Cucurbitales
    rank: order
  105. Commelinales
    rank: order
  106. Santalales
    rank: order
  107. Myrtales
    rank: order
  108. Sapindales
    rank: order
  109. Malpighiales
    rank: order
  110. Boraginales
    rank: order
  111. Caryophyllales
    rank: order
  112. Ranunculales
    rank: order
  113. Apiales
    rank: order
  114. Fagales
    rank: order
  115. Piperales
    rank: order
  116. Zygophyllales
    rank: order
  117. Arecales
    rank: order
  118. Proteales
    rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Mexico and Central America

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Remy Vandame
originator
position: Collection manager
Colegio de la Frontera Sur ECOSUR
Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur S/N. Barrio María Auxiliadora
San Cristóbal de Las Casas
29290
Chiapas
MX
Telephone: +52 967 674 9000
email: remy@ecosur.mx
homepage: https://www.ecosur.mx/abejas/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6931-1067
Jorge Mérida
originator
position: Curator
Colegio de la Frontera Sur ECOSUR
Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur S/N. Barrio María Auxiliadora
San Cristóbal de Las Casas
29290
Chiapas
MX
Telephone: +52 967 674 9000
email: jorgejoalmer@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.ecosur.mx/abejas/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0833-4801
Philippe Sagot
originator
position: Curator
Colegio de la Frontera Sur ECOSUR
Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur S/N. Barrio María Auxiliadora
San Cristóbal de Las Casas
29290
Chiapas
MX
Telephone: +52 967 674 9000
Daniel Madrigal González
originator
position: Curator
CONABIO
Liga Periférico - Insurgentes Sur 4903, Parques del Pedregal
Tlalpan
14010
CDMX
MX
email: dan06245@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9368-2319
Brenda Yudith Bedolla García
originator
position: Curator
Instituto de Ecología
Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 253 Col. Centro
Patzcuaro
61600
Michoacán
MX
Telephone: 4341179510
email: brenda.bedolla@inecol.mx
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-1090
Paola Andrea González-Vanegas
originator
position: Curator
CONABIO
Liga Periférico - Insurgentes Sur 4903, Parques del Pedregal
Tlalpan
14010
CDMX
MX
email: pagvanegas@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-8640
Carlos Andres Cultid-Medina
originator
position: Associate Researcher
Instituto de Ecología
Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 253 Col. Centro
Patzcuaro
61600
Michoacán
MX
Telephone: 4341179510
email: carlos.cultid@inecol.mx
homepage: https://bpnlab.wordpress.com/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4929-8405
Juan M Barrios
metadata author
position: Researcher
CONABIO
Liga Periférico - Insurgentes Sur 4903, Parques del Pedregal
Tlalpan
14010
CDMX
MX
Telephone: 5550045000
email: juan.barrios@conabio.gob.mx
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1526-3316
Remy Vandame
administrative point of contact
position: Collection manager
Colegio de la Frontera Sur ECOSUR
Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur S/N. Barrio María Auxiliadora
San Cristóbal de Las Casas
29290
Chiapas
MX
Telephone: +52 967 674 9000
email: remy@ecosur.mx
homepage: https://www.ecosur.mx/abejas/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6931-1067
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