The Bees of Costa Rica and its Representation in two National Collections

Authors: Sánchez-Ocampo M* and Gomez-Moreno R

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000617

Volume 7, Issue 5

Abstract

For decades, scientific studies related to wildlife have been little reviewed for national inventories, with birds and mammals being the only faunal groups that have official lists and specific numbers. Although it is true that species of insects and other invertebrates appear constantly, this is not an excuse for not having official lists of species reported for science. In this review, a total of 507 were found for Costa Rica, 7 of Andrenidae, 299 of Apidae, 30 of Colletidae, 106 of Halictidae and 65 of Megachilidae. Any other species outside of this list that has been found, collected in Costa Rican territory and is not on this list is a new report.

Keywords: Bumble Bees; Carpenter Bees; Cucu Bees; Stingless Bees; Oil Bees; Orchid Bees; Solitary Bees

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