Apoidea (Hymenoptera, Apiformes and Spheciformes) of Northwestern Georgia with new records for the country

Japoshvili, George; Ljubomirov, Toshko

doi:10.52547/jibs.9.2.399

Apoidea (Hymenoptera, Apiformes and Spheciformes) of Northwestern Georgia with new records for the country

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

George Japoshvili ¹

Toshko Ljubomirov ²

¹ Institute of Entomology, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia

² Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1, Tzar Osvoboditel boulevard, Sofia, 1000, Bulgaria

10.52547/jibs.9.2.399

Abstract

In this survey, 116 species of 39 genera and 12 families from two sections Apiformes and Spheciformes of the superfamily Apoidea have been recorded from Georgia (Sakartvelo). Among them, one genus Polemistus de Saussure, 1892 and 39 species are new country records. This is just part of studied and collected material, therefore the identification continues.

Graphical Abstract

Apoidea (Hymenoptera, Apiformes and Spheciformes) of Northwestern Georgia with new records for the country

Keywords

Bees

distribution

fauna

list

new record

wasps

Sakartvelo

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