Here you can find information about updates of the checklist.
UPDATE 5 (29th August 2015)
Based on comments from several colleagues (see Acknowledgements) in the Checklist the following changes have been made:
- Added to the checklist: 57 species
- Removed from the checklist: 16 species
- Nomenclatural changes / synonymizations (synonyms added to the Checklist): 67 species
- Changes in country records: 434 species
Acknowledgements
- John Ascher pointed me to some nomenclatural problems and updated data on Arabian Lipotriches.
- David Baldock provided information about new records of Portuguese bees.
- Eric Dufrene commented on Nomada in France.
- David Genoud reported a new Andrena species for France.
- Erwin Scheuchl corrected some Andrena records.
- Pierre Rasmont checked and updated all data of Anthophorini and Melectini.
- Jan Smit revised Nomada data with the help of Maximilian Schwarz.
UPDATE 4 (19th March 2014)
Based on comments from several colleagues (see Acknowledgements) in the Checklist the following changes have been made:
- Subgeneric changes in Lasioglossum after: "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)" by John S. Ascher and John Pickering (http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species&flags=HAS:).
- Subgeneric changes in Osmia and Hoplitis after: Andreas Müller´s Osmiini-blog (http://blogs.ethz.ch/osmiini/)
- Added to the checklist: 23 species
- Removed from the checklist: 6 species
- Nomenclatural changes / synonymizations (synonyms added to the Checklist): 9 species
- Changes in country records: 231 species
Acknowledgements
- David Baldock provided information about Portuguese bees.
- Denis Michez updated Melittidae distribution records.
- Gerd Reder pointed me to a Xylocopa species missing in the checklist.
- Stuart Roberts added a record for Andrena savigny.
UPDATE 3 (13th March 2013)
Based on comments from several colleagues (see Acknowledgements) in the Checklist the following changes have been made:
- Added to the checklist: 6 species
- Removed from the checklist: 6 species
- Nomenclatural changes / synonymizations (synonyms added to the Checklist): 4 species
- Changes in country records: 6 species
Acknowledgements
- Eric Dufrene provided information about five Nomada species missing from the checklist.
- Gerad Le Goff corrected taxonomic problems in Xylocopa.
- Theo Peeters pointed me to a Trachusa species missing in the checklist.
UPDATE 2 (18th January 2013)
Based on comments from several colleagues (see Acknowledgements) in the Checklist the following changes have been made:
- Nomenclatural changes / synonymizations (synonyms added to the Checklist): 38 species
- Changes in country records: 68 species
Acknowledgements
- David Baldock recorded 65 bee species new for Portugal.
- Javier Ortiz-Sanchez provided information about the distribution of two Coelioxys species.
- Erwin Scheuchl pointed out changes in the subgeneric affiliation of two Andrena species.
- Bogdan Tomozei added a Bombus record for Romania.
- Paul Williams helped with synonyms in Bombus.
UPDATE 1 (7th January 2013)
Based on information published in 2011 and 2012 the following changes have been made in the checklist:
- Added to the checklist: 25 newly described species
- Removed from the checklist: 1 species
- Nomenclatural changes / synonymizations: 15 taxa
- Changes in country records: 153 species
Acknowledgements
- David Genoud kindly provided unpublished information about new Andrena records from France.