Does coevolution in refugia drive mimicry in bumble bees? Insights from a South Asian mimicry group

J Cui, Y Chen, HM Hines, L Ma, W Yang, C Wang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Müllerian mimicry was proposed to be an example of a coevolved mutualism promoted by
population isolation in glacial refugia. This, however, has not been well supported in …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns and Drivers of Bumblebee Diversity in Gansu

M Naeem, H Chen, W Li, AC Hughes, PH Williams… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bumblebee species are crucial pollinators for both crops and natural
ecosystems. Managing diversity and securing the services they provide requires sufficient …

Hair‐based minimally invasive barcoding of bumblebees

L Rongstock, L Schardt, F Maihoff… - Insect Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A common method in bumblebee monitoring is the capturing and immobilisation of animals
to morphologically determine their species. This usually requires researchers to kill the …

Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles of Himalayan Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Bombus Latreille) are Species-Specific and Show Elevational Variation

J Narah, M Streinzer, J Chakravorty, K Megu… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - Springer
Bumble bees are important pollinators in natural environments and agricultural farmlands,
and they are in particular adapted to harsh environments like high mountain habitats. In …

[HTML][HTML] A new wave of Mesoamerican bumblebees? Revising the weisi-complex to reject numts and pseudospecies (Apidae: Bombus)

PH Williams, P Sagot, O Martínez-López… - Zootaxa, 2024 - mapress.com
COI-barcode-like sequences appear to show substantially more species diversity among
Mesoamerican bumblebees than had been reported previously from morphological studies …