Abstract

TELLEZ-FARFAN, Lorena  and  POSADA-FLOREZ, Francisco J.. CURATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF Bombus FAUNA DEPOSITED AT U.D.C.A'S ENTOMOLOGICAL COLLECTION. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2013, vol.16, n.2, pp.501-509. ISSN 0123-4226.

Insect collections are tools for education, extension and research and require maintenance and curation in order to generate useful information contributing to the knowledge and conservation of the biodiversity of collected species. The objective of this study was to curate and identify the Bombus species deposited at U.D.C.A's entomological collection. Eight species of Bombus were identified from six Colombian departments distributed in 55 localities around the slopes of the eastern and central range of the Andean mountains, at altitudes oscillating from 178 to 3000 meters above sea level. Twenty-five host plants were found visited by B. atratus, B. robustus y B. rubicundus. Among visited plants, the highest frequency of visits by B. atratus was recorded on blackberry and clover flowers. The Bombus collection was appraised at a curation level of nine (out of ten) and the material was used to publish scientific papers contributing to a better understanding and conservation of this group of native pollinators.

Keywords : Bumblebee; pollinators; host plants; distribution.

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