First record of an adventive hylaeine bee in Southeast Asia: The Australian <i>Hylaeus albonitens</i> (Cockerell) in Singapore (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)
Hylaeine bees are well known for their tendency to establish populations beyond their native ranges. Here we report the first record of the Australian bee Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) albonitens (Cockerell) from Singapore. This finding represents the first documented occurrence of an adventive hylaeine bee in Southeast Asia and extends the known introduced range of the species within the tropics.
Authors
- Zestin W. W. Soh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8013-329X)
- Yu Jun Lim
- Melissa Ong
- John Ascher
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- National Parks Board (SG)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Singapore Management University (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Melittology
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi142.24935
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00