The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: DNA barcodes of Iberian Bees.

Background: Bees are important actors in terrestrial ecosystems and are recognised for their prominent role as pollinators. In the Iberian Peninsula, approximately 1,100 bee species are known, with nearly 100 of these species being endemic to the Peninsula. A reference collection of DNA barcodes, based on morphologically identified bee specimens, representing 514 Iberian species, was constructed.

The new annotated checklist of the wild bees of Europe (Hymenoptera: Anthophila).

At a time when nature conservation has become essential to ensure the long-term sustainability of our environment, it is widely acknowledged that conservation actions must be implemented within a solid taxonomic framework. In preparation for the upcoming update of the IUCN Red List, we here update the European checklist of the wild bees (sensu the IUCN geographical framework). The original checklist, published in 2014, was revised for the first time in 2017.

A taxonomic review of the Tracheliodes quinquenotatus (Jurine, 1807) species complex and some new records of rare European Tracheliodes A. Morawitz, 1866 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae).

Tracheliodes quinquenotatus (Jurine, 1807), as currently interpreted, is a widely distributed circummediterranean species. Three species are actually confused under this name. Two species are resurrected from synonymy: Tracheliodes trochantericus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841) stat.