Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab - US-CA-MX - Bees (USGS-PWRC-US-CA-MX)

Species occurrence records for native and non-native bees, wasps and other insects collected using mainly pan, malaise, and vane trapping; and insect netting methods in Canada, Mexico, the non-contiguous United States, U.S. Territories (specifically U.S. Virgin Islands), and U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. Some records also contain notes regarding plants or substrates from which insects were collected or that were present and/or in flower at the time the insects were collected. Unless otherwise noted, taxonomic determinations (identifications) were completed by Sam Droege (USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center - PWRC).

Contact: Sam Droege (sdroege@usgs.gov)

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

• 590,867 occurrence
• 588,232 (100%) georeferenced
• 482,746 (82%) identified to species
• 79 families
• 305 genera
• 1,631 species
• 1,657 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)