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Research Project: Ecological Assessment and Mitigation Strategies to Reduce the Risks of Bees to Stressors in Southern Crop Ecosystems

Location: Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystems Research

Title: First report of a gynandromorph of Florilegus condignus (Cresson, 1878) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with notes on phenology and abundance

Author
item Parys, Katherine
item Davis, Kendal
item JAMES, SHARILYN - US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
item DAVIS, J - Mississippi State University
item Tyler, Heather
item Griswold, Terry

Submitted to: Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/27/2022
Publication Date: 2/28/2022
Publication URL: https://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/7703800
Citation: Parys, K.A., Davis, K.A., James, S., Davis, J.B., Tyler, H.L., Griswold, T.L. 2022. First report of a gynandromorph of Florilegus condignus (Cresson, 1878) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with notes on phenology and abundance. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.75857.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.75857

Interpretive Summary: Sexually abnormal bees that appear to be both male and female are known as gynandromorphs, and are one of the most frequently encountered sexual anomalies. Here, we describe and provide photographs of the first known gynandromorph of Florilegus condignus from Mississippi. We additionally include phenology data from Mississippi and the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

Technical Abstract: Gynandromorphs are characterized by individuals that exhibit aspects of both males and females simultaneously and are the most commonly reported sexual anomalies in bees. We describe the first known specimen of a gynandromorph of the specialist pollinator Florilegus condignus (Cresson, 1878) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini) collected in an agricultural field in northwestern Mississippi, USA. Additionally, we include and discuss phenological data from collections made in Mississippi and the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.