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Publication of Part 6 of the provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland
January 2007: The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology has published Part 6 of the Provisional Atlas series. 344 species have now been mapped by BWARS and the Biological Records Centre. Part 6 contains maps and species profiles for 59 species.

For each species there is a map of recorded distribution and a species profile. The profiles include a summary of:

General comment on the species
Distribution
Status in Britain
Habitat
Flight period
Pollen collected
Nesting biology
Flowers visited
Parasites
Prey collected
 

Species from the following families are mapped:

Chrysidiae
Formicidae
Pompilidae
Crabronidae
Apidae

 

Edwards, Robin & Broad, Gavin (2006). Provisional atlas of the Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland. Part 6. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Is available from David Baldock see contacts page, or from some of the book suppliers listed on the resources page

Members receive a copy as part of their subscription.

 


Andrena thoracica
Drawing: Geoff Allen