Hi Preshnee,

Actually, 2 species are recorded from there : Megachile disjuncta (Fabricius, 1781) and Apis mellifera unicolor which was first recorded in 1721. It seems that all the listed species are distributed in several islands and Madagascar.

Here are some links :

http://www.lasef.org/new/114%284%29/14-1415%20Parnaudeau%20&%20Madl.pdf

http://www.jstor.org/stable/827479?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

I'll be glad to do some ID of bee specimens for you if you need.

Hope this helps !

Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912 - Mauritius,

Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912 - Mauritius,

Dear Prishnee,

According to Ascher & John Pickering (2015), from Mauritius are known the following species of bees:

Halictus (Seladonia) orientalis Lepeletier, 1841 - Mauritius,

Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata (Fabricius 1775) - Mauritius, Port Louis

Megachile disjuncta (Fabricius, 1781) - Mauritius,

Megachile morsitans Saussure, 1890 – Mauritius,

Megachile mystacea (Fabricius, 1775) – Mauritius,

Megachile rufipes (Fabricius, 1781) – Mauritius,

Megachile rufiventris Guérin-Méneville, 1834 – Mauritius,

Coelioxys torridula Pasteels, 1968 - Mauritius,

Lithurgus illudens Saussure, 1890 - Mauritius,

Lithurgus pullatus Vachal, 1903 - Mauritius,

Xylocopa fenestrata (Fabricius, 1798) - Mauritius, Grand Bay

Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912 - Mauritius.

Ascher, J. S. & Pickering, J. 2015. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species.

With best wishes,

Vladimir G. Radchenko

Dear Prishnee,

According to Ascher & John Pickering (2015), from Mauritius are known the following species of bees:

Halictus (Seladonia) orientalis Lepeletier, 1841 - Mauritius,

Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata (Fabricius 1775) - Mauritius, Port Louis

Megachile disjuncta (Fabricius, 1781) - Mauritius,

Megachile morsitans Saussure, 1890 – Mauritius,

Megachile mystacea (Fabricius, 1775) – Mauritius,

Megachile rufipes (Fabricius, 1781) – Mauritius,

Megachile rufiventris Guérin-Méneville, 1834 – Mauritius,

Coelioxys torridula Pasteels, 1968 - Mauritius,

Lithurgus illudens Saussure, 1890 - Mauritius,

Lithurgus pullatus Vachal, 1903 - Mauritius,

Xylocopa fenestrata (Fabricius, 1798) - Mauritius, Grand Bay

Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912 - Mauritius.

Ascher, J. S. & Pickering, J. 2015. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species.

 With best wishes,

Vladimir G. Radchenko

Salut Prishnee,

Nous avons à La Réunion et Maurice :

Apis mellifera unicolor l'abeille noire et

Megachile disjuncta l'abeille bicolore

Sinon je te mets en pièce jointe un article présentant un projet de thèse sur Apis mellifera unicolor à Madagascar

Bye

Jean-Michel Probst

Hi Prishnee,

I forgot to send you a paper of :

RASOLOLOFOARIVAO, H., CLEMENCET, J., TECHER, M.A., RAVAOMANARIVO, L.H.R., REYNAUD, B. & DELATTE, H. 2015. Genetic diversity of the endemic honeybee: Apis mellifera unicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Madagascar. Apidologie.

Une nouvelle publi récemment mise en ligne :

TECHER, M.A., CLEMENCET, J., SIMIAND, C., TURPIN, P., GARNERY, L., REYNAUD, B. & DELATTE, H. 2017. Genetic diversity and differentiation among insular honey bee populations in the southwest Indian Ocean likely reflect old geographical isolation and modern introductions. PLoS ONE 12(12): e0189234. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0189234

Si, celle la, je l'ai, merci!!