The Invasion of Megachile policaris (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) to Hawai‘i
The Invasion of Megachile policaris (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) to Hawai‘i
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Megachile policaris(膜翅目:Megachilidae)入侵夏威夷
DOI:
10.1093/jisesa/ieab065
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Eiben, Jesse A
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作者:
Koch, Jonathan Berenguer;Tabor, Jesse Anjin;Montoya-Aiona, Kristina;Eiben, Jesse A
Islands are insular environments that are negatively impacted by invasive species. In Hawai‘i, at least 21 non-native bees have been documented to date, joining the diversity of >9,000 non-native and invasive species to the archipelago. The goal of this study is to describe the persistence, genetic diversity, and natural history of the most recently established bee to Hawai‘i,Megachile policarisSay, 1831 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Contemporary surveys identify thatM. policarisis present on at least O‘ahu, Maui, and Hawai‘i Island, with the earliest detection of the species in 2017. Furthermore, repeated surveys and observations by community members support the hypothesis thatM. policarishas been established on Hawai‘i Island from 2017 to 2020. DNA sequenced fragments of the cytochrome oxidase I locus identify two distinct haplotypes on Hawai‘i Island, suggesting that at least two founders have colonized the island. In their native range,M. policarisis documented to forage on at least 21 different plant families, which are represented in Hawai‘i. Finally, ensemble species distribution models (SDMs) constructed with four bioclimatic variables and occurrence data from the native range ofM. policarispredicts high habitat suitability on the leeward side of islands throughout the archipelago and at high elevation habitats. While many of the observations presented in our study fall within the predicted habitat suitability on Hawai‘i, we also detected theM. policarison the windward side of Hawai‘i Island suggesting that the SDMs we constructed likely do not capture the bioclimatic niche flexibility of the species.