Biosystematic Survey of East Asian Bees & Parasitic Wasps

本项目的主要目的是对东亚地区的传粉野蜂和寄生蜂进行调查，并对其进行系统的地理学研究。并设计了野外调查和利用的方案。1995年对浙江省和江西省进行了一次野外调查，并对北京中央研究院动物研究所进行了一次标本考察; 1996-1997年对浙江省、甘肃省和青海省进行了两次野外调查，并对北京中央研究院动物研究所进行了一次标本考察。我们还收集和研究了来自东亚的模式标本，这些标本保存在美国和欧洲的博物馆和研究所，如柏林动物研究所，华盛顿史密森学会（自然史），自然历史博物馆、伦敦等。本次调查共获得蜜蜂约5,000只，寄生蜂约9,653只，研究结束后将分别归入九州大学和ZIAC。在蜜蜂和黄蜂的系统研究方面，我们已经发表或完成了10项调查，其中包括许多新种、新记录、新异名等：1：Andrena的修订版（Simandrena）在东亚; 2：Andrena的修订版（Calomelissa）在东亚; 3; Andrena（Holandrene）在东亚; 4; Andrena（Hoplandrena）; 5：柏林动物研究所保存的东亚Andrena; 6：彼得堡俄罗斯科学院保存的东亚Andrena; 7：8：东亚壁蜂属修订; 9：1995-1996年中国考察队采集到的树蜂属; 10：1996年中国考察队采集到的树蜂属; 10：1996年中国考察队采集到的树蜂属。日本寄生蜂的图像数据库制作，我们现正准备有关中国野蜂的系统学论文，估计约有80个新种，以及有关野蜂的物种分布的论文和寄生蜂。

The main purpose of this project was to make survey of pollinating wild bees and parasitic wasps in eastern Asia and to study them systematically and biogeographically. Searching them in the field and planning of use of these useful insects in future were also designed. We made one field survey to Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces and one specimen examination trip to Zoological Institute of Academia Sinica, Beijing (ZIAC) in 1995, and two field surveys to Zhejiang, Gansu and Qinghai Provinces and one specimen examination trip to ZIAC in 1996-1997. We also borrowrd and studied type specimens described from eastern Asia which were preserved US and European museums and institutes, such as Zoological Institute, Berlin, Smithsonian Institute (Matural History), Washington D.C., Natural History Museum, London, etc. We obtained about 5,000 individuals of bees and 9,653 of parasitic wasps from the present surveys, which we will separate them into Kyushu University and ZIAC after our study.With respect to systematic studies of bees and wasps, we slready published or have finished ten investigations including many new species, new records, new synonyms as foolws : 1 : A revision of Andrena (Simandrena) in eastern Asia ; 2 : A revision of Andrena (Calomelissa) in eastern Asia ; 3 : Andrena (Holandrene) in eastern Asia ; 4 : Andrena (Hoplandrena) in eastern Asia ; 5 : East Asian Andrena preserved in Berlin Zoological Institute ; 6 : East Asian Andrena preserved in Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg ; 7 : East Asian Andrena preserved in German Entomological Institute ; 8 : A revision of Osmia in eastern Asia ; 9 : Hylaeus collected by the 1995-1996 expedition in China ; 10 : Image database production of Japanese parasitic wasps, Encyrtidae.We are now preparing papers on systematics of Chinese Andrena which we estimate about 80 new species and also on species diversities of wild bees and parasitic wasps surveyed by the present project.