Muslim, A. Al-Etby٭ (1), Iyad, A. Abdel-Qader (1) and Labeed, A. Al-Saad (1)
(1). Department of plant protection, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah,Al- Basrah, Iraq.
(*Corresponding author: Dr. Muslim, A. Al-Etby, E-Mail moslemhony67@gmail.com)
Received: 25/01/2021 Accepted: 10/06/2021
Abstract
The study included a survey of six geographical locations in Basra province, Southern Iraq, which are the Shatt al-Arab, Al-Hartha, Abu Al-Khasib, Al-Zubeyr, Al-Faw, and Qurna regions for the period from 1/2/2018 to 1/11/2019. To study the presence of wild bees, the results of the taxonomic study showed of samples collected for the diagnosis of 7 species or morphospecies, traced to four genera its (Ceratina , Andrena , Megachile and Icteranthidium ) and belonged to four tribes, three subfamily, and three families. It is less than was recorded in the old years.
Keywords: Taxonomy, Wild bees, Basrah. Southern Iraq.
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