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|status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn | author = Lhomme, P. | year = 2014 | title = ''Osmia uncinata'' | volume = 2014 | page = e.T19199254A21157139 | url = https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19199254/21157139 | accessdate = 13 April 2019}}</ref> |
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|taxon = Osmia uncinata |
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|authority = [[Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker|Gerstäcker]],1869<ref name=ITIS/> |
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'''''Osmia uncinata''''', the '''pinewood mason bee''',<ref name = Herald>{{cite web | url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13499863.Rare_bee_discovered_in_Cairngorm_woodland_destined_to_become_housing_estate/ | title = Rare bee discovered in Cairngorm woodland destined to become housing estate | accessdate = |
'''''Osmia uncinata''''', the '''pinewood mason bee''',<ref name = Herald>{{cite web | url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13499863.Rare_bee_discovered_in_Cairngorm_woodland_destined_to_become_housing_estate/ | title = Rare bee discovered in Cairngorm woodland destined to become housing estate | accessdate = 23 September 2016 | publisher = Herald & Times Group}}</ref> is a species of solitary bee from the family Megachilidae<ref name=ITIS>{{cite web | url = https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=757022 | title = Osmia uncinata Gerstäcker, 1869 Taxonomic Serial No.: 757022 | accessdate = 23 September 2016 | publisher = itis.gov}}</ref> It is an [[Arctic-alpine]] species which is found in the northern [[Palearctic]], in the [[United Kingdom]] it is a [[Biodiversity Action Plan]] priority species.<ref name = traps>{{cite web | url = http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports/794.pdf | title = Evaluation of trap-nests for monitoring Osmia uncinata bees | accessdate = 23 September 2016 | publisher = [[Scottish Natural Heritage]]}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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''Osmia uncinata'' is a wasp like mason bee with a yellow and black striped thorax which is quite variable in its colour and the degree of hairiness shown. They measure between 7mm and 15mm in length.<ref name = SNH>{{cite web | url = http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A1031825.pdf | title = Mason bees - Osmia inermis, Osmia uncinata and Osmia parietina | accessdate = 23 September 2016 | publisher = Scottish Natural Heritage}}</ref> |
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==Habitat== |
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In [[Great Britain]] ''Osmia uncinata'' is closely associated with relicts of the ancient [[Caledonian Forest]], being found in woodland clearings, along paths through woodland, and on adjacent roadside verges where the principal forage plant, birds-foot trefoil ''[[Lotus corniculatus]]'', is well established.<ref name = BWARS>{{cite web | url = http://www.bwars.com/bee/megachilidae/osmia-uncinata | title = Osmia uncinata Gerstäcker,1869 | accessdate = 23 September 2016 | publisher = Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society}}</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
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In the United Kingdom ''Osmia uncinata'' is confined to the northern Scotland.<ref name = BWARS/> In Europe its distribution covers northern Europe and the mountains of central Europe east into Asiatic [[Russia]].<ref name = ethz/> |
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==Biology== |
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In Scotland the flight period is from late April or May to early July.<ref name = ethz>{{cite web | url = https://blogs.ethz.ch/osmiini/palaearctic-species/osmia/melanosmia/ | title = Palaearctic Osmiine Bees systematics and Biology of a Fascinating Group of Solitary Bees Subgenus Melanosmia | accessdate = 24 September 2016 | publisher = Palaearctic Osmiine Bees}}</ref> This species has a single-brood in any season.<ref name = BWARS/> It chooses preexisting cavities: insect burrows in dead wood or bark, especially those of the longhorn beetle ''[[Rhagium inquisitor]]'' and has used drilled borings in wooden blocks; between the thick bark of pine trees. The cell partitions and nest plug are made of leaf mastic.<ref name = ethz/> |
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The nesting sites require full exposure to the sun. The eggs are laid in these small cells, which the female then seals with a reserve of food. The larva develops to a pupa and an adult while sealed in the cocoon, where it overwinters. The adults emerge in the spring to mate and to set up their own nests.<ref name = SNH/> |
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On the continent ''Osmia uncinata'' is polylectic and has been recorded as utilising pollen sources from plants belonging to 10 different families.<ref name = ethz/> In Scotland, both males and females have been observed visiting ''Lotus corniculatus'', broom ''[[Cytisus scoparius]]'', bilberry ''[[Vaccinium myrtillus]]'' and rowan ''[[Sorbus aucuparia]]'', but these latter three may be nectar sources for the adults only <ref name = SNH2>{{cite web | url = http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports/609.pdf | title = Commissioned Report No. 609 Surveillance of priority terrestrial invertebrates in Scotland | accessdate = 24 September 2016 | publisher = Scottish Natural heritage}}</ref> Meadows which border pine woods are possibly an important source of food by providing nectar to fuel the adults' flight and pollen to be provided for the larvae.<ref name =SNH/> |
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The [[Chrysidea|chrysidid]] wasp ''[[Chrysura hirsuta]]'' which is a known [[parasitoid]] of the closely related ''[[Osmia inermis]]'', may also be a parasitoid of ''Osmia uncinata'' as the wasp has been found in woodland sites where ''O. uncinata'' also occurs while ''O. inermis'' is not found in woodland.<ref name = BWARS/> |
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==Conservation== |
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In Scotland it is Listed as vulnerable,<ref name = BWARS/> the main threats to ''Osmia uncinata'' are the reduction of available habitat, the loss of the open areas within the forest and increased shading of the forage plants. Dead pine wood should be retained to provide nest sites, and the natural regeneration of the forest should be encouraged. As this species has a boreo-alpine distribution, the relict populations in Scotland are probably going to be negatively affected by [[anthropogenic climate change]]. Measures taken to conserve other species found in Caledonian forest should benefit this species. Attempts to encourage them to use artificial nests in Scotland were unsuccessful<ref name = traps/> but did find other rare species of arthropod such as ''[[Clubiona subsultans]]''.<ref name = BAS>{{cite web | url = http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Clubiona+subsultans | title = Summary for ''Clubonia subsultans'' | accessdate = 21 September 2016 | publisher = [[British Arachnological Society]]}}</ref> ''Osmia uncinata'' may be rare in Scotland due to a combination of the limited availability of the combination of old trees in sunny positions, beetle burrows (especially as ''Rhagium inquisitor'' is a scarce species in Scotland), and the availability of patches of bird's-foot trefoil.<ref name = SNH/> |
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 19 November 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Osmia |
| Species: | O. uncinata
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| Osmia uncinata Gerstäcker,1869[2]
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Osmia uncinata, the pinewood mason bee,[3] is a species of solitary bee from the family Megachilidae[2] It is an Arctic-alpine species which is found in the northern Palearctic, in the United Kingdom it is a Biodiversity Action Plan priority species.[4]
Description[edit]
Osmia uncinata is a wasp like mason bee with a yellow and black striped thorax which is quite variable in its colour and the degree of hairiness shown. They measure between 7mm and 15mm in length.[5]
Habitat[edit]
In Great Britain Osmia uncinata is closely associated with relicts of the ancient Caledonian Forest, being found in woodland clearings, along paths through woodland, and on adjacent roadside verges where the principal forage plant, birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, is well established.[6]
Distribution[edit]
In the United Kingdom Osmia uncinata is confined to the northern Scotland.[6] In Europe its distribution covers northern Europe and the mountains of central Europe east into Asiatic Russia.[7]
Biology[edit]
In Scotland the flight period is from late April or May to early July.[7] This species has a single-brood in any season.[6] It chooses preexisting cavities: insect burrows in dead wood or bark, especially those of the longhorn beetle Rhagium inquisitor and has used drilled borings in wooden blocks; between the thick bark of pine trees. The cell partitions and nest plug are made of leaf mastic.[7] The nesting sites require full exposure to the sun. The eggs are laid in these small cells, which the female then seals with a reserve of food. The larva develops to a pupa and an adult while sealed in the cocoon, where it overwinters. The adults emerge in the spring to mate and to set up their own nests.[5]
On the continent Osmia uncinata is polylectic and has been recorded as utilising pollen sources from plants belonging to 10 different families.[7] In Scotland, both males and females have been observed visiting Lotus corniculatus, broom Cytisus scoparius, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and rowan Sorbus aucuparia, but these latter three may be nectar sources for the adults only [8] Meadows which border pine woods are possibly an important source of food by providing nectar to fuel the adults' flight and pollen to be provided for the larvae.[5]
The chrysidid wasp Chrysura hirsuta which is a known parasitoid of the closely related Osmia inermis, may also be a parasitoid of Osmia uncinata as the wasp has been found in woodland sites where O. uncinata also occurs while O. inermis is not found in woodland.[6]
Conservation[edit]
In Scotland it is Listed as vulnerable,[6] the main threats to Osmia uncinata are the reduction of available habitat, the loss of the open areas within the forest and increased shading of the forage plants. Dead pine wood should be retained to provide nest sites, and the natural regeneration of the forest should be encouraged. As this species has a boreo-alpine distribution, the relict populations in Scotland are probably going to be negatively affected by anthropogenic climate change. Measures taken to conserve other species found in Caledonian forest should benefit this species. Attempts to encourage them to use artificial nests in Scotland were unsuccessful[4] but did find other rare species of arthropod such as Clubiona subsultans.[9] Osmia uncinata may be rare in Scotland due to a combination of the limited availability of the combination of old trees in sunny positions, beetle burrows (especially as Rhagium inquisitor is a scarce species in Scotland), and the availability of patches of bird's-foot trefoil.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Lhomme, P. (2014). "Osmia uncinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19199254A21157139. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Osmia uncinata Gerstäcker, 1869 Taxonomic Serial No.: 757022". itis.gov. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Rare bee discovered in Cairngorm woodland destined to become housing estate". Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Evaluation of trap-nests for monitoring Osmia uncinata bees" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Mason bees - Osmia inermis, Osmia uncinata and Osmia parietina" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Osmia uncinata Gerstäcker,1869". Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Palaearctic Osmiine Bees systematics and Biology of a Fascinating Group of Solitary Bees Subgenus Melanosmia". Palaearctic Osmiine Bees. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Commissioned Report No. 609 Surveillance of priority terrestrial invertebrates in Scotland" (PDF). Scottish Natural heritage. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Summary for Clubonia subsultans". British Arachnological Society. Retrieved 21 September 2016.