Re: Aggregate For Bombus lucorum/terrestris Workers Required
Charles,
The County Aculeate Hymenoptera Recorder for Cheshire and Lancashire (Carl Clee - Hon. Curator of Hymenoptera at World Museum, Liverpool) has recently been validating the Aculeate records held by rECOrd (LRC for Cheshire, Halton, Warrington, Wirral and the VC 'pan-handle' across Trafford, Tameside and Stockport).
He would prefer to 'lump' the records of worker White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) and worker Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) where these have been recorded in the field by non-expert recorders. The workers of these 2 species both have white-tails and are difficult to split in the field, often requiring microscope examination.
To enable us to re-assign these records to an aggregate (and others to record them) could you please add an aggregate species to the Dictionary:
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers - Bombus lucorum/terrestris
Many thanks.
Steve
www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk
www.stevemcwilliam.co.uk/guitar/