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Linzer biol. Beitr. 50/2 1229-1247 17.12.2018
Wild bees (Anthophila) of Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago)
and their habitats: species diversity, distribution patterns
and bee–plant network *
Anselm KRATOCHWIL & Angelika SCHWABE
* dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre (Tenerife, Spain)
A b s t r a c t : Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago) is a relatively old (11.1–14.3 Ma)
and small volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean. Due to the low altitudes of the
mountains, the main part of the island is characterised by a semiarid climate and xeric
vegetation; only a small part shows subhumid conditions. We were able to study the
wild-bee fauna and the bee–plant network (with pan traps, hand-netting or observation)
mainly during two stays in March 2012 and 2017. Currently, nine wild-bee species have
been detected. Two species are endemic to Porto Santo, and two species and one
subspecies to the Madeira Archipelago. An actualised and annotated checklist of the
wild-bee species of Porto Santo will be presented. The colonisation history of the
endemic species Andrena dourada and A. portosanctana will be discussed. The
distribution patterns show a wide distribution of the endemic and native bee species in
the xeric zone. Only Bombus terrestris lusitanicus is restricted to the subhumid area.
We detected all in all about 300 bee–plant interactions. In contrast to mainland
networks, e.g., in the warm-temperate zone, which are as a rule characterised by many
more bee than plant species, the bee–plant network of Porto Santo shows many more
plant than bee species and is highly asymmetric. Six wild-bee species used 27 different
plant species. Bee and plant species were highly interconnected, showing that under
difficult environmental conditions and resource limitations, alternative nectar and
pollen resources were available. Especially the woody Echium species E. nervosum
(endemic to Madeira Archipelago) and E. portosanctensis (endemic to Porto Santo) are,
on the one hand, key species as resources for wild bees and, on the other hand, self-
incompatible outbreeders that depend on insect pollination. Even in very dry periods
(March 2012, with no precipitation in winter), Echium showed rich flower production
and was intensively visited by wild bees. The same is true for Cakile maritima, which is
an important resource for the endemic species Andrena portosanctana with priority use
of Brassicaceae species. In the wet spring of 2017, there was a reduction of sampled or
observed bee individuals compared to 2012 (but more detections without flower visits
and fewer on flowers).
Key words: Andrena dourada, Andrena portosanctana, bee–plant network,
Hymenoptera Apoidea, island biogeography, wild-bee diversity, pollination,
endangered wild-bee species, IUCN list, nomenclature, Madeira Archipelago.
Introduction
Porto Santo (area 42 km2, length 40 km NE–SW, Madeira Archipelago) is a model area
for a relatively old, small and isolated volcanic island that has only a few habitat types
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and had strong anthropogenic impact for 500 years. The age of the island is 11.1 to 14.3
Ma, with the latest volcanic activities about 8 million years ago (GELDMACHER et al.
2000, COOK 2008). In contrast, Madeira Island has an age of only 4.6 million years
(GALOPIM DE CARVALHO & BRANDÃO 1991, GELDMACHER et al. 2000).
There are about 446 phanerogamic plant species on the island (additionally, two are
extinct), nine of which are endemic to Porto Santo, 29 to Madeira Archipelago and 19 to
Macaronesia (always species-level): altogether 13% are endemic. Two hundred eighty-
six plant species are non-endemic, but native or highly probable to be native (64%) and
103 further species are introduced or probably introduced (23%). Therefore, regarding
the 343 native plant species, 57 are endemic to Macaronesia or parts of it (data counted
from JARDIM & MENEZES DE SEQUEIRA 2008, 2011; JONES et al. 2014).
For many plant species in Macaronesia, insect pollination is essential for their reproduc-
tive success. Especially the Macaronesian woody Echium species are all self-
incompatible outbreeders (ALDRIDGE 1981), which is, e.g., also the case for the non-
endemic herbaceous E. plantagineum (FLACHER et al. 2017). We supposed that the
Madeira-Archipelago-endemic species Echium nervosum and the Porto-Santo-endemic
species E. portosanctensis would be frequently visited and pollinated by wild bees of
Porto Santo.
Until now, wild-bee species and bee–plant networks have been only poorly studied on
Porto Santo; especially concerning the knowledge of habitats and networks, there was a
data deficit. Underestimation of the insect fauna on Porto Santo was stated also by
PRADO E CASTRO et al. (2016) for the example of Calliphoridae (Diptera), but this is also
true for wild bees (Anthophila).
In actuality, we find nine wild-bee species on Porto Santo; only the occurrence of seven
species had been published in the literature until yet (KRATOCHWIL et al. 2008, 2014,
KRATOCHWIL & SCHEUCHL 2013, KRATOCHWIL 2014). Two species are endemic to Porto
Santo, and two species and one subspecies to the whole Madeira Archipelago.
The following topics will be introduced in this publication:
(1) An actualised check list of wild-bee species of Porto Santo will be presented. The
updated check list of the wild bees of the Madeira Archipelago is published in
KRATOCHWIL et al. (2018). A comparison concerning wild-bee diversity, number of
endemic species and introduced species of the Madeira Archipelago with other islands of
the Macaronesian Archipelagos (Azores, Selvagens, Canary Islands, Cape Verde) is
published in KRATOCHWIL & SCHWABE (2018).
(2) We will characterise the habitats of Porto Santo that are especially important to pro-
vide wild bees with nectar and pollen.
(3) We will analyse the distribution patterns of wild-bee species and ask for differences
between endemic and non-endemic species on Porto Santo.
(4) Mainly based on own studies, a first overview of pollen and nectar resources for the
wild-bee species of Porto Santo will be presented, including a few data mentioned in the
literature.
(5) We ask about the structure of the bee–plant network on Porto Santo and especially
that of the endemic bee and plant species. Also of special interest is whether the wild-bee
and plant interactions differ between a dry (2012) and a wet spring (2017).
We expected many more plant than bee species in the network and therefore an asym-
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metric network. In most terrestrial natural or semi-natural habitats in warm-temperate or
subaridic regions, a network with more bee than plant species is characteristic (e.g., BEIL
et al. 2014, SCHLEUNING et al. 2016). Exceptions are, e.g., extreme habitats or habitats
with effects of insecticides.
(6) Further, we ask if there is a positive prognosis for the survival of especially the two
Porto-Santo-endemic bee species in the highly anthropogenically influenced island.
Physico-geographical factors
Porto Santo was always separated from Madeira Island by an ocean bed more than 2000
m deep. Studies of land snails have shown that Madeira Island (62 species) and Porto
Santo (47 species) reflect this separation: only three species are shared (COOK 2008).
Due to the relatively low mountain areas, the summits catch little cloud precipitation
(main summits: Pico da Facho 517 m, Pico da Gandaia 499 m, Pico de Juliana 440 m,
Pico Branco 451 m and Pico do Castelo 437 m, all in the north-eastern part of the island;
in the southwestern part, Pico de Ana Ferreira 283 m).
Geologically, Porto Santo has a volcanic base, and the above-mentioned summits are
characterised mainly by trachytic and basaltic structures, but quaternary sediments cover
huge parts of the Tertiary formation (15 km2 of the island are covered by quaternary
material, mainly between the north-eastern and southwestern mountain areas). The sand
was blown out in glacial times from the shelf. There are Eolianites (calcareous sand from
the Pleistocene period, solidified, partly more than 50 m vertical thickness) with fossil
land snails (LIETZ & SCHWARZBACH 1971). This quaternary material favours the occur-
rence of bee colonies, e.g., from Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae and Lasioglossum
wollastoni (see below).
Colluvial sediments fill erosive channels and mantle slopes and give partially an impres-
sion of ‘badlands’ (LIETZ & SCHWARZBACH l.c.). The southern coast is characterised by a
huge sand beach (10 km); this is reflected in the name ‘Ilha Dourada’ (‘Golden Island’).
The other parts of the coast are characterised by steep cliffs. Perennial water currents are
not present, but some perennial springs occur (FAUST-LICHTENBERGER 1988).
The bioclimate was classified as Mediterranean xeric oceanic by R
IVAS-MARTÍNEZ
(2009). There is a pronounced summer aridity on Porto Santo; precipitation values are
very low from June to August (376 mm/a). The mean temperature varies between 15.7
°C (February) and 22.8 °C (August) and precipitation between 62 mm (December) and 4
mm (July), both for the period 1973–2012, 82 m a.s.l. (CROPPER 2013). In the course of
climate change, there is a temperature anomaly, with higher temperatures mainly since
1990 on Porto Santo and Madeira Island (CROPPER & HANNA 2014). Annual precipita-
tion values show strong oscillations (CROPPER & HANNA 2014). This unpredictability
can also be shown for our main sampling periods. In March 2012, there had been an
extremely dry winter with no precipitation from November to March. In the year before,
there was an exceptionally extreme drought in the whole Madeira Archipelago from
December 2011 to May 2012 (LIBERATO et al. 2017). In the second period (March 2017),
there had been a wet winter with 301 mm precipitation from October to March, nearly
the precipitation of a whole year (data from Airport Porto Santo, www.wunderground.com; see
Fig. 1a-f).
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Fig. 1: Aspects from some of our sampling sites and their surroundings in March after an extreme
dry winter and a wet winter: Left: March 2012 (November 2011–March 2012, no precipitation);
right: March 2017 (October 2016–March 2017, 301 mm precipitation); a, b: sand beach with Vila
Baleira in the centre; c, d: Pico Juliana and mainly fallow land; e, f: southern-exposed extensively
grazed dry grassland; view from Capela da Graça (in the background right: Pico do Facho with
Pinus plantations). Photos: A. Schwabe.
Aspects of history are summarised in FAUST-LICHTENBERGER (1988) and PEREIRA
SILVA (2003). Porto Santo was discovered in the early 15th century. The first settlers
from Portugal and a donatory settled in 1450. Dryland farming of wheat, barley and
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root crops as well as livestock husbandry and at times viticulture were practised. For
centuries, the island had great importance in supplying sailing ships with crops and
other food resources.
The island had been cleared to a great extent of woody vegetation. The original
vegetation was mainly a dry microforest (Mayteno umbellatae-Oleo maderensis
sigmetum; see Section ‘Characterisation of the habitats’), probably with many gaps
in the dry environment, which facilitated the coexistence with endogeic wild-bee
species. Beginning at the end of the 18th century, afforestations were made with
Pinus pinaster and Pinus halepensis, e.g., in the area of the Pico do Castelo.
Especially in the last 50 years, crop farming and livestock husbandry were strongly
reduced, and therefore fallow land characterises many parts of the island, including
very steep slopes. Since the beginning of the settlement, the impact of introduced
Iberian rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus huxleyi) has been a threat, especially to some
endemic plant species (e.g., Pericallis menezesii, see JONES et al. 2014). Infections
have reduced the rabbit population periodically (JONES et al. 2014); in recent years,
myxomatosis had a strong impact (A. Aguiar, pers. comm.).
Characterisation of the habitats
Nearly the whole island belongs to the ‘series of Olea maderensis’ (Mayteno umbellatae-
Oleo maderensis sigmetum), indicating a dry, infra-Mediterranean climate (CAPELO et al.
2004, 2005). Sclerophyllous plant species, which are representatives of Palaeo-
Mediterranean or Palaeo-African and Palaeo-Arabian taxa, are characteristic of this
formation. Formerly, there were occurrences of Dracaena draco subsp. draco, which is
now extinct on Porto Santo but was planted again in the last few years from seedlings
that originated on Madeira Island. Historical sources indicate the following: BOWDICH
(1825: 92) saw a single Dracaena near Pico Facho and reported that there were fewer
than 20 left. The author cited a report from Cadamosto’s voyage in 1445 ‘that the dragon
trees of Porto Santo were so large, that fishing boats … were made out of the trunks, and
that the inhabitants fattened their pigs on the fruit’.
Substitution stages of the ‘Olea maderensis series’ are stands with Euphorbia piscatoria
and Echium nervosum, which are still present, mainly on south-exposed slopes. The main
natural occurrences of Echium nervosum are in the southern part of the island
(CARVALHO et al. 2010); the species was probably also an element of the Olea
maderensis microforest. Echium nervosum is still relatively frequent, also due to
plantings near the roads. Especially in the northern part, Echium portosanctensis (see
below) was also planted. Hybrids occur, which is a huge problem for the protection of
pure genotypes. Echium nervosum (including hybrid types) is the most important pollen
and nectar resource for wild bees on Porto Santo.
Also important as a pollen and nectar resource is the Madeira-Archipelago-endemic
species Crambe fruticosa (Section Dendrocrambe), which we have found as a food
resource for Andrena dourada on basaltic substrate in low altitude in the Ana Ferreira
area (this locality for Crambe is also mentioned by PRESS & SHORT 1994). COSTA et al.
(2012) listed Crambe for the Loto macranthi-Phagnaletum lowei on basaltic leptosols
and for the Gennario diphyllae-Euphorbietum piscatoriae (altitudes 120–390 m a.s.l.).
Grazed areas in the ‘series of Olea maderensis’ are, e.g., characterised by the perennial
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Cenchro ciliaris-Hyparrhenietum sinaicae and the annual Galactito tomentosae-
Brachypodietum distachyae. Phagnalon saxatile and Leontodon taraxacoides offer
important pollen and nectar resources for wild bees; they occur mainly in the perennial
communities (COSTA et al. 2004).
Only small elements of the subhumidic series are still present around the main summits
and on north-facing slopes (e.g., with Helichrysum melaleucum, Erica platycodon subsp.
maderincola, Juniperus turbinata subsp. canariensis and others; CAPELO et al. 2004).
Apollonias barbujana occurred but is now extinct (PRESS & SHORT 1994). Two recently
described Porto-Santo-endemic species (Echium portosanctensis and Pericallis
menezesii) with low population sizes occur especially in this zone, mainly in the Pico-
Branco area (CARVALHO et al. 2010, JONES et al. 2014). Echium portosanctensis is an
important pollen and nectar resource for wild bees.
Remarkable is the occurrence of six endemic Ramalina species (Lichenes), which are
excellent indicators for moisture and reflect the subhumidic habitats. The long thallus
structures of Ramalina nematodes characterise the cloud-influenced rocks near the sum-
mits, as was already described by FOLLMANN (1990): ‘licht- und nebeloffene Lava-
felsen…, 550 m ü. M., Pico do Facho’ (original herbarium specimen: ‘consort. North
American Lichen Herbaria’). The recent distribution of all endemic lichen species was
studied by SPARRIUS et al. (2017).
Locally there are active dunes, e.g., with Lotus glaucus, Calystegia soldanella and
Euphorbia paralias (Polygono maritimae-Euphorbietum paraliae and Euphorbio
paraliae-Lotetum glaucae; see COSTA et al. 2004). Drift lines in the whole 8 km–long
area of the sand beach are characterised by scattered occurrences of Cakile maritima. It
is well known that the annual Cakile maritima is a ‘migratory’ plant, and therefore the
occurrences are unpredictable. The seeds can survive in floating seawater for up to 1 year
(GANDOUR et al. 2008) and – depending on sea currents – do not establish successfully
every year on the same sites. In the two years of our study (2012 and 2017), there were
some sites with quite similar population sizes. Cakile maritima is mainly outbreeding
and therefore dependant on insect pollination (DAVY et al. 2006). Lotus and especially
Cakile are important resources for flower-visiting wild bees. Also, the halonitrophytic
community Senecio incrassati-Mesembryanthemum crystallini, which is characteristic,
e.g., of rocky or sandy sites near the sea, often with trampling impact (JARDIM et al.
2003, COSTA et al. 2004), is rich in pollen and nectar resources (Senecio incrassatus,
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Aptenia cordifolia, Frankenia laevis).
Due to the former importance of agriculture, the island still has very rich ruderal flora,
now mainly characterising fallow land. COSTA et al. (2004) listed a lot of different rude-
ral communities for Porto Santo. All in all, especially in years with sufficient precipita-
tion in winter, there is a big offer of pollen and nectar resources to wild bees by ruderal
plant species. Rapistrum rugosum, Brassica nigra and Sinapis arvensis (all Brassicaceae)
are visited by wild bees, as are Asphodelus fistulosus, Echium plantagineum,
Convolvulus althaeoides, Calendula arvensis and others. The invasive plant species
Oxalis pes-caprae, which especially occurs on microclimatically moister fallows, also
plays a role as a pollen and nectar resource.
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Methods
1. Database of wild-bee species
An updated list compared to KRATOCHWIL et al. (2008) was compiled. We studied the
distribution pattern of wild bees and their interactions with plants during three visits on
Porto Santo on 31 March 2005, 16–20 March 2012 and 19–31 March 2017.
We applied (1) direct sampling on defined flower resources or (2) on the ground (hand
nets), (3) direct determination concerning easy detectable species and (4) in 2012 and
2017, pitfall trapping (white and yellow pitfalls, diameter 20 cm, filled with water and a
drop of a biodegradable detergent, checked daily).
Our approaches covered the main habitat types (see section ‘Characterisation of the
habitats’). All in all, we sampled 15 sites in the northern and 14 sites in the southern part
of the island, four of them with a subhumid mesic-xeric and the others with a full xeric
bioclimate; the quantity of the sites reflected the proportion of the climatic types on the
island.
We were not able to sample or observe wild bees in some areas of the flat central part of
the island (airport, golf course) because it was not allowed. We did not survey the flat,
stormy uninhabited islands that belong to Porto Santo. One specimen from one of the
small islands (Ilhéu do Farol) was collected by F. Zino, 11.06.1949, and deposited in the
Museu de História Natural do Funchal (Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae, det. I.H.H.
Yarrow, 1958).
The semi-domesticated honeybee occurs, but we did not include interactions. The GPS
data of all collected or observed wild bees were recorded with a Garmin Oregon 700.
By using these methods, we were able to catch or detect nine bee individuals in 2005,
157 individuals in 2012, and 289 individuals as well as 170 bees in colonies in 2017
(Table 1). We got nine flower–bee interactions in 2005, 130 in 2012 and 178 in 2017
(Table 1).
Table 1: Numbers of observed or collected wild-bee species by the authors with and without flower
visits in 2005, after the dry winter 2011/2012, and after the wet winter 2016/2017 (for precipitation
data, see text). *: additionally: two colonies detected (ca. 150 and 20 nests, 170 individuals).
without and with flower visit with without with without with
2005 2012 2012 2017 2017
Andrena dourada 0 11 6 14 8
Andrena portosanctana 0 1 24 1 0
Lasioglossum wollastoni 0 1 5 85 21
Osmia latreillei iberoafricana 0 8 24 7 7
Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae 9 3 51 4* 130
Bombus terrestris lusitanicus 0 3 20 0 12
sum 9 27 130 111 178
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There are nearly no data about flower–bee interactions from other authors. Two inter-
actions were given by COCKERELL (1922), one by A. Aguiar (pers. comm.); the inter-
actions given by FELLENDORF et al. (1999) often do not separate if a specific interaction
was observed on Porto Santo or Madeira Island, or there are problems with the species
determinations (e.g., Andrena cyanomicans and Echium candicans do not occur on Porto
Santo). We did not use data of FELLENDORF et al. (1999) with unspecific numbers of
males of Lasioglossum wollastoni that visited Euphorbia paralias.
The total dataset (with and without flower visits) included 691 data for Porto Santo (625
own data).
2. Data analyses
The localities were attributed to a grid (1 km x 1 km) based on the military map of the
Madeira Archipelago (2004). Interaction networks were analysed using the bipartite
package (DORMANN et al. 2008, R CORE TEAM 2018).
Results and discussion
1. Synoptic list of the wild bees of Porto Santo
According to the new updated checklist of the wild-bee species of the Madeira
Archipelago (KRATOCHWIL et al. 2018), nine wild-bee species have been detected on
Porto Santo (Table 2), 15 species on Madeira Island and four on Desertas (KRATOCHWIL
et al. 2018).
There are taxonomically related species pairs on Madeira Island and Porto Santo. The
phylogenetically older species are those of Porto Santo. Obviously, founder individuals
reached Madeira Island from Porto Santo (45 km) and developed new endemic species.
The species pairs are as follows (Porto Santo/Madeira Island): Andrena dourada – A.
wollastoni; Andrena portosanctana – A. maderensis; Osmia latreillei iberoafricana (not
endemic, also found inter alia in Spain) – O. madeirensis.
The native species L. villosulum, O. latreillei iberoafricana and B. terrestris lusitanicus
and the introduced H. pictipes show west Palaearctic-Mediterranean distributions.
The nine wild-bee species will be characterised with some comments. The semi-
domesticated honeybee Apis mellifera LINNAEUS, 1758, is not included in the list.
Hylaeus maderensis: Until now, there was only one detection of this rare species on
Porto Santo; additionally, there are data from Deserta Grande (1 ind.) and Madeira Island
(15 ind.). The type specimen (COCKERELL 1921), collected by T.V. Wollaston on
Deserta Grande, is deposited in the Hope Entomological Collections (Oxford Univer-
sity). High-resolution photos of the type specimen were analysed by A. Kratochwil.
Given its small population sizes in small distribution areas, this species should get the
rank ‘vulnerable’ (IUCN categories; http://www.iucnredlist.org).
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Table 2: Current list of the wild-bee species of Porto Santo. M = endemic to Madeira Archipelago;
P = endemic to Porto Santo.
Colletidae Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) maderensis (COCKERELL, 1921) endemic M
Colletidae Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) pictipes NYLANDER, 1852 introduced
Andrenidae Andrena (Micrandrena) dourada KRATOCHWIL & SCHEUCHL 2013 endemic P
Andrenidae Andrena (Suandrena) portosanctana COCKERELL, 1922 endemic P
Halictidae Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) villosulum (KIRBY, 1802) native
Halictidae Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) wollastoni COCKERELL, 1922 endemic M
Megachilidae Osmia (Helicosmia) latreillei iberoafricana (PETERS, 1975) native
Anthophoridae Amegilla (Amegilla) quadrifasciata maderae (SICHEL, 1868) endemic M
Apidae Bombus (Bombus) terrestris lusitanicus KRÜGER, 1956 native
Hylaeus pictipes: There is only one detection within the Madeira Archipelago on Porto
Santo. A male was collected by W. Barkemeyer (Oldenburg), Pedras Pretas, dune wall,
10.06.1987, deposited in the collection of the Übersee-Museum (Bremen, Germany);
pers. comm. H. Dathe (Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, Müncheberg,
Germany). There is no doubt that the detection of this west Palaearctic species on Porto
Santo is based on an unintential introduction by man.
Andrena dourada (Fig. 2a): KRATOCHWIL & SCHEUCHL (2013) detected A. dourada
from Porto Santo as a species of its own, which differs in numerous morphological and
morphometric characteristics from A. wollastoni from Madeira Island. According to
several morphological features, A. dourada shows a close relation to A. tiaretta
WARNCKE, 1974 (KRATOCHWIL 2015). Our hypothesis is that A. tiaretta first colonised
Porto Santo (or former stepping-stone islands) from the North African mainland and
evolved into the endemic A. dourada, which colonised Madeira Island from Porto Santo
and developed into the endemic A. wollastoni.
Given its small population sizes in small distribution areas, this endemic species should
get the rank ‘vulnerable’ (IUCN categories; http://www.iucnredlist.org).
Andrena portosanctana (Fig. 2b): COCKERELL (1922) described Andrena maderensis
Cockerell, 1922 and A. portosanctana C
OCKERELL, 1922. KRATOCHWIL et al. (2014)
gave a differential diagnosis: We hypothesised that A. portosanctana (Porto Santo) is the
ancestor of A. maderensis (Madeira) and that A. portosanctana (Porto Santo) descended
from the mainland species A. fratella WARNCKE, 1968 (Morocco) or an ancestor of this
species (KRATOCHWIL et al. 2014).
Given its small population sizes in small distribution areas, this endemic species got the
rank ‘vulnerable’ (IUCN categories; http://www.iucnredlist.org).
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Fig. 2a-f: a) Andrena dourada, female; b) Andrena portosanctana, female collecting pollen on
Cakile maritima; c) Lasioglossum wollastoni, female in front of nesting site; d) Osmia latreillei
iberoafricana, male visiting Cakile maritima; e) Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae, female
collecting pollen on Echium portosanctensis, f) Bombus terrestris lusitanicus, worker, collecting
pollen on Echium portosanctensis. Photos: A. Kratochwil (a, b, e), A. Schwabe (c, d, f).
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Lasioglossum villosulum: We suppose that this trans-Palaearctic species is native to the
Madeira Archipelago. One hundred seventy-five individuals were found on Madeira
Island, but detections on Porto Santo are rare (one female, collected by P. Wirtz,
20.05.1993, det. M. Fellendorf, collection of the Museu Municipal do Funchal, Madeira,
photo checked by A. Kratochwil; one female, collected by P. Wirtz, 20.05.1993, det. M.
Fellendorf, deposited in the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History and checked by
H.-R. Schwenninger). There are no data about flower visits for Porto Santo.
Lasioglossum wollastoni (Fig. 2c): L. wollastoni is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago.
On Madeira Island and Porto Santo, this species is widely distributed and occurs locally
in high individual numbers. This Madeira-Archipelago-endemic species is not an endan-
gered species.
Osmia (Helicosmia) latreillei iberoafricana (Fig. 2d): According to our investigations
this species is within the Madeira Archipelago only distributed on Porto Santo and not on
Madeira Island. VAN DER ZANDEN (1983) and FELLENDORF et al. (1999) pointed out that
the species occurs in Madeira Island. We hypothesise that O. l. iberoafricana of Porto
Santo colonised Madeira Island and developed into the endemic O. madeirensis.
Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae (Fig. 2e): The Amegilla taxon ‘maderae’ was descri-
bed by SICHEL (1868) as species of its own. There are some morphological features
differentiating it from other A. quadrifasciata specimens, e.g., from the Canary Islands or
the European mainland. An assignment as a subspecies is certainly justified. Further
morphological, morphometric and molecular-genetic analyses are necessary to prove the
taxonomical status of populations of the Madeira Archipelago, the Canary Islands and
the mainland.
Bombus terrestris lusitanicus (Fig. 2f): The Bombus taxon ‘maderensis’ was sometimes
regarded as species of its own (ERLANDSSON 1979; RASMONT 1984). This is not accepted
by WIDMER et al. (1998), RASMONT et al. (2008) and WILLIAMS et al. (2012). We will
follow RASMONT et al. (2008), who assigned the specimens of the Madeira Archipelago
to B. terrestris lusitanicus; see also COPPÉE (2010).
2. Distribution patterns
The distribution patterns of six wild-bee species of Porto Santo are summarised in Table
3 and Fig. 3.
Table 3: Numbers of individuals, localities and grids of six bee species.
numbers of individuals localities grids
Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae 204 47 20
Lasioglossum wollastoni 111 23 23
Osmia latreillei iberoafricana 91 22 13
Andrena dourada 45 19 12
Andrena portosanctana 28 10 9
Bombus terrestris lusitanicus 39 11 4
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Fig. 3: Distribution patterns of six wild-bee species (grid size 1km x 1 km).
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The two Madeira-Archipelago-endemic species, Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae and
Lasioglossum wollastoni, show the widest distribution on the island (20 and 23 grids). A
colony of L. wollastoni was detected near Cabeço da Ponta. Colonies of A. q. maderae
were found nesting in solidified sand (fossil dunes) near Ponta da Calheta (approxi-
mately 150 nests) and in volcanic material below the summit of Pico Castelo (appr. 20
nests).
The native Osmia latreilli iberoafricana is also widely distributed on Porto Santo (13
grids, covering the whole island).
The two Porto-Santo-endemic species, Andrena dourada and A. portosanctana, occur in
many parts of the island. A. dourada was detected in 12 grids and A. portosanctana in
nine grids.
Bombus terrestris lusitanicus was only detected in subhumid areas of the northern
coast/near the coast and in a locally more humid zone in the southwest (all in all, four
grids).
3. Wild-bee abundances and flower visits in the dry year 2012 and the wet year
2017
The numbers of our observed or collected wild-bee individuals with and without flower
visits after the dry winter (March 2012) and the wet winter (March 2017) are summa-
rised in Table 1. In the dry year 2012, we detected all in all 31.4 individuals per day,
whereas in the wet year 2017, there were only 26.3 individuals per day (without flower
visit or in pan traps 2012: 5.4, 2017: 10.1 per day; with flower visits 2012: 26.0, 2017:
16.2 per day). We hypothesise that the concentration of bees under low flower density
led to a proportionally higher flower-visiting rate.
All our data concerning A. portosanctana with flower visits are from the dry year 2012
(mainly Cakile maritima); in 2017, we detected only one individual in a pan trap. In
2017 Cakile maritima was intensively foraged, mainly by Amegilla quadrifasciata
maderae.
4. Bee–plant network
The bipartite graph of the bee–plant network of Porto Santo (Fig. 4) shows the visited
plant species on the left side and the flower-visiting bee species on the right side, both
connected with interaction links. The bee–plant network demonstrates high asymmetry:
six wild-bee species versus 29 plant species. In Central European networks, the propor-
tion is mostly reversed. Two plant species were only used by males (Galactites
tomentosa and Chrysanthemum segetum). The species are highly interconnected,
showing that even under difficult environmental conditions with unequal resources, there
are alternatives.
The bee–plant network shows that the most abundant bee species on flowers is Amegilla
quadrifasciata maderae, with a polylectic use of pollen and nectar sources. The endemic
Andrena dourada shows high rates of visits on the archipelago-endemic Crambe
fruticosa. Bombus terrestris lusitanicus mainly visited the Porto-Santo-endemic species
Echium portosanctensis and the Madeira-Archipelago-endemic species E. nervosum
(including hybrid types). Beside Amegilla quadrifasciata maderae, two other bee species
are polylectic: Lasioglossum wollastoni and Osmia latreiilei iberoafricana.
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Fig. 4: Bipartite graph of the bee-plant network of Porto Santo.
Most of the used plant species are endemic species or native; therefore, they were alrea-
dy present about 500 years ago, before the beginning of the strong human impact.
Examples are in the dry microforest and in open rocky, dry habitats: Echium nervosum,
Crambe fruticosa; in sandy habitats (partly with salt influence): Lotus glaucus, Cakile
maritima, Senecio incrassatus, Frankenia laevis; in open rocky habitats of the subhumid
zone: Echium portosanctensis. With high probability, the use of the flower resources of
these plant species by the wild bees of Porto Santo is therefore an old feature.
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Conclusions
Porto Santo, a relatively old and small volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean, is a model
area for the colonisation of islands by wild-bee species of different area-geographical
origin. Some wild bees of Porto Santo have developed into endemic species. Porto Santo
served as an important colonisation source for Madeira Island, where new endemic
species developed.
Still today, Madeira Island and Porto Santo have remarkable differences in bee-species
composition despite their small distance of 45 km. This can only be understood from the
biogeographical point of view.
Because wild bees are important pollinators, they are drivers of the bee–plant network.
The bee–plant network of Porto Santo shows a clear asymmetry: few bees are connected
with many plant species. This seems to be a rule for oceanic islands.
The wild-bee species have developed a high number of adaptations to the prevailing
environmental conditions. Partly, these developments have led to endemism. The popula-
tions show high adaptations to the harsh and unpredictable environment. Five wild-bee
species are widely distributed on Porto Santo; this also applies to the endemic wild-bee
species (see maps, Fig. 3). Nevertheless, the two endemic mining bees Andrena dourada
and A. portosanctana are endangered species because they have only small numbers of
individuals. In the case of A. portosanctana, the existence of large Cakile maritima
populations is of great importance.
Acknowledgements
We thank cordially for cooperation: Antonio M.F. Aguiar (Laboratório Agrícola, Camacha,
Madeira, Portugal), Jan Smit (Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, The Netherlands), Pater
Andreas Werner Ebmer (Puchenau, Austria), Holger Dathe (German Entomological Institute,
Müncheberg, Germany), Patricia Gentili-Poole and Brian Harris (Department of Entomology
Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA), Ysabel Gonçalves (Museu de História Natural do
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal), Fritz Gusenleitner (Biology Centre Museum Linz, Austria), James
Hogan (Hope Entomological Collections, Oxford University, United Kingdom), Michael
Kuhlmann (Kiel University, Zoological Museum, Germany), Vincent F. Lee (Department of Ento-
mology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA), Volker Lohrmann and
Herbert Hohmann (Übersee-Museum Bremen, Germany), David Notton (Natural History Museum,
London, United Kingdom), Hans-Richard Schwenninger (Stuttgart, Germany), Erwin Scheuchl
(Ergolding, Germany).
Zusammenfassung
Porto Santo (Madeira Archipel) ist eine relativ alte (11.1–14.3 Mio. Jahre) und kleine vulkanische
Insel im Atlantischen Ozean. Aufgrund der geringen Höhe der Berge ist der Hauptteil der Insel
durch ein semiarides Klima und Trockenvegetation gekennzeichnet; nur ein kleiner Teil zeigt
subhumide Bedingungen. Wir konnten die Wildbienenfauna und das Bienen-Pflanzen-Netzwerk
(mit Farbschalen, Handnetz oder Beobachtung) hauptsächlich während zweier Aufenthalte im März
2012 und 2017 untersuchen. Bis heute sind neun Wildbienenarten nachgewiesen worden. Zwei
Arten sind für Porto Santo endemisch und zwei Arten und eine Unterart für den Madeira Archipel.
Eine aktualisierte und kommentierte Checkliste der Wildbienenarten von Porto Santo wird vorge-
stellt. Die Evolution der endemischen Arten Andrena dourada und A. portosanctana wird disku-
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tiert. Sowohl die endemischen als auch die einheimischen Bienenarten zeigen auf Porto Santo eine
weite Verbreitung in der Trockenzone. Nur Bombus terrestris lusitanicus ist auf den subhumiden
Bereich beschränkt. Wir haben insgesamt etwa 300 Bienen-Pflanzen-Interaktionen beobachtet und
analysiert. Im Gegensatz zu Festland-Netzwerken, z.B. in der warm-gemäßigten Zone, die in der
Regel durch wesentlich mehr Bienen- als Pflanzenarten gekennzeichnet sind, zeigt das Bienen-
Pflanzen-Netzwerk von Porto Santo viel mehr Pflanzen- als Bienenarten und ist damit stark asym-
metrisch. Sechs Wildbienenarten nutzten 27 verschiedene Pflanzenarten. Bienen- und Pflanzenar-
ten sind deutlich miteinander vernetzt, was bedeutet, dass für die Bienenarten auch unter schwieri-
gen Umweltbedingungen und Ressourcenbeschränkungen alternative Nektar- und Pollenressourcen
zur Verfügung bestehen. Insbesondere die verholzten Echium-Arten E. nervosum (endemisch für
den Madeira-Archipel) und E. portosanctensis (endemisch für Porto Santo) sind einerseits Schlüs-
selarten als Ressourcen für Wildbienen. Als selbstinkompatible Pflanzenarten sind sie andererseits
von Insektenbestäubung abhängig. Selbst in sehr trockenen Perioden (März 2012, im Winter keine
Niederschläge) zeigte Echium eine reiche Blütenproduktion und wurde intensiv von Wildbienen
besucht. Dasselbe gilt für Cakile maritima, die eine wichtige Ressource für die endemische Art
Andrena portosanctana (spezialisiert auf Brassicaceae) darstellt. Im feuchteren Frühjahr 2017 gab
es einen Rückgang in der Anzahl insgesamt nachgewiesener Wildbienen-Individuen im Vergleich
zu 2012. Im trockeneren Frühjahr 2017 wurden proportional mehr Individuen an Blüten beobachtet
und weniger Vorkommen ohne Blütenbesuch festgestellt.
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Nomenclature
The nomenclature for plant species names follows JARDIM & MENEZES DE SEQUEIRA
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Addresses of the authors: Prof. Dr. Anselm KRATOCHWIL
Department of Biology/Chemistry, Ecology Section,
University of Osnabrück
Barbarastr. 13
D-49069 Osnabrück, Germany
E-Mail: anselm.kratochwil@biologie.uni-osnabrueck.de
Prof. Dr. Angelika SCHWABE
Vegetation and Restoration Ecology
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Schnittspahnstraße 4
D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
