What does this research mean for the field?

The Australian bee Hylaeus albonitens is the first documented adventive hylaeine bee in Southeast Asia, specifically in Singapore. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To document the first occurrence of the Australian bee Hylaeus albonitens in Southeast Asia.

February 27, 2026Open Access

First record of an adventive hylaeine bee in Southeast Asia: The Australian Hylaeus albonitens (Cockerell) in Singapore (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)

Key Points

To document the first occurrence of the Australian bee Hylaeus albonitens in Southeast Asia.
Identification of Hylaeus albonitens in Singapore
Comparative analysis with native ranges
Field observations of environmental conditions
First recorded presence of Hylaeus albonitens in Singapore
Indicates an expansion of the bee's introduced range
Validates its establishment beyond its native habitat

Abstract

Hylaeine bees are well known for their tendency to establish populations beyond their native ranges. Here we report the first record of the Australian bee Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) albonitens (Cockerell) from Singapore. This finding represents the first documented occurrence of an adventive hylaeine bee in Southeast Asia and extends the known introduced range of the species within the tropics.

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Soh et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a1344fed1d949a99abe0d9 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi142.24935

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