The paper overviews the fossil record of insects with long mouthparts and rostra adapted to
feeding on floral nectar and pollination drops of extinct gymnosperms. The presence of …

An updated and extensively revised checklist of the arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican
Republic and Haiti) is presented 11 years after the publication of the original in 2008. It …

Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are a widespread corbiculate lineage (Apinae: Corbiculata:
Bombini), mostly found among temperate and alpine ecosystems. Approximately 260 …

Although specimens in fossil to Recent resins are remarkable for their fidelity of
preservation, amber is well known and studied, unlike the younger resins as Pleistocene …

Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and
accordingly are widely studied in both basic and applied research, for which it is essential to …

Although bees are one of the major lineages of pollinators and are today quite diverse, few
well-preserved fossils are available from which to establish the tempo of their diversification …

The first fossil halictine bees (Halictidae: Halictinae) are described from the Upper Miocene
(Messinian) diatomites of the Konservat-Lagerstätte of Sainte-Reine, near Murat, France …

The first fossil orchid bee from Early Miocene Mexican amber is described and figured.
Eulaema (Apeulaema) zigrasi Engel, new species, represents the first non-meliponine bee …

A new fossil bee species, Liotrigona (Tapheiotrigona) aethiopica Engel, new subgenus and
species, was described and figured from a worker preserved in Miocene amber from …

The Journal of Melittology celebrates its first year of activity. In total 26 articles were
published comprising 243 pages, and including accounts historical and biographical …