1. Where Have All The Bees Gone?

3. U.S. National Pollinating Insects Museum > 1 million specimens > 1 million specimens Approx. 70% databased Approx. 70% databased > 300,000 records served on GBIF > 300,000 records served on GBIF

4. Preservation Most net collected in cyanide Most net collected in cyanide Some pan traps (6 hours) 70% alcohol Some pan traps (6 hours) 70% alcohol Museum: dry environment Museum: dry environment

6. Systematic (≥3 yrs., all season) Preliminary 70K 90K 95K 24K 7K 12K

7. 328 333 656 401 689 290 363 545 220 > 235 Diverse Faunas

8. Systematic (≥3 yrs., all season) Preliminary Many new species 10 13 23 57 40 15 19 4

9. Map of collection sites world > 1997 > 1997 >1987 >1987 Distribution of Holdings 10 Years

10. Distribution of Holdings 20 Years

11. Distribution of Holdings 10 Years

12. Distribution of Holdings 10 Years

13. Holdings by Nation: W Hemisphere ContinentNation≤10 Years ≤20 Years N AmericaCosta Rica2530,912 Mexico1,0636,258 USA391,544476,577 S AmericaArgentina7,1548,276 Bolivia8,838 Chile2,5832,859

14. Holdings by Nation: E. Hemisphere ContinentNation ≤10 Years ≤20 Years AfricaMadagascar3,5753,853 Mauritius140 Namibia344 South Africa9,2159,297 Australia 13,67313,850 EurasiaGreece132 Hungary5,578 Israel240244 Pakistan259 Sri Lanka304308

15. Taxon Emphasis FamilySubfamily ≤ 10 Years ≤ 20 Years ColletidaeColletinae 8,946 13,234 Diphaglossinae 32 603 Euryglossinae 5 87 Hylaeinae 10,422 12,240 AndrenidaeAndreninae 12,424 16,040 Panurginae 59,333 68,896 HalictidaeHalictinae 96,840 118,062 Nomiinae 462 742 Rophitinae 2,577 4,169 Melittidae 5,053 6,327 MegachilidaeFideliinae 33 110 Megachilinae 52,412 75,612 ApidaeApinae 41,239 64,486 Nomadinae 3,696 5,995 Xylocopinae 9,471 11,988

16. Proportion of U. S. fauna

17. Proportion of U. S. fauna (w/o Sphecodes, Dialictus & Evylaeus)

18. World Colletes Holdings

19. Incomplete Georeferencing Georeferencing  Mexico Determination of unidentified Determination of unidentified  Australia & South America Digitization Digitization  Long-tongued non-US

20. Miles to go before I sleep and miles to go before I sleep