India, March 3 -- Land fragmentation, climate change and wildfires pose threat to the remaining invertebrate species
An Australian native bee - last sighted a century ago - was discovered along the Australian east coast recently. It may be, however, under increasing pressure to survive, according to a recent study.
The species, Pharohylaeus lactiferous , was last sighted in 1923 in Queensland. The discovery was preceded by an extensive sampling of 225 general and 20 targeted sampling sites across New South Wales and Queensland.
A report on it was published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research February 26, 2021.
The discovery, according to researchers, is important because over 40 per cent of Australia's forests and woodlands have been...