New data release on Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae

The evaluation of 3695 DNA barcodes of three families of Apoidea gave good News: 99% of the 661 species studied can be clearly identified with their DNA barcode. This means that 88% of the native German Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, and Sphecidae are now available for modern methods in the area of biodiversity monitoring, e.g. via metabarcoding of Malaise Trap samples and can be taken into account. The authors succeeded in covering two-thirds of the European fauna of apoid wasps.