Login
    DOI10.1111/1440-1703.12261

    Occurrence dataset Registered August 24, 2021

    Bee occurrence data collected in "Hanamaru-Maruhana national census (Bumble bee national census)" in Japan

    Published by National Institute of Genetics, ROIS
    Suzuki-Ohno Y
    LicenceCC BY-NC 4.0

    Description

    We collected bee photographs taken by citizens in citizen science program “Hanamaru-Maruhana national census (Bumble bee national census in English).” Bee occurrence data includes 5,503 records of 16 bumble bee species and 380 records of three carpenter bee species.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    The Japanese archipelago excluding the Kurile Islands

    Latitude
    From 26.45 to 45.29
    Longitude
    From 127.8 to 145.82

    Temporal scope

    range
    September 14, 2006 - October 27, 2018

    Taxonomic scope

    Description

    16 bumble bee species and three carpenter species

    Coverage
    Bombus ardensBombus beaticola
    Bombus consobrinus
    Bombus cryptarum
    Bombus deuteronymus

    Methodology

    Sampling

    Species were identified from photographic images, and latitude-longitude data was extracted from GPS data in Exif information of photographs or address in text of e-mail.

    Study extent

    We collected bee photographs taken by citizens in citizen science program “Hanamaru-Maruhana national census (Bumble bee national census in English)” in Japan.

    Quality control

    The consistency of bumble bee species identification by J. Yokoyama was 95% for 15 bumble bee species, and 97.7% for major six species (B. diversus, B. ardens, B. hypocrita, B. ignitus, B. honshuensis, and B. beaticola)

    Method steps

    1. We collected bee photographs taken by citizens in citizen science program “Hanamaru-Maruhana national census (Bumble bee national census in English)” in Japan.

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • Yukari Suzuki-Ohno

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Tohoku university
      Position
      Project Assistant Professor
      Address
      6-3 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Email

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    August 24, 2021
    Metadata last modified
    August 24, 2021
    Publication date
    August 24, 2021
    Hosted by
    National Institute of Genetics, ROIS
    Installation
    National Institute of Genetics, ROIS
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.1111/1440-1703.12261
    Alternative identifiers
    GBIF registration details

    Citation

    Suzuki-Ohno Y (2021). Bee occurrence data collected in "Hanamaru-Maruhana national census (Bumble bee national census)" in Japan. Version 1.2. National Institute of Genetics, ROIS. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12261 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-18.