Amegilla adelaidae
| Amegilla adelaidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. adelaidae
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla adelaidae | |
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Amegilla adelaidae or Amegilla (Zonamegilla) adelaidae is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2][3]
Description
The body length is 12–13 mm, forewing length 8 mm.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical areas of Australia, including the arid zone. The type locality is the Adelaide River in the Top End of the Northern Territory.[2][3]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Plectranthus and Ricinus species.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. IV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 392–403 [397]. doi:10.1080/03745480509442880.
- ^ a b c d Leijs, Remko; Batley, Michael; Hogendoorn, Katja (2017). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: A revision of the subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegilla". ZooKeys (653): 79–140 [89, 109]. doi:10.3897/zookeys.653.11177. PMC 5345376. PMID 28331394.
- ^ a b c d "Species Amegilla (Zonamegilla) adelaidae (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-01.