Amegilla albigenella
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. albigenella
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla albigenella | |
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Amegilla albigenella or Amegilla (Asaropoda) albigenella is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by entomologist Charles Duncan Michener.[1][2][3]
Description
The body length is 14 mm, forewing length 10–11 mm, head width 5 mm.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. The holotype was collected at Landor Station in the Gascoyne region.[2][3]
Behaviour
Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eremophila and Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
- ^ a b Michener, CD (1965). "A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 130: 1–362 [217].
- ^ a b c d e Leijs, R; Dorey, J; Hogendoorn, K (1912). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda". ZooKeys (908): 45–122. doi:10.3897/zookeys.908.47375. PMC 7010838. PMID 32076376.
- ^ a b c "Species Amegilla (Asaropoda) albigenella Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-29.