Amegilla epaphrodita
| Amegilla epaphrodita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. epaphrodita
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla epaphrodita | |
Amegilla epaphrodita or Amegilla (Asaropoda) epaphrodita is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1988 by entomologist Robert Brooks.[1][2][3]
Description
The body length of the male allotype is 17 mm, forewing length 11.1 mm, head width 5.1 mm.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Top End of the Northern Territory. The type locality of the female holotype is 15 km east of Mount Cahill; that of the male allotype is believed to be Ubirr Rock, both in Kakadu National Park.[2][3]
Behaviour
The bees are flying mellivores.[3]
References
- ^ a b Brooks, RW (1988). "Systematics and phylogeny of the anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae; Anthophorini)". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 53: 436–575 [554].
- ^ a b c d Leijs, R; Dorey, J; Hogendoorn, K (2020). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda". ZooKeys (908): 45–122. Bibcode:2020ZooK..908...45L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.908.47375. PMC 7010838.
- ^ a b c d "Species Amegilla (Asaropoda) epaphrodita Brooks, 1988". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-29.