Amegilla houstoni
| Amegilla houstoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. houstoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla houstoni | |
Amegilla houstoni or Amegilla (Asaropoda) houstoni 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 species is known only from the female holotype. It has metasomal terga with black fur and white posterior hair bands.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. The type locality is the top of the Napier Range, Windjana Gorge.[2][3]
Behaviour
The bees are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Trichodesma species.[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 [555].
- ^ 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) houstoni Brooks, 1988". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-30.