Amegilla preissi
| Amegilla preissi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. preissi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla preissi | |
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Amegilla preissi or Amegilla (Asaropoda) preissi is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2][3]
Description
The body length is 13–15 mm, forewing length 10 mm, head width 5 mm.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions. Type localities include Swan River and Geraldton.[2][3]
Behaviour
Flowering plants visited by the bees include Corymbia calophylla.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Some Australian bees in the Berlin Museum". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 18: 98–114 [107].
- ^ a b c d e 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. PMID 32076376.
- ^ a b c "Species Amegilla (Asaropoda) preissi (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-31.