Amegilla rhodoscymna
| Amegilla rhodoscymna | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. rhodoscymna
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla rhodoscymna | |
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Amegilla rhodoscymna or Amegilla (Asaropoda) rhodoscymna 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 13–14 mm, forewing length 10–11 mm, head width 5–6 mm.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs along the east coast of Australia from the Cape York Peninsula southwards to northern New South Wales. The type locality is Mackay.[2][3]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora and Xanthorrhoea species.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. IV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 392–403 [395]. doi:10.1080/03745480509442880.
- ^ 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) rhodoscymna (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-31.