Amegilla scymna
| Amegilla scymna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. scymna
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla scymna | |
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Amegilla scymna or Amegilla (Asaropoda) scymna is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1893 by Italian entomologist Giovanni Gribodo.[1][2][3]
Distribution and habitat
Published localities include Adelaide in South Australia, and Waroona, Geraldton and Fremantle in Western Australia. The female holotype is from Queensland.[2][3]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gribodo, G (1893). "Note imenotterologiche. Nota II. Nuovi generi e nuove specie di Imenotteri antofili et osservazioni sopra alcune specie gia conosciute". Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana. 25: 248–287, 388–428 [389].
- ^ a b c 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.908.47375. PMC 7010838.
- ^ a b c d "Species Amegilla (Asaropoda) scymna (Gribodo, 1893)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-01.