Amegilla walkeri
| Amegilla walkeri | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. walkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla walkeri | |
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Amegilla walkeri or Amegilla (Zonamegilla) walkeri 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 10–12 mm, forewing length 7–8 mm. Both sexes have grey fur on the scutum, due to a mixture of black and white hairs, with metallic, blue, fur bands on the terga.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs mainly in tropical areas of northern Australia, including the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the Top End of the Northern Territory. Type localities include Baudin Island on the Kimberley coast and Darwin.[2][3]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. IV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 392–403 [396]. doi:10.1080/03745480509442880.
- ^ a b c d Leijs, Remko; Batley, Michael; Hogendoorn, Katja (2017). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: A revision of the subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegilla". ZooKeys (653): 79–140 [89, 136]. doi:10.3897/zookeys.653.11177. PMC 5345376. PMID 28331394.
- ^ a b c d "Species Amegilla (Zonamegilla) walkeri (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-01.