Amegilla alpha

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Amegilla alpha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Amegilla
Species:
A. alpha
Binomial name
Amegilla alpha
(Cockerell, 1904) [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • Sarapoda bombiformis var. αSmith, 1854
  • Saropoda alphaCockerell, 1904
  • Amegilla (Asaropoda) alpha(Cockerell) Michener, 1965

Amegilla alpha or Amegilla (Zonamegilla) alpha is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

The body length is 11–14 mm, forewing length 7–9 mm. Both sexes are distinguishable from other Australian Zonamegilla species by the orange fur covering the upper surface of the metasoma. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in tropical areas of north-western Australia, including the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the adjacent part of the Northern Territory. The type locality is Jasper Gorge, 54 km north-west of Victoria River Downs. [2] [3]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1904). "New and little known bees in the collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (14): 203–208 [204]. doi:10.1080/03745480409442994.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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, 111]. Bibcode:2017ZooK..653...79L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.653.11177 . PMC   5345376 . PMID   28331394.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Species Amegilla (Zonamegilla) alpha (Cockerell, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-02.


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