Amegilla calva

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Amegilla calva
Amegilla (Asaropoda) calva (10.3897-zookeys.908.47375) Figure 8.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Amegilla
Species:
A. calva
Binomial name
Amegilla calva
(Rayment, 1935) [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • Amegilla (Asaropoda) paracalvaBrooks, 1993

Amegilla calva or Amegilla (Asaropoda) calva is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1935 by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

The body length is 15–16 mm, forewing length 10–11 mm, head width 5 mm. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species has a wide range across central Australia. The type locality is Davis Creek in New South Wales. [2] [3]

Behaviour

The bees are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eremophila , Trichodesma and Cassia species. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rayment, T (1935). A Cluster of Bees. Sydney: Endeavour Press. pp. 1–752 [712].
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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 [77]. Bibcode:2020ZooK..908...45L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.908.47375 . PMID   32076376.
  3. 1 2 3 "Species Amegilla (Asaropoda) calva (Rayment, 1935)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-29.


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