Amegilla flava

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Amegilla flava
Amegilla (Asaropoda) flava (10.3897-zookeys.908.47375) Figure 12.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Amegilla
Species:
A. flava
Binomial name
Amegilla flava
(Friese, 1911) [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • Anthophora flavaFriese, 1911
  • Asaropoda cygniRayment, 1931
  • Asaropoda rickaeRayment, 1951

Amegilla flava or Amegilla (Asaropoda) flava is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1911 by German entomologist Heinrich Friese. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

The body length is 12–13 mm, forewing length 9 mm, head width 5 mm. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across southern temperate mainland Australia. Type localities include Swan River and Bolgart in Western Australia. [2] [3]

Behaviour

Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eremophila , Eucalyptus and Melaleuca species. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Friese, H (1911). "Zur Bienenfauna Neuguineas und der benachbarten Gebiete (Hym.) (Nachtrag II)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1911: 448–453 [448].
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Species Amegilla (Asaropoda) flava (Friese, 1911)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-30.


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