Amegilla scymna

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Amegilla scymna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Amegilla
Species:
A. scymna
Binomial name
Amegilla scymna
(Gribodo, 1893) [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • Anthophora scymnaGribodo, 1893

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]

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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

  1. 1 2 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].
  2. 1 2 3 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 .
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Species Amegilla (Asaropoda) scymna (Gribodo, 1893)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-01.


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