| Amegilla xylocopoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. xylocopoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla xylocopoides | |
Amegilla xylocopoides or Amegilla (Asaropoda) xylocopoides is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by entomologist Remko Leys. [1] [2]
The specific epithet xylocopoides refers to a superficial resemblance, in hair and wing colouration, to female carpenter bees Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) spp. [1]
The body length is 16–19 mm, forewing length 13–16 mm, head width 6–7 mm. [1]
The species occurs in Far North Queensland on the Cape York Peninsula. The male holotype was collected 19 km south-east of Laura and the female allotype at Iron Range. [1] [2]
Male territorial behaviour has been observed taking place over water vegetated with native water hyacinth, Monochoria australasica . [1]
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