Species Megachile (Mitchellapis) fabricator Smith, 1868
- Megachile fabricator Smith, F. 1868. Descriptions of aculeate Hymenoptera from Australia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1868: 231-258 [Date published 31/12/1868] [256].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀ (a female is labelled 'type' and has registration number Hym.17.a.2315), Geraldton (as Champion Bay), WA.
Introduction
Host of Anthrax incomptus Walker (Prendergast & Yeates 2018)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Kalamunda, Perth and Geraldton (as Champion Bay).
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, solitary, volant.
General References
Meade-Waldo, G. 1915. Notes on the Apidae (Hymenoptera) in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of new species. VI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 15: 325-335 [Date published 31/12/1915] (distribution)
Prendergast, K.S. & Yeates, D.K. 2018. New records of bee fly (Diptera: Bombyliidae) and mite (Acari: Pyemotidae) parasites of Australian Megachile bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Western Australia. Australian Entomologist 45(1859): 51–56
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | Megachile Latreille, 1802 | 17-Jan-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Jun-2023 | Megachilini | 17-Jan-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-Aug-2013 | 14-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 22-Oct-2015 | 20-Sep-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |