Species Callomelitta insularis (Cockerell, 1914)
- Binghamiella insularis Cockerell, T.D.A. 1914. New Australian bees. The Entomologist 47: 197-201 [Date published 31/12/1914] [199].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2♂ (a male specimen is labelled 'type' and has registration number Hym.17.a.608), Eaglehawk Neck, TAS.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Portland, George Town, Eaglehawk Neck.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, solitary, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in rotting wood, flower visiting record: aster, Banksia L.f. [Proteaceae], Dahlia Cav. [Asteraceae], Eucalyptus L'Hérit. [Myrtaceae], Leucopogon R.Br. [Epacridaceae], Melaleuca L. [Myrtaceae].
General References
Cockerell, T.D.A. 1916. Some bees from Australia, Tasmania and the New Hebrides. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 68: 360-375 [Date published 31/12/1916] (as subspecies of Binghamiella antipodes (Smith, 1853))
Hingston, A.B. 1998. Temporal and spatial variation in abundances of native bee species on an altitudinal gradient in southern Tasmania. Australian Journal of Zoology 46: 497-507 [505]
Hingston, A.B. 1999. Affinities between southern Tasmanian plants in native bee visitor profiles. Australian Journal of Zoology 47: 361-384 [367] (flower record)
Rayment, T. 1953. Bees of the Portland District. Victoria : Portland Field Naturalist's Club 39 pp. [Date published 31/12/1953] (flower record)
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