Species Hylaeus (Euprosopis) disjunctus (Cockerell, 1905)
- Prosopis disjuncta Cockerell, T.D.A. 1905. Descriptions and records of bees. IV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 16: 392-403 [Date published 31/12/1905] [400].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2♂ (a specimen is labelled 'type' and has registration number Hym.17.a.170), Mackay, QLD. - Prosopis basalis Friese, H. 1924. Ueber die Bienen Australiens. Konowia 3: 216-249 [Date published 31/12/1924] [223].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AMNH 2♀ 1♂, Mackay, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Houston, T.F. 1981. A revision of the Australian hylaeine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). II. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 80: 1-128 [Date published 31/12/1981] [19]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Record from SA (Orroroo) believed to be a labelling error.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Flower visiting record: Angophora Cav. [Myrtaceae], Callistemon R.Br. [Myrtaceae], Dendrobium Sw. [Orchidaceae], Eucalyptus L'Hérit. [Myrtaceae], Eugenia L. [Myrtaceae], Leptospermum Forster & G.Forster [Myrtaceae], Melaleuca L. [Myrtaceae], Tristania R.Br. [Myrtaceae], Xanthorrhoea Sm. [Xanthorrhoeaceae].
General References
Meade-Waldo, G. 1923. Hymenoptera. Fam. Apidae. Subfam. Prosopidinae. Genera Insectorum 181: 1-45 [Date published 31/12/1923] (as Hylaeus (Koptogaster) disjunctus (Cockerell, 1905))
Michener, C.D. 1965. A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 130: 1-362 [Date published 31/12/1965] (flower record)
Slater, A.T. & Calder, D.M. 1988. The pollination biology of Dendrobium speciosum Smith: a case of false advertising? Australian Journal of Botany 36: 145-158 [Date published 31/12/1988] (pollination)
History of changes
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