Species Hylaeus (Laccohylaeus) cyanophilus (Cockerell, 1910)
- Prosopis cyanophila Cockerell, T.D.A. 1910. Descriptions and records of bees. XXX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 6: 17-31 [Date published 31/12/1910] [28].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.77 ♂, Mackay, QLD. - Prosopis nigropersonata Cockerell, T.D.A. 1910. Descriptions and records of bees. XXX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 6: 17-31 [Date published 31/12/1910] [27].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH Hym.17.a.69 ♀, Mackay, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
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] [89]; Cardale, J.C. in Houston, W.W.K. & Maynard, G.V. (eds) 1993. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Hymenoptera: Apoidea. Canberra : AGPS Vol. 10 x, 406 pp. [129] (interprets Houston's incorrect inference of holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
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] [89]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Mackay, Redlynch, Goodna and Manning Valley.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
General References
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] [123, 132] (as Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) cyanophilus (Cockerell, 1910), Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) nigropersonatus (Cockerell, 1910))
Williams, G.A. & Adam, P. 1997. The composition of the bee (Apoidea: Hymenoptera) fauna visiting flowering trees in New South Wales lowland subtropical rainforest remnants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 118: 69-95 [95] (distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
22-Oct-2015 | 20-Sep-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
07-Aug-2012 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |