Species Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) bidentatus (Smith, 1853)
- Prosopis bidentata Smith, F. 1853. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London : British Museum 197 pp. [Date published 31/12/1853] [28].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Australia (as New Holland).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Stradbroke Is. and near Noosa.
IBRA
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), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Flower visiting record: Banksia L.f. [Proteaceae].
General References
Alcock, J. & Houston, T.F. 1987. Resource defense and alternative mating tactics in the banksia bee, Hylaeus alcyoneus (Erichson). Ethology 76: 177-188 (biology)
Cockerell, T.D.A. 1918. Some bees collected in Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 6: 112-120 [Date published 31/12/1918] (redescription)
Meade-Waldo, G. 1923. Hymenoptera. Fam. Apidae. Subfam. Prosopidinae. Genera Insectorum 181: 1-45 [Date published 31/12/1923] (as Hylaeus (Koptogaster) bidentata (Smith, 1853))
History of changes
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