Species Hylaeus (Sphaerhylaeus) globuliferus (Cockerell, 1929)
- Gnathoprosopis (Sphaerhylaeus) globulifera Cockerell, T.D.A. 1929. Bees in the Australian Museum collection. Records of the Australian Museum 17: 199-243 [Date published 31/12/1929] [218].
Type data:
Holotype AM K48307 ♂, King George Sound, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Males territorial, perched on growing tips of Adenanthos Labill. [Proteaceae], Banksia L.f. [Proteaceae], or Jacksonia Smith [Fabaceae]; flower visiting record: Grevillea R.Br. ex J. Knight [Proteaceae].
General References
Alcock, J. & Houston, T.F. 1996. Mating systems and male size in Australian hylaeine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Ethology 102(7): 591-610 [Date published July] [598] (biology)
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] (redescription)
History of changes
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