Species Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) turneri (Cockerell, 1914)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Parasphecodes turneri Cockerell, T.D.A. 1914. Descriptions and records of bees. LXII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 14: 49-57 [Date published 31/12/1914] [50].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.637 ♀ (Head glued to body.), Eaglehawk Neck, TAS Feb 12—March 3 1913, R.E. Turner 1913–212.

Generic Combinations

• Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) turneri (Cockerell, 1914). —
  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] [169] (new combination)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Kanmantoo (KAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: mellivore, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Floral records. DILLENIACEAE: Hibbertia. FABACEAE: Acacia, Phyllota. MYRTACEAE: Eucalyptus, Kunzea. PROTEACEAE: Adenanthos. ROSACEAE: Photinia.

General References

Meyer, R. 1920. Apidae—Halictinae. I. Gatt. Parasphecodes Sm. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 85((A)11): 112-137 [Date published 31/12/1920] (taxonomy)

Walker, K.L. & Sparks, K.S. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the native bee subgenus Parasphecodes Smith 1853 in Australia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini: Lasioglossum Curtis 1833. Zootaxa 5408(1): 001–184 [Date published 9 February 2024]

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