Species Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) waterhousei (Cockerell, 1915)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Halictus waterhousei Cockerell, T.D.A. 1915. Descriptions and records of bees. LXVIII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 16: 1-9 [Date published 31/12/1915] [4].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.964 NHMUK014024712 ♀ (Mandibles opened to expose labrum.), Woodford, NSW 24 Jan 1909, G.A. Waterhouse.

Generic Combinations

• Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) waterhousei (Cockerell, 1915). —
  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, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: mellivore, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Floral records. ASTERACEAE: Hypochaeris. DILLENIACEAE: Hibbertia. FABACEAE: Acacia. MYRTACEAE: Eucalyptus, Leptospermum.

General References

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]

History of changes