Species Megachile (Austrochile) resinifera Meade-Waldo, 1915

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• Megachile resinifera Meade-Waldo, G. 1915. Notes on the Apidae (Hymenoptera) in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of new species. VI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 15: 325-335 [Date published 31/12/1915] [329].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀ (female specimen labelled 'type' and has registration number Hym.17.a.2341), Yallingup, WA.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

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, solitary, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest of resin, probably in aggregation in sandy bank.

 

General References

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1930. The bees of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 6: 137-156, 205-236 [Date published 31/12/1930] (taxonomy)

King, J. 1991. Studies on the genus Austrochile Michener N. Stat. in Australia (Megachilidae: Hymenoptera). Unpubl. MSc Thesis. Brisbane : Univ. of Queensland. 135 pp. (distribution)

 

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