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Species Mellitidia tomentifera (Friese, 1909)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Only published localities Kuranda, Cooktown, Atherton, Dunk Is., Babinda and also New Guinea.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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.

 

General References

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1910. New and little-known bees. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 36: 199-249 [Date published 31/12/1910] (taxonomy, distribution, subspecies to species)

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1926. Descriptions and records of bees. CX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 17: 510-519 [Date published 31/12/1926] (distribution)

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1929. Bees, chiefly Australian species, described or determined by Dr. H. Friese. American Museum Novitates 343: 1-20 [Date published 31/12/1929: publication date Cockerell, T.D.A. 1929. Bees in the Australian Museum collection. Records of the Australian Museum 17: 199–243 [211]] (taxonomy)

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1930. Australian bees in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Psyche (Cambridge) 37: 141-154 [Date published 31/12/1930] (distribution)

Friese, H. 1917. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia, 1910–1913. 13. Apidae. Arkiv för Zoologi 11(2): 1-9 [Date published 31/12/1917] (distribution)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
22-Oct-2015 20-Sep-2012 MODIFIED
07-Aug-2012 23-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED