Subspecies Meroglossa impressifrons penetrata (Smith, 1879)
- Prosopis penetrata Smith, F. 1879. Descriptions of New Species of Hymenoptera in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xxi 240 pp. [Date published 31/12/1879] [25].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.212 ♀, Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
A record from Orroroo, SA, is probably a labelling error.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Flower visiting record: Callistemon R.Br. [Myrtaceae], Eucalyptus L'Hérit. [Myrtaceae], Jacksonia Smith [Fabaceae], Leptospermum Forster & G.Forster [Myrtaceae], Melaleuca L. [Myrtaceae].
General References
Meade-Waldo, G. 1923. Hymenoptera. Fam. Apidae. Subfam. Prosopidinae. Genera Insectorum 181: 1-45 [Date published 31/12/1923] (illustration)
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] (flower record)
Perkins, R.C.L. 1912. Notes, with descriptions of new species, on aculeate Hymenoptera of the Australian Region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 9: 96-121 [Date published 31/12/1912] (generic placement)
History of changes
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