Species Nomada australensis Perkins, 1912
- Nomada australensis 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] [116].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH Hym.17.b.574a,b 1♂ 1♀, Kuranda (as Cairns Kuranda), QLD. - Nomada rubinii Rayment, T. 1930. New and remarkable bees. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 43: 42-61 [Date published 31/12/1930] [55].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 32 065524 ♀ (Specimen pinned to cork, missing all right legs.), Townsville, QLD, Aug 1920, C.L. Barrett.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Walker, K.L., Tattersall, M., Houston, T.F. 2020. First host record for the Australian kleptoparasitic bee Nomada australensis (Perkins) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and a new synonymy. Australian Entomologist 47(4): 285–300 [Date published 18 December 2020] [28]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Kuranda and Mackay.
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, solitary, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Cleptoparasitic, possibly on Lasioglossum (Halictidae).
General References
Cockerell, T.D.A. 1931. The bees of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 7: 34-54 [Date published 31/12/1931] (taxonomy)
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] [215] (illustration)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2024 | APIFORMES | 04-Nov-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Ken Walker (NMV) |
| 22-Oct-2015 | 20-Sep-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |