Species Xanthesma (Xanthesma) argosomata Exley, 1969
- Xanthesma argosomata Exley, E.M. 1969. Revision of the genus Xanthesma Michener (Apoidea: Colletidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 515-526 [Date published 31/12/1969] [522].
Type data:
Holotype QM T7078 ♀, Tusmore, SA.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Meningie and Tusmore.
IBRA
SA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, solitary.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in soil, flower visiting record: Eucalyptus L'Hérit. [Myrtaceae].
General References
Houston, T.F. 1969. Observations on the nests and behaviour of some euryglossine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 8: 1-10 [Date published 31/12/1969] (biology, as Xanthesma sp.)
History of changes
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