Meroglossa itamuca
| Meroglossa itamuca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Meroglossa |
| Species: | M. itamuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Meroglossa itamuca | |
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Meroglossa itamuca is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Female body length is about 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black, patched yellow.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities include Cairns.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Hibbertia, Loranthus and Solanum species.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXXI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 6: 160–168 [163].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Meroglossa itamuca (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
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