Biology:Amegilla asserta
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of bee
| Amegilla asserta | |
|---|---|
| |
| Foraging female | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Subgenus: | Zonamegilla |
| Species: | A. asserta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla asserta (Cockerell, 1926)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Amegilla asserta is a species of bee endemic to Australia, belonging to the family Apidae subfamily Apinae. Females forage by performing buzz pollination.
Description
Distribution
Amegilla asserta is found in eastern Australia, from Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, across temperate regions of Victoria and New South Wales, and along the east coast of Queensland.[2] The range includes the cities of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. A. asserta is the most common of the two species found in Melbourne,[3] followed by A. chlorocyanea.
References
- ↑ "Amegilla perasserta - -- Discover Life". discoverlife.org. http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Amegilla+perasserta.
- ↑ Leijs, Remko; Batley, Michael; Hogendoorn, Katja (2017-08-02). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: A revision of the subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegilla" (in en). ZooKeys (653): 79–140. doi:10.3897/zookeys.653.11177. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 28331394. PMC 5345376. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/11177/.
- ↑ photographer., Dorey, James, author (24 January 2019). Bees of Australia : a photographic exploration. ISBN 978-1-4863-0849-1. OCLC 1030955218. http://worldcat.org/oclc/1030955218.
External links
- The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: A revision of the subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegill
- Animal Diversity Web
- academia.edu
Wikidata ☰ Q2341968 entry
 |  |
