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'''''Amegilla albiceps''''' is a species of bee native to Australia. It has a southern temperate distribution, with records from South Australia and Victoria.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Leijs |first1=R |last2=Dorey |first2=J |last3=Hogendoorn |first3=K |date=3 Feb 2020 |title=The genus ''Amegilla'' (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda |journal=ZooKeys |issue=908 |pages=45–122 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.908.47375 |pmid=32076376 |pmc=7010838 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="inaturalist-Amegilla albiceps" /> A member of the genus ''[[Amegilla]]'', it was described in 1951 by [[Tarlton Rayment]].<ref name=":0" /> Adults have been found from October to April, and they have been observed visiting flowers of the mistletoe genus ''[[Amyema]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="inaturalist-Amegilla albiceps">{{cite web |title=Amegilla albiceps |url=https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1088145-Amegilla-albiceps |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=iNaturalist Australia |language=en}}</ref> |
'''''Amegilla albiceps''''' is a species of bee native to Australia. It has a southern temperate distribution, with records from South Australia and Victoria.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Leijs |first1=R |last2=Dorey |first2=J |last3=Hogendoorn |first3=K |date=3 Feb 2020 |title=The genus ''Amegilla'' (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda |journal=ZooKeys |issue=908 |pages=45–122 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.908.47375 |pmid=32076376 |pmc=7010838 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2020ZooK..908...45L }}</ref><ref name="inaturalist-Amegilla albiceps" /> A member of the genus ''[[Amegilla]]'', it was described in 1951 by [[Tarlton Rayment]].<ref name=":0" /> Adults have been found from October to April, and they have been observed visiting flowers of the mistletoe genus ''[[Amyema]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="inaturalist-Amegilla albiceps">{{cite web |title=Amegilla albiceps |url=https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1088145-Amegilla-albiceps |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=iNaturalist Australia |language=en}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. albiceps
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Amegilla albiceps is a species of bee native to Australia. It has a southern temperate distribution, with records from South Australia and Victoria.[1][2] A member of the genus Amegilla, it was described in 1951 by Tarlton Rayment.[1] Adults have been found from October to April, and they have been observed visiting flowers of the mistletoe genus Amyema.[1][2]
Description
[edit]With a body length of approximately 14mm, Amegilla albiceps is roughly the same size as a worker honeybee.[1] It has a white head, and a predominantly orange abdomen. There is a band of black hairs on the second abdominal segment.[1] The front legs are mostly orange.[1] The mid and hind legs are orange on the outer surfaces, and brown-black on the inner surfaces.[1] The mandibles are yellow at the base, black-brown at the tip.[1] The proboscis is orange and the clypeus is yellow.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Leijs, R; Dorey, J; Hogendoorn, K (3 Feb 2020). "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda". ZooKeys (908): 45–122. Bibcode:2020ZooK..908...45L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.908.47375. PMC 7010838. PMID 32076376.
- ^ a b "Amegilla albiceps". iNaturalist Australia. Retrieved 2023-03-18.