Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus

Hylaeine colletid bee at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus	16 Mar 2018	michael.batley
	Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus	18 Jan 2018	PeterA

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Facial markings shorter than H. euxanthus & less yellow colouring on legs.

3 comments

michael.batley wrote:

19 Jan 2018

It does not looks like H. euxanthus, but it could be either H. amiculus or H. amiculinus.

PeterA wrote:

21 Jan 2018

Thanks Michael
H. amiculus only found further south, according to ALA. Also, from what I can see from the H. amiculus images, H. amiculinus has (1) yellow face colouring not extending as far beyond the antennae (maybe) (2) yellow on the tibia knee (3) different terga pattern on the metasoma. No male available to check for a spine under the abdomen.

michael.batley wrote:

21 Jan 2018

You are probably right. There is one record from Coonabarabran, but mostly I have seen amiculus in Victoria and SA. The images of the female amiculus in PaDIL may be misleading. The metasoma is contracted and hence not typical and the specimen has much less colour on the hind tibia than typical specimens.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108611 -35.278525
Altitude 594.7m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
16 Jan 2018 02:55 PM Recorded on
PeterA Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) PeterA Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Callistemon brachyandrus Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size
Female Gender

Species information

Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus Scientific name
Hylaeine colletid bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 723.52m Recorded at altitude
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