Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus

Hylaeine colletid bee at Acton, ACT

Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus at Acton, ACT - 16 Jan 2018
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus at Acton, ACT - 16 Jan 2018
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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

   19 Jan 2018
It does not looks like H. euxanthus, but it could be either H. amiculus or H. amiculinus.
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   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.
   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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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 16 Jan 2018 02:55 PM Recorded on
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  • Less than 5mm Animal size
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