Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis
Gold-tipped leafcutter bee at Page, ACT
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| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | michael.batley | 11 Apr 2023 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | CarbonAI | 11 Apr 2023 | |
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | DonTaylor | 11 Apr 2023 |
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The modified front leg of the male bee is evident in some of the images.
2 comments
12 Apr 2023
Replying to RogerF
https://hal.science/hal-00891258/document
Epidermal odor glands were found in the front leg basitarsi of males of various
subgenera of leafcutter bees from the Old and New World. In these males, the legs, the mandibles
and the head capsules are modified. During mating these structures are used by the male to grasp
the female and bring the antennae of the female in close contact with the openings of the basitarsal
odor glands of the front legs. Odor glands and analogous modifications of associated body structures were also found in xylocopine bees and in a sphecid wasp.
https://hal.science/hal-00891258/document
Epidermal odor glands were found in the front leg basitarsi of males of various
subgenera of leafcutter bees from the Old and New World. In these males, the legs, the mandibles
and the head capsules are modified. During mating these structures are used by the male to grasp
the female and bring the antennae of the female in close contact with the openings of the basitarsal
odor glands of the front legs. Odor glands and analogous modifications of associated body structures were also found in xylocopine bees and in a sphecid wasp.
Location information
- Places Page, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- DonTaylor Recorded by
- Crowea saligna Large Flower Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- DonTaylor Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis Scientific name
- Gold-tipped leafcutter bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1705m Recorded at altitude
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