Amegilla albiceps

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Apidae
Amegilla albiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Amegilla
Species:
A. albiceps
Binomial name
Amegilla albiceps
(Rayment, 1951)
Synonyms
  • Asaropoda albiceps (Rayment, 1951)
  • Asaropoda dentiventris (Rayment, 1951)
  • Asaropoda meltonensis (Rayment, 1951)
  • Asaropoda victoriensis (Rayment, 1951)

Amegilla albiceps is a species of bee native to Australia. It has a southern temperate distribution, with records from South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.[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]

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