Amegilla nitidiventris
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| Amegilla nitidiventris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Amegilla |
| Species: | A. nitidiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Amegilla nitidiventris | |
Amegilla nitidiventris or Amegilla (Asaropoda) nitidiventris is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by entomologist Remko Leys.[1][2]
The specific epithet nitidiventris refers to the shiny black metasomal sterna of both sexes.[1]
Description
The body length is 12–15 mm, forewing length 9–10 mm, head width 4–5 mm.[1]
