Meroglossa impressifronsMeroglossa impressifrons penetrata Opercula behaviour
Photographs by Marc Newman ◦
Meroglossa impressifrons penetrata is one of two subspecies of Meroglossa impressifrons with a current distribution in Queensland and New South Wales.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Colletidae
- Subfamily: Hylaeinae
- Genus: Meroglossa
- Species: Meroglossa impressifrons
- Subspecies: Meroglossa impressifrons penetrata (Smith, 1879)
Footnote & References
- Photographs Meroglossa impressifrons penetrata, Ballandean, QLD © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
- Newman, Marc & Jacobi, Bernhard. (2011). Operculum-lifting behaviour in the Eucalypt-visiting hylaeine bees Meroglossa impressifrons penetrata (SMITH, 1879) and Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (SMITH, 1853). Bembix. 5 – 12.
- Meroglossa impressifrons (Smith, 1853), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c9e05a87-edcf-4219-a58f-438417068fd8
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