Meroglossa diversipuncta

Meroglossa diversipuncta
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Meroglossa
Species:
M. diversipuncta
Binomial name
Meroglossa diversipuncta
(Cockerell, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Prosopis diversipuncta Cockerell, 1909

Meroglossa diversipuncta is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1909 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.

Description

Female body length is about 8.5 mm. Colouration is mainly black, patched with yellow.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Kuranda.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1909). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 4: 393–404 [395].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Meroglossa diversipuncta (Cockerell, 1909)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-19.