1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: Zacosmia maculata (Cresson, 1879) (: : : )

Common Name Tribe Representative - Melectini Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/Pest/Main/139839

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Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information

2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Ken Walker Citation: Ken Walker (2010) Tribe Representative - Melectini(Zacosmia maculata)Updated on 8/17/2010 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/Pest/Main/139839

2.3. Facets Bio-Region: USA and Canada, Central and South America, Europe and Northern Asia, Mediterranean Basin, Africa, South and South-East Asia, Australasian - Oceanian, Cosmopolitan Host Family: Not recorded Host Genera: Cleptoparasitic Status: Exotic Species not in Australia Bio-Regions: Australia, Oriental, Madagascar, Palaearctic, Nearctic, Greater and Lesser Antilles, Africa Body Hair and Scopal location: Scopa absent, Body hair relatively sparse Cleptoparasite: Yes - all species Episternal groove: Present but not extending below scrobal groove Wings: Submarginal cells - One or Two cells, Submarginal cells - Three, Apex of marginal cell truncate or rounded, Apically papillate, Hind wing with second abscissa of M + Cu shorter than oblique cu-v Head - Structures: One subantennal suture below each antennal socket Head - Mouthparts: Galeal comb absent, Stipial comb present, Lorum V shaped; mentum tapered Legs: Middle coxa fully exposed Male Genitalia: S7 broad, well developed and with apical lobes Metasoma & Metanotum: Pygidial plate present, S6 curved to form tubular guide for sting Nests, Ovarioles & Immatures: Parasitic, Larva spins a cocoon, Ovarioles per ovary equals 4 or more Larval provisions: Parasitic on other bees

2.4. Diagnostic Notes The subfamily Apinae consists of the corbiculate Apidae and taxa from the Anthophoridae.

There is no known unique subfamily character that is present in all species, many such useful characters are lost in the cleptoparasitic species. Most species have a pygidial plate and well developed prepygidial fimbriae. The scopa is restricted to the hind leg and basitarsus.

Source: Michener (2007). Bees of the World. John Hopkins University Press. 3. Diagnostic Images

USA USA Lateral female view: Laurence Packer York Lateral male view: Laurence Packer York University University

Results Generated: Saturday, September 25, 2021