Homalictus curvistriae Donovan & Pauly, 2015

Zakardjian, Marie, Jourdan, Herve, Cochenille, Thomas, Mahe, Prisca & Geslin, Benoit, 2023, Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 105291-105291 : 105291

Homalictus curvistriae Donovan & Pauly, 2015

Feeds on

Asteraceae : undetermined species (alien); Cunoniaceae : Pancheria robusta (endemic); Dilleniaceae : Hibbertia lucens (native), Hibbertia trachyphylla (native); Ericaceae : Dracophyllum involucratum (endemic); Goodeniaceae : Scaevola beckii (endemic); Loganiaceae : Geniostoma densiflorum (endemic); Myrtaceae : Metrosideros operculata (native), Metrosideros punctata (endemic); Rubiaceae : Normandia neocaledonica (endemic), Psychotria rupicola (endemic); Rutaceae : Zanthoxyllum sp. (endemic) ( Donovan et al. 2013); Ericaceae : Dracophyllum verticillatum (endemic), Styphelia cf cymbulae (endemic); Melastomataceae : Melastoma malabathricum (ex. Melastoma denticulatum ) (native) ( Pauly et al. 2015); Goodeniaceae : Scaevola montana (endemic) (new records).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Mt Panié, 8-9 Feb 1963, two males and three females. Rivière Bleue, 14 Nov 1963, one female. Tchambouenne 7 km S, 28 Jan 1964, one female. Mt Koghi, 23-27 Oct 1967, one male. W. of Ponerihouen, 31 Jul 1971, one female. Dumbea, 19 Dec 1979, one female. Montagne des sources, 29 Dec 1979, three males and one female. Mont Dzumac, 11 Oct 1980, one female. Montagne des Sources, 22 Oct 1980, one female. Montagne des Sources, 25 Oct 1980, seven females. Koum Riv., 23 Nov 2001, one female. Haute Vallée de la Ni, 23 Oct 2004, one male and one female. Col de Yaté, 14 Nov 2004, one male. Vallée de la Tchamba, 26 Jul 2005, one male. Prony, 21 Aug 2005, one female. Haute Kuébuni, 25 Mar 2007, one female. Boulinda, 2 Sep 2009, one female. Aoupinié, 3 Sep 2010, one female ( Pauly et al. 2015). Dec 1979-Sep. 2008, two males and 12 females ( Donovan et al. 2013). Mont Dore, 10 May, 2022, four individuals; 17 May 2022, five individuals; 18 May 2022, two individuals ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).

Notes

This species has been observed in forested areas, on ultramafic subtrates, but also volcano sedimentary substrates, mostly in altitudes (> 500 m).