Homalictus risbeci crotalariae (Cockerell, 1929)

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 risbeci crotalariae (Cockerell, 1929)

Feeds on

Alectryon carinatum , Brassica sp., Eugenia cf. gacognei , Rhizophora apiculata , Xanthostemon sp. ( Pauly et al. 2015).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Ile de Mouac, 19 Oct 1958, one male. Maré, La Roche, Mar 1959, six males and three females. Lifou, We, 30-31 Jan 1962, three males and one female; Feb 1962, one male and nine females; 16-18 Feb 1963, one female; 1 Aug 2003, one female. Poum, Golone, 29 Jul 2005, one female. Ile Leprédour, 22 Jan 2008, one female; two females. Poum, 3 Apr 2012, one female ( Pauly et al. 2015). Belep: Île Art, 28 Feb 2017, seven females; 1 Mar 2017, one female; two Mar 2017, two females; 27 Apr 2017, four females. Ouvea, 16 Mar 2017, one female ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).

Notes

The status of H. risbesci crotalariae as a subspecies remains to be confirmed through molecular analysis.