Braunsapis puangensis (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

Braunsapis puangensis (Cockerell, 1929)

Allodape puangensis Cockerell, 1929

Feeds on

Anacardiaceae : Schinus aroeira (ex. Schinus terebinthifolius ) (alien); Araliaceae : Polyscias scutellaria (alien); Asteraceae : Sphagneticola trilobata (alien); Lamiaceae : Ocimum basilicum (alien), Plectranthus sp. (alien); Lythraceae : Cuphea sp. (alien); Portulacaceae : Portulaca umbraticola (alien); Rubiaceae : Hamelia patens (alien); Solanaceae : Solanum torvum (alien); Verbenaceae : Clerodendrum ugandense (alien), Duranta erecta (alien), Stachytarpheta cayennensis (alien) (new records).

Native status

Alien

Distribution

Native range: India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand. Alien range: Fiji ( da Silva et al. 2016), French Polynesia ( Groom et al. 2017).

Historical data in New Caledonia: Nouméa: Anse Vata, IRD park, 16 Mar 2019, one female; 19 Mar 2019, one female; 21 Mar 2019, one male; 23 Mar 2019, one individual; 2 Apr 2019, two females; 10 Apr 2019, two females. Rivière Salée, 16 Mar 2022, two individuals; Tuband, 16 Mar 2022, one individual. Musée de la Ville, 18 Mar 2022, two individuals; 24 Mar 2022, one individual; 27 Apr 2022, three individuals. Magenta Tours, 29 Mar 2022, four individuals; 31 Mar 2022, one individual. Dumbéa: RM 15, Pépinière Botanea, 05 Feb 2020. Four females. Mont Dore: Saint Michel, 20 Apr 2022, four individuals; Vallon Dore, 20 Apr 2022, seven individuals; 21 Apr 2022, one individual; La Conception, 23 Mar 2022, one individual ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).

Notes

This species was first detected in New Caledonia in 2019 ( Zakardjian et al. 2020). This carpenter bee nests in twigs ( Groom et al. 2014b) and displays a casteless sociality ( da Silva et al. 2016).