Homalictus risbeci (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 (Cockerell, 1929)

Halictus crotalariae Cockerell, 1929;

Halictus risbeci Cockerell, 1929

Feeds on

Crotalaria sp. (alien) (Cockerell 1929); Araliaceae : Polyscias sessiliflora (native), Polyscias sp. (native), unknown (native); Asteraceae : Blumea lacera (native); Cunoniaceae : Geissois sp. (native), Pancheria alaternoides (native), Pancheria billardierei (native), Pancheria phylliraeoides (native), Pancheria sp. (native); Dilleniaceae : Hibbertia lucens (native), Hibbertia pancheri (native), Hibbertia sp. (native); Ericaceae : Dracophyllum verticillatum (native); Acacia spirorbis (native); Goodeniaceae : Scaevola beckii (native), Scaevola cylindrica (native), Scaevola montana (native), Scaevola sp. (native); Laxmanniaceae : Cordyline sp. (native); Liliaceae : Rhuacophila javanica (native); Linaceae : Hugonia penicillanthemum (native); Malpighiaceae : Tristellateia australasiae (native); Malvaceae : Melochia odorata (native); Melastomataceae : Melastoma malabathricum (native); Myrtaceae : Cloezia floribunda (native), Melaleuca quinquenervia (native), Metrosideros operculata (native), Sannantha leratii (native), Syzygium sp. (native), Tristaniopsis calobuxus (native); Onagraceae : Ludwigia octovalvis (native); Proteaceae : Grevillea sp. (native), Stenocarpus phyllodineus (native); Rhizophoraceae : Rhizophora apiculata (native); Rubiceae: Normandia neocaledonica (native); Sapindaceae : Cupaniopsis myrmoctona (native), Guioa villosa (native); Surianaceae : Suriana maritima (native); Asteraceae : Cosmos sulphureus (alien); Brassicaceae : Brassica sp. (alien); Cassia fistula (alien); Leucaena leucocephala (alien); Mimosa diplotricha (alien); Lythraceae : Lagerstroemia indica (alien); Rutaceae : Citrus sp. (alien); Verbenaceae : Stachytarpheta sp. (alien) ( Donovan et al. 2013); Babingtonia leratii ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003), Arytera arcuata , Erythrina sp., Gymnostoma poissonianum (new records).

Native status

Endemic

Notes

This species is widespread in the archipelago and has a broad range of host plants, including endemic, native and alien species. It can be found from low to high altitudes on both ultramafic and volcano sedimentary substrates.