Austronomia cheesmanae (Michener, 1965)

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

Austronomia cheesmanae (Michener, 1965)

Lipotriches cheesmanae (Michener, 1965);

Nomia cheesmanae Michener, 1965;

Nomia nuda Cheesman, 1953

Feeds on

Myoporaceae : Myoporum crassifolium (native) ( Donovan et al. 2013); Arecaceae : Cocos nucifera (alien) (new record).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Lifou, Cap des Pins, 18 Nov 1949-18 jan. 1950, one female. Lifou, We, 30-31 Jan 1962, one female; Feb 1962, two males; 16-18 Feb 1963, two males and 3 females. Ouvea, Fayaoué, Jan 1969, two males. Maré, 13 Nov 2002, one female. Lifou, 2006, four females. Lifou, Koumo, 7 Dec 2006, two males and two females ( Pauly et al. 2013a). Lifou, 18 Nov 1950, one female. Dec 1979-Sep 2008, one female ( Donovan et al. 2013). Ouvéa: Hwadrila 7 Mar. 2017, one female ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).