Homalictus heliotropiae Pauly & Donovan, 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

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e105291

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scientific name

Homalictus heliotropiae Pauly & Donovan, 2015
status

 

Homalictus heliotropiae Pauly & Donovan, 2015

Feeds on

Arecaceae : Cocos nucifera (alien); Boraginaceae : Heliotropium foertherianum (ex. Argusia argentea ) (native); Myrtaceae : Sannantha leratii (native) ( Donovan et al. 2013).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Dec 1979-Sep 2008, one male and two females. Mou, 25 Dec 1979, three females. Houailou, 25 Dec 1979, one male ( Donovan et al. 2013). Yaté, gîte de Port Boisé, 19 Jan 2006, one female (paratype). Presqu’île de Kuébuni, 19 Aug 2007, one female (holotype; Pauly et al. (2015)).

Notes

According to known host plant species, this species was observed on south and east coastal habitats on calcareous uplifted reefs.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Homalictus