Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) alticola Pauly, Walker, Munzinger & Donovan, 2013

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

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) alticola Pauly, Walker, Munzinger & Donovan, 2013

Feeds on

Apocynaceae : Parsonsia sp. (endemic); Araliaceae : Polyscias dioica (endemic); Dilleniaceae : Hibbertia nana (endemic); Ericaceae : Dracophyllum involucratum (endemic); Liliaceae : Rhuacophila javanica (native); Phellinaceae : Phelline lucida (native) ( Donovan et al. 2013); Asphodelaceae : Rhuacophila javanica (endemic); Phellinaceae : Phelline lucida (endemic); Proteaceae : Beauprea pancheri (endemic) ( Pauly et al. 2013b). According to pollen analysis, it also visits Arecaceae , Myrsinae , Rubiaceae and Elaeocarpaceae ( Pauly et al. 2013b).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Dec 1979-Sep 2008, one male and 11 females ( Donovan et al. 2013). Mt Ouin, 2 Dec 2000, one female. Aoupinié, 3-23 Nov 2001, one male and eight females. Forêt de Saille, 9 Dec 2001, one female (holotype). Mt. Humboldt, 5-8 Nov 2002, six females. Mont Kouakoué, 25 Nov-2 Dec 2002, four females. Monts Dzumac, 4 Dec 2002, two females. Mont Mou, 17 Jan 2004, three females. Haute-Ni, 25 Oct 2004, one female. Kouakoué, south face, 13 May 2006, one female. Canala, Prokoméo, 17 Dec 2006, one male. Pass on mining road from Poro to Kouaoua, one female (no date; Pauly et al. (2013b)).

Notes

This species has been observed in high altitude (up to 1350 m) maquis and forested areas on ultramafic substrates and high altitude (up to 850 m) forested areas on volcano sedimentary substrate.