Palaeorhiza (Palaeorhiza) flavomellea Cockerell, 1910

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

Palaeorhiza (Palaeorhiza) flavomellea Cockerell, 1910

Feeds on

Anacardiaceae : Mangifera indica (alien), Schinus aoeira (alien); Arecaceae : Cocos nucifera (alien); Combretaceae : Terminalia catappa (alien); Elaeocarpaceae : Elaeocarpus angustifolius (native); Hernandiceae: Hernandia nymphaeifolia (native), Hernandia ovigera (native) ( Donovan et al. 2013); Hernandiaceae : Hernandia guianensis (alien) ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003); Anacardiceae: Schinus aroeira (ex. Schinus terebinthifolius ) (alien); Araliaceae : Polyscias scutellaria (alien); Rubiaceae : Hamelia patens (alien) (new records).

Native status

Likely alien. Donovan (1983) hypothesised that this species could be alien because individuals were captured in a few localities in the vincinity of Noumea, suggesting a recent establishment.

Distribution

Australia.

Historical data in New Caledonia: Nouméa, 27 May 1977, three males and two females ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003, Donovan et al. 2013). Nouméa, 17 Feb 1999, five males ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003). Dec 1979-Sep 2008, 14 males and two females, no location ( Donovan et al. 2013). Ouvéa: Hwadrilla, Hotel Beaupré, 9 Mar 2017, two males and one female. Mont Dore: Rue André Burck, 13 Apr 2022, two individuals. Nouméa: Tuband, 19 Apr 2022, three individuals; Musée de la Ville, 27 Apr 2022, one individual ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).

Notes

The alien status remains to be confirmed.