Megachile (Hackeriapis) aurantiaca Friese, 1905

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

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scientific name	Megachile (Hackeriapis) aurantiaca Friese, 1905
status

Treatment

Chalicodoma aurantiaca (Friese, 1905);

Megachile quodi Vachal, 1907.

Feeds on

Violaceae : Agatea rufotomentosa (endemic) ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003); Apocynaceae : unknown (native); Nephrodesmus ferrugineus (native); Flacourtiaceae : Homalium betulifolium (native); Liliaceae : Dianella sp. (native) ( Donovan et al. 2013); Acacia spirorbis , Polygala paniculata (new records).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Dumbéa, 19 Dec 1979, one male. Dec 1979-Sep 2008, two males and six females ( Donovan et al. 2013). Mandjelia, 27 Jan 1999, one male and two females; 28 Jan 1999, one female ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003). Belep: Île Art, 28 Feb 2017, one male and two females; 1 Mar 2017, one female. ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).