"Foraging behaviour of a blue banded bee, Amegilla chlorocyanea in greenhouses: implications for use as tomato pollinators". "The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: A revision of the subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegilla". ^ Leijs, Remko Batley, Michael Hogendoorn, Katja (2 August 2017).^ DiscoverLife map of Amegilla cingulata records.North Richmond, NSW: Australian Native Bee Research Centre. ^ a b c d e Dollin, Anne Batley, Michael (2000).Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. ^ "Species Amegilla ( Zonamegilla) cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)".Human activity, for example the clearing of river banks in the Caboolture River, may threaten nest sites of this bee. Its nests are parasitized by the neon cuckoo bee Thyreus nitidulus. cingulata is preyed upon by many animals, including birds, frogs and cane toads. Cells, at the end of tunnels, contain an egg with a pollen/nectar mixture for the larval food. cingulata tend to nest in burrows in dried-up river banks, old clay homes, and mortar between bricks, but may also burrow in soft sandstone, and areas of this type of rock can become riddled with bee tunnels. cingulata builds a solitary nest, but often close to other conspecifics. They have a limited foraging range around 300 m from their nest, and females make at least nine foraging flights per day. The bees use a process that involves clinging onto flowers and vibrating powerfully, which increases the release of pollen. They also feed on some nonblue flowers such as the white form of Salvia coccinea, tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum), and eggplant ( Solanum melongena) flowers, white flowers of Leea indica, and some members of the family Verbenaceae. cingulata in Australia collects the majority of its nectar from blue flowers, although others investigated include mountain devil ( Lambertia formosa) and grey spider flower ( Grevillea buxifolia), as well as the introduced Abelia grandiflora and lavender ( Lavandula species). The male can be distinguished by the number of complete bands, having five as opposed to the females' four. Unlike honey bees, it has pale opalescent blue stripes on its abdomen. cingulata has a very striking appearance similar to several other species of Amegilla. cingulata, so are commonly confused with it.Ī. The genus Amegilla contains over 250 additional species, but several are virtually indistinguishable from A. Blue Bee is a e-commerce website and small group of specialty designer / contemporary clothing and accessories stores located on State Street in Santa Barbara, California. Its specific epithet cingulata is from the Latin word cingulum ("belt") referring to the bee's bands. cingulata was first described by Danish entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. cingulata benefits agriculture through its distinctive " buzz pollination".Ī. Currently, several scientific organizations are conducting research on how A. Anthophora emendata gilberti Cockerell, 1905Īmegilla cingulata is a species of blue-banded bee native to Australia.
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