Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia
Author
Zakardjian, Marie
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7300-3921
Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France
marie.zakardjian@imbe.fr
Author
Jourdan, Herve
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3756-4008
Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Noumea, France
Author
Cochenille, Thomas
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9446-4971
Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France
Author
Mahe, Prisca
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9939-021X
Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Noumea, France
Author
Geslin, Benoit
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2464-7998
Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France
benoit.geslin@imbe.fr
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Biodiversity Data Journal
2023
2023-07-31
11
105291
105291
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e105291
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e105291
1314-2828-11-e105291
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Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) albonitens (Cockerell, 1905)*
Prosopis albonitens
Cockerell, 1905;
Prosopis albipes
, 1924
Feeds on
Myrtaceae
:
Callistemon
sp. (alien) (new record).
Native status
Alien
Distribution
Native range: Australia.
Alien range: Hawaii.
Historical data in New Caledonia: Voh, near the cemetary, 8 Dec 2022, one male and three females (
Zakardjian et al. 2023b
).
Notes
Likely a new alien species, potentially introduced via the Vavouto industrial harbour facility. We nevertheless cannot exclude that one of the three below-mentioned
Hylaeus
morphospecies (
Donovan et al. 2013
) may also fit with
H. albonitens
.
Occurrence status
: data deficient.