Neopasiphae mirabilis
| Neopasiphae mirabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Neopasiphae |
| Species: | N. mirabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neopasiphae mirabilis | |
Neopasiphae mirabilis is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by English entomologist Robert Cyril Layton Perkins.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the male is 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black and yellow.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is the Violet Range, near Yakabindie, in the arid inland of the Goldfields–Esperance region.[1][2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Perkins, RCL (1912). "Notes, with descriptions of new species, on aculeate Hymenoptera of the Australian Region". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 9: 96–121 [115]. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Neopasiphae mirabilis Perkins, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-19.