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Amegilla fallax (Smith, 1879)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Brooks, R.W. 1988. Systematics and phylogeny of anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera; Anthophoridae: Anthophorini). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 53: 436-575

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Hymenoptera
family
Apidae
genus
Amegilla
species
Amegilla fallax

Name

Synonyms
Amegilla diloloensis (Cockerell)
Amegilla nubana (Cockerell)
Amegilla ogilviei (Cockerell)
Anthophora albigena fallax Smith
Anthophora circulata var. fallax
Anthophora diloloensis Cockerell, 1932
Anthophora diloloensis ogilviei Cockerell
Anthophora fallax Smith, 1879
Anthophora nubana Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora ogilviei Cockerell, 1932
Podalirius fallax (Smith)
Homonyms
Amegilla fallax (Smith, 1879)

Bibliographic References

  1. Botes, C., P.D. Wragg and S.D. Johnson. 2009. New evidence for bee-pollinated systems in Aloe (Asphodelaceae: Aloideae), a predominantly bird-pollinated genus. South African Journal of Botany 75: 675-681
  2. Brooks, R.W. 1988. Systematics and phylogeny of anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera; Anthophoridae: Anthophorini). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 53: 436-575
  3. Eardley, C. D., and Rosalind Urban, 2010: Catalogue of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes). Zootaxa, vol. 2455. 1-548.
  4. Eardley, C.D. 1994. Entomology Memoir No. 91: The Genus Amegilla Friese in southern Africa (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa : 68 pp.
  5. Eardley, C.D. 2000. Apoidea (Hymenoptera). Cimbebasia 9: 365-370
  6. Eardley, C.D. and M.W. Mansell. 1996. The natural occurrence of insect pollinators in an avocado orchard. South African Avocado Growers' Association Yearbook 19: 36-38
  7. Eardley, C.D. and R.P. Urban. 2010. Catalogue of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes). Zootaxa 2455: 1-548
  8. Ford, C.M. and S.D. Johnson. 2008. Floral traits, pollinators and breeding systems in Syncolostemon (Lamiaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 275: 257-264
  9. Gess, F.W. and S.K. Gess. 1996. Nesting and flower visiting of some southern African Anthophorini (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae: Apinae). Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums of Natural History 19: 347-373
  10. Gess, F.W. and S.K. Gess. 2003. A catalogue of flower visiting records for aculeate wasps and bees in the semi-arid to arid areas of southern Africa. 529 pp. Department of Entomology, Albany Museum, Grahamstown
  11. Goldblatt, P. and J.C. Manning. 1998. Gladiolus in Southern Africa. 646 pp. Fernwood Press, Cape Town
  12. Goldblatt, P., J.C. Manning and P. Bernhardt. 1997. Notes on the pollination of Gladiolus brevifolius (Iridaceae) by bees (Anthophoridae) and bee mimicking flies (Psilodera: Acroceridae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 70: 297-304
  13. Goldblatt, P., J.C. Manning and P. Bernhardt. 1998. Adaptive Radiation of Bee-Pollinated Gladiolus Species (Iridaceae) in Southern Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 492-517
  14. Goldblatt, P., P. Bernhardt and J.C. Manning. 2005. Pollination mechanisms in the African genus Moraea (Iridaceae, Iridoideae): floral divergence and adaptation for pollinators. Adansonia 27: 21-46
  15. Hargreaves, A.L., L.D. Harder and S.D. Johnson. 2008. Aloe inconspicua: The first record of an exclusively insect pollinated aloe. South African Journal of Botany 74: 606-612
  16. Kehinde, T. and M. Samways. 2012. Endemic pollinator response to organic vs. conventional farming and landscape context in the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 146: 162-167
  17. Munyuli, T. 2011. Pollinator biodiversity in Uganda and in Sub-Sahara Africa: Landscape and habitat management strategies for its conservation. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 3(11): 551-609
  18. Munyuli, T. 2013. Climatic, Regional Land-Use Intensity, Landscape, and Local Variables Predicting Best the Occurrence and Distribution of Bee Community Diversity in Various Farmland Habitats in Uganda. Psyche 2013: 1-38
  19. Munyuli, T. 2013. Is pan-trapping the most reliable sampling method for measuring and monitoring bee biodiversity in agroforestry systems in sub-Saharan Africa? International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 33(1): 14-37
  20. Peter, C. and S.D. Johnson. 2013. Generalized food deception: colour signals and efficient pollen transfer in bee-pollinated species of Eulophia (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 713-729
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