| Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks |
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Megachilidae |
Leaf-cutter Bees, Resin Bees. Distinguishable by their large head. The scopa is beneath the abdomen rather than on the legs. Some are parasitic on the nests of other megachilids. Some excavate fresh burrows while others utilize pre-existing burrows. |
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| Megachile mystaceana | Megachile sp. | filename: gvc1288 | filename: gvc0792 |
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References:
Insects of Australia (Chapter 42: Hymenoptera)
I.D. Naumann
CSIRO, Division of Entomology
1137pp (2 volumes), Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1999.
Page 995
Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland
Editors: Michael Ryan and Chris Burwell
Queensland Museum publication, 2000