APIDAE Colletinae Xeromelissini Xeromelissa
Xeromelissa australis (Toro & Moldenke, 1979)
Chilimelissa australis
Toro, H. & Moldenke, A. (1979). Revision de los Xeromelissinae chilenos (Hymenoptera - Colletidae). An. Mus. Hist. Nat., Valparaiso 12: 95-182 [159] .
Type data: holotype AMNH [Coll. Toro] <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Santa Cruz.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Santa Cruz)
References
Packer, L. (2004). Taxonomic and behavioural notes on Patagonian Xeromelissinae with the description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 77 (4): 805-820 [814, 816] (Female description, biology)
Packer, L. (2005). A new species of Geodiscelis (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Xeromelissinae) from the Atacama desert of Chile. J. Hym. Res. 14 (1): 84-91 [88, 90] (Illustration, cited)
Toro, H. & Moldenke, A. (1979). Revision de los Xeromelissinae chilenos (Hymenoptera - Colletidae). An. Mus. Hist. Nat., Valparaiso 12: 95-182 [149, 159, 179] (Key, comparative note, morphology)
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