. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. .."•. .nlu.^J P*s' <wU'k. [Thrlt-on Payment!. Level of old Creek-bed • Fig. 5: Graphic section of "nests" of Nomia halictella Ckll. 1. Diagrammatic view showing cells between the 62 cm. and the 80 cm. level. 2. Enlarged view of top of shaft with its cylindrical plug of mud. 3. Enlarged view of cell and gallery, 2£ cm. long, and which also is plugged solidly with mud. 4. The fully grown larva of Nomia has prominent ridges like those of Halictus. PLANTS VISITED BY NOMIA It will be concluded, from the plants listed below, th
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. .."•. .nlu.^J P*s' <wU'k. [Thrlt-on Payment!. Level of old Creek-bed • Fig. 5: Graphic section of "nests" of Nomia halictella Ckll. 1. Diagrammatic view showing cells between the 62 cm. and the 80 cm. level. 2. Enlarged view of top of shaft with its cylindrical plug of mud. 3. Enlarged view of cell and gallery, 2£ cm. long, and which also is plugged solidly with mud. 4. The fully grown larva of Nomia has prominent ridges like those of Halictus. PLANTS VISITED BY NOMIA It will be concluded, from the plants listed below, that the bees are strongly polylectic, for they have been observed to visit several botanical species during one excursion to the fields. The pollen-grains illustrated in text-figure 3 were all taken by the author from pollen stored in cells. Of the 25 species of plants recorded below, 13 are in the Family Myrtaceae; but one only in Epacridaceae; 4 belong to Leguminosae; 2 to Compositae; 3 to Rosaceae; one only in Brunoniaceae. All the above plants are, with four exceptions, endemic to Australia. This preference in food is in marked contrast to the choice of the blue-banded bees, Anthophora, which seek introduced plants rather than the endemic ones, and it is postulated that Anthophora is a comparatively recent arrival in Australia. Nomia also is an Asiatic genus, but probably a very much older emigrant to our shores, for one species has been recorded from Tasmania, whereas Anthophora has never reached that island Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]
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