Homalictus cocos Pauly & Munzinger, 2003

Zakardjian, Marie, Jourdan, Herve, Cochenille, Thomas, Mahe, Prisca & Geslin, Benoit, 2023, Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 105291-105291 : 105291

Homalictus cocos Pauly & Munzinger, 2003

Feeds on

Anacardiceae: Schinus aroeira (ex. Schinus terebinthifolius ) (alien); Araliaceae : Meryta sp. (native); Arecaceae : Cocos nucifera ; Schinus aoeira ; Euphorbiaceae : Euphorbia sp. (alien); Verbenaceae : Verbena sp. (alien) ( Donovan et al. 2013); Euphorbiaceae : Euphorbia sp. (ex. Poinsettia sp.) (alien) ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003); Araliaceae : Meryta sp. (endemic); Malvaceae : Hibiscus tiliaceus (native) ( Pauly et al. 2015); Euphorbiaceae : Erythrina sp. (alien) (new record).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Saint Louis, 17 Aug 1940, one female ( Donovan et al. 2013, Pauly et al. 2015). Ile des Pins, 23 Oct 1940, three males; 24 Oct 1940, one male and one female; 25 Oct 1940, one male and two females; 26 Oct 1980, 12 males and three females. Nouméa, Feb 1959, one male. Lifou, We, 30-31 Jan 1962, one male and two females. Tao, 8-10 Feb 1963, one male. Anse Vata, 27 Feb 1963, one female; 26 Mar 2006, one female. Ile des Pins, Point SW Kuto, 17 Aug 1979, one male and one female. Bourail, plage de Poé, 3 Jan 2006, six males and five females. Saint Louis, 4 Sep 2007, one female. ( Pauly et al. 2015). Nouméa, 23 Apr 1965, one female; 15 Aug 1966, one female; 4 Apr 1969, one female; 27 May 1977, one female ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003). Dec 1979-Sep 2008, three males and nine females ( Donovan et al. 2013). Nouméa: Centre culturel Tjibaou, 21 Mar 2019, one male. Anse Vata, IRD Park, 27 Mar 2019, one female ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).