Amegilla incognita or Amegilla (Asaropoda) incognita is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by entomologist Remko Leijs.
Etymology The specific epithet incognita (Latin: ‘unknown’) refers to the previous lack of recognition of the sole specimen as a new species.
Description The body length is 14 mm, forewing length 9.2 mm, head width 4.4 mm.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in north-west Western Australia. The male holotype was collected some 88 km south of Onslow.
Behaviour Flowering plants visited by the bees include Trichodesma species.
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