Melophorus wheeleri

Workers from Jiggalong Station have been collected in the process of carrying seeds of Lepidium phlebopetalum (Brassicaceae). (Heterick 2009)

Distribution
Heterick (2009) - WA. Found from the Pilbara down to the gold fields, and into the wheatbelt at least as far west as Kellerberrin.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  wheeleri. Melophorus wheeleri Forel, 1910b: 60 (s.w.m.) AUSTRALIA.
 * Viehmeyer, 1914b: 43 (q.).
 * Combination in M. (Erimelophorus): Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 71.
 * Status as species: Viehmeyer, 1914b: 43; Forel, 1915b: 88; Emery, 1925b: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 125; Bolton, 1995b: 250; Heterick, 2009: 98; Heterick, et al. 2017: 368 (redescription).
 * Senior synonym of omniparens: Heterick, et al. 2017: 368.
 * omniparens. Melophorus omniparens Forel, 1915b: 85 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
 * Combination in M. (Erimelophorus): Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 71.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1925b: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 124; Bolton, 1995b: 250.
 * Junior synonym of wheeleri: Heterick, et al. 2017: 368.