Callohesma euxantha

Callohesma euxantha
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Callohesma
Species:
C. euxantha
Binomial name
Callohesma euxantha
(Perkins, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Euryglossa euxantha Perkins, 1912

Callohesma euxantha is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by British entomologist Robert Cyril Layton Perkins.

Distribution and habitat

The type locality is Darwin, Northern Territory. It has also been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Perkins, RCL (1912). "Notes, with descriptions of new species, on aculeate Hymenoptera of the Australian Region". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 9: 96–121 [111].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Callohesma euxantha (Perkins, 1912)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-30.