Callohesma geminata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callohesma |
| Species: | C. geminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Callohesma geminata (Cockerell, 1911) | |
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Callohesma geminata is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1911 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Cheltenham. Other published localities are Tooradin, Mount Yule near Healesville, and Cranbourne.
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1911). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXXVIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 8: 283–290 [289].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Callohesma geminata (Cockerell, 1911)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
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