Callohesma sinapipes

Callohesma sinapipes
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Callohesma
Species:
C. sinapipes
Binomial name
Callohesma sinapipes
(Cockerell, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Euryglossa sinapipes Cockerell, 1910
  • Euryglossa carnosa Cockerell, 1913
  • Euryglossa sinapina Cockerell, 1913
  • Euryglossa melanothorax Rayment, 1935

Callohesma sinapipes is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in western and southern mainland Australia. Type localities include Adelaide and Purnong in South Australia.

Behaviour

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

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Some Australian bees in the Berlin Museum". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 18: 98–114 [99].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Callohesma sinapipes (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-29.