Callomelitta antipodes

Callomelitta antipodes
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Genus:	Callomelitta
Species:	C. antipodes
Binomial name
	Callomelitta antipodes; (Smith, 1853)
Synonyms
	Sphecodes antipodes Smith, 1853; Sphecodes antipus Sichel, 1865;

Callomelitta antipodes is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across much of Australia. The type locality is Sydney in New South Wales.

Behaviour

The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in rotting wood. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Bursaria and Leptospermum species.

References

1 2 Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [37].
1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta antipodes (Smith, 1853)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-14.

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[smith1853-1] 1 2 Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [37].

[afd-2] 1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta antipodes (Smith, 1853)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-14.