Callomelitta turnerorum
| Callomelitta turnerorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callomelitta |
| Species: | C. turnerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Callomelitta turnerorum Cockerell, 1910 | |
Callomelitta turnerorum is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Description
The body length of the female holotype is 7.5 mm. Cockerell describes the colouration as: "Thorax, legs, and abdomen entirely bright rufo-fulvous; head black, with the lower margin of clypeus, labrum, and the bidentate mandibles ferruginous…", and adds that it is: "A very distinct species, easily known by its peculiar colour."
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Kuranda.
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXXIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 6: 356–366 [356].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta turnerorum Cockerell, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
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