Hyphesma nitidiceps
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hyphesma |
| Species: | H. nitidiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphesma nitidiceps (Cockerell, 1912) | |
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Hyphesma nitidiceps 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-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Queensland. The type locality is Mackay.
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum species.
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1912). "Descriptions and records of bees. XLIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (9): 377–387 [384].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Hyphesma nitidiceps (Cockerell, 1912)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
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