Callohesma aureopicta
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callohesma |
| Species: | C. aureopicta |
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Callohesma aureopicta is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The female holotype has a body length of 7 mm. The head and thorax are black, the abdomen dull bluish-green, the legs dark reddish-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is King George Sound.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Australian Museum collection" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 17: 199–243 [214]. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- 1 2 3 4 "Callohesma aureopicta (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-29.