Callohesma euxantha
| Callohesma euxantha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callohesma |
| Species: | C. euxantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Callohesma euxantha | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Callohesma euxantha 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 entomologist Robert Cyril Layton Perkins.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The type locality is Darwin, Northern Territory. It has also been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Perkins, RCL (1912). "Notes, with descriptions of new species, on aculeate Hymenoptera of the Australian Region". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 9: 96–121 [111].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Callohesma euxantha (Perkins, 1912)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-30.