Callohesma sinapipes

Callohesma sinapipes
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Callohesma
Species:
C. sinapipes
Binomial name
Callohesma sinapipes
Synonyms
  • Euryglossa sinapipes Cockerell, 1910
  • Euryglossa carnosa Cockerell, 1913
  • Euryglossa sinapina Cockerell, 1913
  • Euryglossa melanothorax Rayment, 1935

Callohesma sinapipes is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in western and southern mainland Australia. Type localities include Adelaide and Purnong in South Australia.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Some Australian bees in the Berlin Museum". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 18: 98–114 [99].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Callohesma sinapipes (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
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