Callomelitta antipodes

Callomelitta antipodes
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Genus:	Callomelitta
Species:	C. antipodes
Binomial name
	Callomelitta antipodes; (Smith, 1853)
Synonyms
	Sphecodes antipodes Smith, 1853; Sphecodes antipus Sichel, 1865;

Callomelitta antipodes is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.^[1]^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across much of Australia. The type locality is Sydney in New South Wales.^[2]

Behaviour

The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in rotting wood. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Bursaria and Leptospermum species.^[2]

References

1 2 Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [37].
1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta antipodes (Smith, 1853)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[smith1853-1] 1 2 Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [37].

[afd-2] 1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta antipodes (Smith, 1853)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-14.

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