Callomelitta insularis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callomelitta |
| Species: | C. insularis |
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| Callomelitta insularis | |
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Callomelitta insularis is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the male holotype is 7 mm. Colouring is mainly black and red.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania. It has also been recorded from Victoria.[2][1]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores which nest in rotting wood. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Banksia, Dahlia, Leucopogon and Melaleuca species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1914). "New Australian bees". The Entomologist. 47: 197–201 [199]. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta insularis (Cockerell, 1914)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-16.