Callomelitta littleri
| Callomelitta littleri | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callomelitta |
| Species: | C. littleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Callomelitta littleri | |
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Callomelitta littleri 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 female holotype is 9 mm, wing length 7.5 mm. Colouring is mainly red and black.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Launceston, Tasmania.[2][1]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores which nest in rotting wood.[2]
