Callomelitta turnerorum
| Callomelitta turnerorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callomelitta |
| Species: | C. turnerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Callomelitta turnerorum | |
Callomelitta turnerorum is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the female holotype is 7.5 mm. Cockerell describes the colouration as: "Thorax, legs, and abdomen entirely bright rufo-fulvous; head black, with the lower margin of clypeus, labrum, and the bidentate mandibles ferruginous…", and adds that it is: "A very distinct species, easily known by its peculiar colour."[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Kuranda.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXXIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 6: 356–366 [356].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta turnerorum Cockerell, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-15.