Callomelitta wilsoni

Callomelitta wilsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Callomelitta
Species:
C. wilsoni
Binomial name
Callomelitta wilsoni

Callomelitta wilsoni is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Eltham, Victoria.[2][1]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees from the Australian region". American Museum Novitates. 346: 1–18 [9].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Callomelitta wilsoni Cockerell, 1929". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
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