Euhesma evansi
| Euhesma evansi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euhesma |
| Species: | E. evansi |
| Binomial name | |
| Euhesma evansi | |
Euhesma evansi, or Euhesma (Euhesma) evansi, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2002 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific epithet evansi honours Exley’s friend, entomologist Howard Ensign Evans, a collector of this species.[1]
Description
The body length of females is 10–11 mm, wing length 7 mm; male body length is 7 mm, wing length 4 mm. Colouration is mainly black, dark brown and yellow.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is Nilemah Station, 80 km south of Denham, in the Gascoyne region.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Calytrix formosa, Baeckea pentagonantha, Baeckea blackallii, Phymatocarpus porphyrocephalus, Pileanthus peduncularis, Eremaea violacea, as well as Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.[2][1]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Exley, EM (2002). "Bees of the Euhesma crabronica species-group (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Euryglossinae))". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 21: 203–211 [205]. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) evansi Exley, 2002". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-11.