Euhesma halictina

Euhesma halictina
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euhesma
Species:
E. halictina
Binomial name
Euhesma halictina
Synonyms
  • Euryglossa halictina Cockerell, 1920

Euhesma halictina, or Euhesma (Euhesma) halictina, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1920 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Description

Female body length is about 8 mm. Colouring is mainly black.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Bridport.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1920). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXXXVIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 5: 113–119 [117]. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) halictina (Cockerell, 1920)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-28.