Euhesma maura

Euhesma maura
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euhesma
Species:
E. maura
Binomial name
Euhesma maura
Synonyms
  • Euryglossa nubifera maura Cockerell, 1927

Euhesma maura, or Euhesma (Euhesma) maura, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1927 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is Barellan in the Riverina region.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum species.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1927). "Some Australian bees". The Entomologist. 60: 101–102 [102].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) maura (Cockerell, 1927)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-30.