Euhesma pernana
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euhesma |
| Species: | E. pernana |
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| Euhesma pernana | |
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Euhesma pernana, or Euhesma (Euhesma) pernana, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Fremantle.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. V". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 16: 465–477 [474].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) pernana (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-25.