Euhesma rainbowi
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euhesma |
| Species: | E. rainbowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Euhesma rainbowi | |
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Euhesma rainbowi, or Euhesma (Euhesma) rainbowi, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
Body length of females is about 8.0–8.3 mm. Colouring is mainly black and dark reddish.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in South Australia. The type locality is Blackwood, in the Adelaide Hills.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Australian Museum collection" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 17: 199–243 [214]. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) rainbowi (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-01.