Euhesma serrata

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

Euhesma serrata, or Euhesma (Euhesma) serrata, 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 Victoria. The type locality is Beaumaris.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are solitary flying mellivores, which nest in soil, with sedentary larvae. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum species.[2]

References

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