Euhesma walkeriana
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euhesma |
| Species: | E. walkeriana |
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Euhesma walkeriana, or Euhesma (Euhesma) walkeriana, 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 eastern Australia. The type locality is Launceston, Tasmania. It has also been recorded from Hobart in Tasmania as well as from south-eastern Queensland.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Banksia species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. V". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 16: 465–477 [473].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) walkeriana (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-25.