Euryglossina cornuta
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossina |
| Species: | E. cornuta |
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| Euryglossina cornuta | |
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Euryglossina cornuta, or Euryglossina (Euryglossella) cornuta, 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
The body length of the female holotype is estimated to be about 3 mm, and mainly black in colour.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Brisbane.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Angophora, Callistemon, Melaleuca and Tristania species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 9: 298–323 [321]. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossina (Euryglossella) cornuta (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-08.