Euryglossina gilberti

Euryglossina gilberti
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossina
Species:
E. gilberti
Binomial name
Euryglossina gilberti
Synonyms
  • Turnerella gilberti Cockerell, 1910
  • Turnerella pachycephala Cockerell, 1929

Euryglossina gilberti, or Euryglossina (Euryglossina) gilberti, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities are Mackay and Brisbane in Queensland. It has also been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Angophora, Callistemon, Eugenia, Leptospermum, Melaleuca and Tristania species.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Some very small Australian bees". The Entomologist. 43: 262–264 [262].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossina (Euryglossina) gilberti (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
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