Euryglossina hypochroma

Euryglossina hypochroma
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossina
Species:
E. hypochroma
Binomial name
Euryglossina hypochroma

Euryglossina hypochroma, or Euryglossina (Euryglossina) hypochroma, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1916 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across Australia. The type locality is Perth, Western Australia.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. They nest in burrows in wood and have sedentary larvae. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Angophora, Callistemon, Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1916). "Some bees from Australia, Tasmania and the New Hebrides". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 68: 360–375 [362].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossina (Euryglossina) hypochroma Cockerell, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
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