Euryglossina mellea
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossina |
| Species: | E. mellea |
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Euryglossina mellea, or Euryglossina (Microdontura) mellea, 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 females is about 3.5 mm. The head, thorax and abdomen are dorsally light reddish-brown, the metathorax black, paler beneath.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Brisbane in south-east Queensland. It is also recorded from New South Wales, Victoria. Its status in Western Australia is uncertain; it may have been introduced from the east.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Melaleuca, Leptospermum, Syncarpia and Tristania species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 9: 298–323 [322]. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossina (Microdontura) mellea (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-10.