Euryglossina perpusilla
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossina |
| Species: | E. perpusilla |
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Euryglossina perpusilla, or Euryglossina (Euryglossina) perpusilla, 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 across Australia. Type localities are Mackay, Queensland and Kalamunda, Western Australia. It has also been recorded from New South Wales and Tasmania.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus and Tristania species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Some very small Australian bees". The Entomologist. 43: 262–264 [263].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossina (Euryglossina) perpusilla (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-06.