Euryglossina xanthogena

Euryglossina xanthogena
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossina
Species:
E. xanthogena
Binomial name
Euryglossina xanthogena
Synonyms
  • Turnerella xanthogena Rayment, 1935
  • Euryglossella bicolor Rayment, 1935

Euryglossina xanthogena, or Euryglossina (Euryglossina) xanthogena, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1934 by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment.[1][2]

Description

Body length of females is 4 mm. Colouring is black and yellow.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Melbourne, Victoria.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in beetle-infested timber. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Melaleuca and Pongamia species.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rayment, T (1935). A Cluster of Bees. Sydney: Endeavour Press. pp. 1–752 [663, 667].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossina (Euryglossina) xanthogena (Rayment, 1935)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
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