Euryglossinae
| Euryglossinae | |
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| Euryglossa adelaidae in copula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryglossinae Michener, 1965 |
Euryglossinae is a subfamily of plasterer bees endemic to Australia.[1][2] Most of the 400+ species in the subfamily are very small, with the largest reaching 10 mm in length.[3] Females of this subfamily carry pollen internally, in the crop.
Taxonomy
Euryglossinae contains the following genera:[1]
- Brachyhesma Michener, 1965
- Callohesma Michener, 1965
- Dasyhesma Michener, 1965
- Euhesma Michener, 1965
- Euryglossa Smith, 1853
- Euryglossina Cockerell, 1910
- Euryglossula Michener, 1965
- Heterohesma Michener, 1965
- Hyphesma Michener, 1965
- Melittosmithia Schulz, 1906
- Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908
- Sericogaster Westwood, 1835
- Stenohesma Michener, 1965
- Tumidihesma Exley, 1996
- Xanthesma Michener, 1965
References
- 1 2 "Subfamily Euryglossinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Subfamily: EURYGLOSSINAE". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Tobias (July 2018). The Australian Bee Genera An Annotated, User-Friendly Key (PDF). University of New England, Australia: The Rader Community Ecology Lab. p. 57. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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