Callohesma geminata
Appearance
| Callohesma geminata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callohesma |
| Species: | C. geminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Callohesma geminata | |
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Callohesma geminata is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1911 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Cheltenham. Other published localities are Tooradin, Mount Yule near Healesville, and Cranbourne.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1911). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXXVIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 8: 283–290 [289].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Callohesma geminata (Cockerell, 1911)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-29.