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Callohesma geminata

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Callohesma geminata
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Callohesma
Species:
C. geminata
Binomial name
Callohesma geminata
Synonyms
  • Euryglossa geminata Cockerell, 1911

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

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The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Cheltenham. Other published localities are Tooradin, Mount Yule near Healesville, and Cranbourne.[2]

Behaviour

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The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1911). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXXVIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 8: 283–290 [289].
  2. 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.