Callohesma

Callohesma
Callohesma campbelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Callohesma
Michener, 1965[1]

Callohesma is a genus of plasterer bees in the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia.[2][3]

Species

As of 2026 the genus contained some 34 described species:[4]

  • Callohesma albiceris (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma aurantifera (Cockerell, 1912)
  • Callohesma aureopicta (Cockerell, 1929)
  • Callohesma calliopsella (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Callohesma calliopsiformis (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Callohesma campbelli (Cockerell, 1929)
  • Callohesma chlora (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma coolgardensis (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma eustonensis (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma euxantha (Perkins, 1912)
  • Callohesma flava (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma flavopicta (Smith, 1879)
  • Callohesma geminata (Cockerell, 1911)
  • Callohesma karratha (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma lacteipennis (Michener, 1965)
  • Callohesma lucida (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma matthewsi (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma megachlora (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma nigripicta (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma occidentalis (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma ornatula (Cockerell, 1929)
  • Callohesma pedalis (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma picta (Smith, 1854)
  • Callohesma quadrimaculata (Smith, 1879)
  • Callohesma queenslandensis (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma recta (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma rieki (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma setula (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma sinapipes (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Callohesma skermani (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma splendens (Exley, 1974)
  • Callohesma sulphurea (Michener, 1965)
  • Callohesma tibialis (Cardale, 1993)
  • Callohesma townsvillensis (Exley, 1974)

References

  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Callohesma". itis.gov. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Genus Callohesma". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  3. ^ Exley, Elizabeth M. (2004). "Revision of the genus Dasyhesma Michener (Apoidea: Colletidae: Euryglossinae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 22 (2): 129. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.22(2).2004.129-146. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Names List for Callohesma Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-16.