Euhesma

Euhesma
Euhesma lucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Subfamily: Euryglossinae
Genus: Euhesma
Michener, 1965

Euhesma is a genus within the bee family Colletidae and subfamily Euryglossinae found in Australia. There are about 90 species described. The group lacks strong unifying features, and the type species is Euhesma wahlenbergiae.[1]

Subgenera

There are two subgenera:

  • Euhesma (Euhesma) Michener, 1965
  • Euhesma (Parahesma) Michener, 1965

Species

See: List of Euhesma species:

References

  1. ^ Michener, Duncan Charles (2000). The bees of the world. JHU Press. pp. 216–217. ISBN 0-8018-6133-0. Retrieved 8 December 2010.