Euryglossula chalcosoma

Euryglossula chalcosoma
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossula
Species:
E. chalcosoma
Binomial name
Euryglossula chalcosoma
Synonyms
  • Euryglossina chalcosoma Cockerell, 1913
  • Euryglossina chalcosoma claristigma Rayment, 1935

Euryglossula chalcosoma is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1913 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities are Croydon and Sandringham in Victoria.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are solitary flying mellivores, with sedentary larvae, that nest in soil in aggregations. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Jacksonia, Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Descriptions and records of bees. LI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (11): 387–394 [391].
  2. ^ a b c d "Species Euryglossula chalcosoma (Cockerell, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-06.


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