Melittosmithia froggattiana
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Melittosmithia |
| Species: | M. froggattiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Melittosmithia froggattiana | |
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Melittosmithia froggattiana is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is Shoalhaven.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. V". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 465–477 [472].
- ^ a b c d "Species Melittosmithia froggattiana (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-28.