Xanthesma furcifera
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Xanthesma |
| Species: | X. furcifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthesma furcifera | |
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Xanthesma furcifera, or Xanthesma (Xanthesma) furcifera, 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 south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Purnong, on the Murray River in South Australia.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. They nest in soil in aggregatons. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Descriptions and records of bees. LI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (11): 387–394 [387].
- ^ a b c d "Species Xanthesma (Xanthesma) furcifera (Cockerell, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-17.