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Euryglossa adelaidae
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| Euryglossa adelaidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossa |
| Species: | E. adelaidae
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| Binomial name | |
| Euryglossa adelaidae | |
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Euryglossa adelaidae 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] It was extensively synonymised in 1976 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.[3]


Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in eastern Australia. The original type locality is Adelaide in South Australia.[2][1]
Behaviour
[edit]The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum, Melaleuca and Tristania species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. V". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 465–477 [475].
- ^ a b c d "Species Euryglossa adelaidae Cockerell, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ Exley, EM (1976). "Revision of the subgenus Euryglossa Smith (Apoidea: Colletidae: Euryglossinae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 41: 1–72 [49].