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Euryglossa subfusa

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Euryglossa subfusa
Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossa
Species:
E. subfusa
Binomial name
Euryglossa subfusa

Euryglossa subfusa is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Description

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Body length is 8.5 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black; the abdomen red and black.[1]<

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in northern Australia. The type locality is Port Darwin in the Top End. It has also been recorded from Herberton in Far North Queensland.[2]

Behaviour

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The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus and Tristania species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cockerell, TDA (1910). "New and little-known bees". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 36: 199–249 [210]. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c d "Species Euryglossa subfusa Cockerell, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-31.