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Euryglossa subfusa
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| Euryglossa subfusa | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossa |
| Species: | E. subfusa
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| 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
[edit]Body length is 8.5 mm. The head and thorax are glossy black; the abdomen red and black.[1]<
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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
[edit]The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus and Tristania species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.