Callohesma
| Callohesma | |
|---|---|
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| Callohesma calliopsiformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Callohesma Michener, 1965[1] |
Callohesma is a genus of plasterer bees in the subfamily Euryglossinae. It was described, as a subgenus of Euryglossa, by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener in 1965,[2] and revised by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley in 1974.[3] It is endemic to Australia.[4][5]
Species
[edit]As of 2026 the genus contained some 34 described species:[6]
- Callohesma albiceris (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma aurantifera (Cockerell, 1912)
- Callohesma aureopicta (Cockerell, 1929)
- Callohesma calliopsella (Cockerell, 1910)
- Callohesma calliopsiformis (Cockerell, 1905)
- Callohesma campbelli (Cockerell, 1929)
- Callohesma chlora (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma coolgardensis (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma eustonensis (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma euxantha (Perkins, 1912)
- Callohesma flava (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma flavopicta (Smith, 1879)
- Callohesma geminata (Cockerell, 1911)
- Callohesma karratha (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma lacteipennis (Michener, 1965)
- Callohesma lucida (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma matthewsi (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma megachlora (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma nigripicta (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma occidentalis (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma ornatula (Cockerell, 1929)
- Callohesma pedalis (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma picta (Smith, 1854)
- Callohesma quadrimaculata (Smith, 1879)
- Callohesma queenslandensis (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma recta (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma rieki (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma setula (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma sinapipes (Cockerell, 1910)
- Callohesma skermani (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma splendens (Exley, 1974)
- Callohesma sulphurea (Michener, 1965)
- Callohesma tibialis (Cardale, 1993)
- Callohesma townsvillensis (Exley, 1974)
References
[edit]- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Callohesma". itis.gov. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ Michener, CD (1965). "A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 130: 1–362.
- ↑ Exley, EM (1974). "Revision of the subgenus Callohesma Michener (Apoidea: Colletidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 26: 1–58.
- ↑ "Genus Callohesma". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ Exley, Elizabeth M. (2004). "Revision of the genus Dasyhesma Michener (Apoidea: Colletidae: Euryglossinae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 22 (2): 129. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.22(2).2004.129-146. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Names List for Callohesma Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
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