Callohesma

Callohesma
Callohesma campbelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Genus:	Callohesma Michener, 1965 [1]

Callohesma is a genus of plasterer bees in the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Species

As of 2026 the genus contained some 34 described species: ^[4]

• 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

1. "ITIS - Report: Callohesma". itis.gov. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
2. "Genus Callohesma". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
3. 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.
4. "Names List for Callohesma Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-16.