Euryglossa (bee)

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Euryglossa
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Euryglossa sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossa
Smith, 1853

Euryglossa is a genus of bees belonging to the family Colletidae. [1] The species are found in Australia, [1] in all states and territories. [2] The genus was extensively revised in 1976 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley. [3]

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Euryglossa adelaidae

Species

There are about 38 species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Euryglossa Smith, 1853". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Euryglossa Smith, 1853". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. Exley, EM (1976). "Revision of the subgenus Euryglossa Smith (Apoidea: Colletidae: Euryglossinae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 41: 1–72 [49].