Euryglossa salaris

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Euryglossa salaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossa
Species:
E. salaris
Binomial name
Euryglossa salaris
Cockerell, 1910 [1] [2]

Euryglossa salaris 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]

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Description

Body length is 9 mm. The head and thorax are black; the abdomen ferruginous to black, banded with pale hair on segment margins. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Mackay. [2]

Behaviour

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "New and little-known bees". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 36: 199–249 [210]. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossa salaris Cockerell, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-31.


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