Euryglossinae

Euryglossinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Subfamily:	Euryglossinae

Last updated February 10, 2026

Euryglossinae is a subfamily of plasterer bees endemic to Australia.^[1]^[2] Most of the 400+ species in the subfamily are very small in size, with the largest reaching up to 10mm in length.^[3] Females of this subfamily carry pollen internally, in the crop.

Taxonomy

Euryglossinae contains the following genera:

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Subfamily Euryglossinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
↑ "Subfamily: EURYGLOSSINAE". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
↑ Smith, Tobias (July 2018). The Australian Bee Genera An Annotated, User-Friendly Key (PDF). University of New England, Australia: The Rader Community Ecology Lab. p. 57. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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[inaturalist-Euryglossinae-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Subfamily Euryglossinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

[2] "Subfamily: EURYGLOSSINAE". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[3] Smith, Tobias (July 2018). The Australian Bee Genera An Annotated, User-Friendly Key (PDF). University of New England, Australia: The Rader Community Ecology Lab. p. 57. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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