Xanthesma tuberculata

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Xanthesma tuberculata
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Xanthesma
Species:
X. tuberculata
Binomial name
Xanthesma tuberculata
(Exley, 1978) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Chaetohesma tuberculataExley, 1978

Xanthesma tuberculata, or Xanthesma (Chaetohesma) tuberculata, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1978 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across tropical northern Australia. The type locality is 7 km east of Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. [2]

Behaviour

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

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Male

References

  1. 1 2 Exley, EM (1978). "Chaetohesma—a new genus of Australian bees (Apoidea: Colletidae: Euryglossinae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 26: 373–397 [378].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Xanthesma (Chaetohesma) tuberculata (Exley, 1978)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-27.


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