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| Callomelitta | |
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| Callomelitta picta, female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Clade: | Anthophila |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Colletinae |
| Genus: | Callomelitta Smith, 1853[1][2] |
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Callomelitta is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.[1][2]
Species
[edit]As of 2026 the genus contained 11 valid species:[3]
- Callomelitta antipodes (Smith, 1853)
- Callomelitta chlorura (Cockerell, 1929
- Callomelitta fulvicornis (Rayment, 1954)
- Callomelitta insularis (Cockerell, 1914)
- Callomelitta littleri Cockerell, 1914
- Callomelitta nigra (Rayment, 1929)
- Callomelitta perpicta Cockerell, 1910
- Callomelitta picta Smith, 1853
- Callomelitta rugosa Cockerell, 1915
- Callomelitta turnerorum Cockerell, 1910
- Callomelitta wilsoni Cockerell, 1929
References
[edit]- 1 2 Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [85].
- 1 2 "Genus Callomelitta Smith, 1853". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ↑ "Names List for Callomelitta Smith, 1853". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
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