Biology:Euryglossinae
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Euryglossinae is a subfamily of plasterer bees endemic to Australia.[1][2] Most of the 400+ species in the subfamily are very small, with the largest reaching 10 mm in length.[3] Females of this subfamily carry pollen internally, in the crop.
Taxonomy
Euryglossinae contains the following genera:[1]
- Brachyhesma Michener, 1965
- Callohesma Michener, 1965
- Dasyhesma Michener, 1965
- Euhesma Michener, 1965
- Euryglossa Smith, 1853
- Euryglossina Cockerell, 1910
- Euryglossula Michener, 1965
- Heterohesma Michener, 1965
- Hyphesma Michener, 1965
- Melittosmithia Schulz, 1906
- Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908
- Sericogaster Westwood, 1835
- Stenohesma Michener, 1965
- Tumidihesma Exley, 1996
- Xanthesma Michener, 1965
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Subfamily Euryglossinae" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/574755-Euryglossinae.
- ↑ "Subfamily: EURYGLOSSINAE" (in en-AU). Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/a51d1b72-48c4-4896-8026-fbd48412d17b.
- ↑ Smith, Tobias (July 2018). The Australian Bee Genera An Annotated, User-Friendly Key. University of New England, Australia: The Rader Community Ecology Lab. p. 57. http://209.143.153.251/books/SmithTobias2018/SmithTobias2018_057-072.pdf. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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