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Callohesma aureopicta

Callohesma aureopicta is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.

Description

The female holotype has a body length of 7 mm. The head and thorax are black, the abdomen dull bluish-green, the legs dark reddish-brown.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is King George Sound.

Behaviour

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

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