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Xanthesma furcifera

Xanthesma furcifera, or Xanthesma (Xanthesma) furcifera, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1913 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Purnong, on the Murray River in South Australia.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. They nest in soil in aggregatons. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.

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