Callomelitta
Genus of bees
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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]
| Callomelitta | |
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| Callomelitta picta, female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Clade: | Anthophila |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Colletinae |
| Genus: | Callomelitta Smith, 1853[1][2] |
Species
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
