Dasyhesma dilata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Colletidae
Dasyhesma dilata
Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Dasyhesma
Species:
D. dilata
Binomial name
Dasyhesma dilata

Dasyhesma dilata is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2004 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.[1][2]

The specific epithet dilata (Latin: "spread out") is an anatomical reference to the placement of punctures on the mesosoma.[1]

Description

Measurements of female specimens are: body length 8.0 mm, wing length 5.0 mm. Males: body length 6.5 mm, wing length 4.5 mm. The head and mesosoma are dark red to black, the metasoma dark brown to black. [1]

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