Euryglossina walkeri

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Euryglossina walkeri
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euryglossina
Species:
E. walkeri
Binomial name
Euryglossina walkeri
(Exley, 1980)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Quasihesma walkeri Exley, 1980

Euryglossina walkeri, or Euryglossina (Quasihesma) walkeri, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1980 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.[1][2]

The specific epithet walkeri honours K. Walker who assisted Exley in collecting specimens.[1]

Description

Male body length is 2.0 mm, wing length 1.2 mm. The colour is mainly black, yellow and brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Behaviour

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