Euhesma Explained

Euhesma is a genus within the bee family Colletidae found in Australia. There are over 90 species described. The group lacks strong unifying features and maybe further split in the future. The type species is Euhesma wahlenbergiae.^[1]

Species

The following list is of valid names given at ITIS, citing the Australian Faunal Directory:

Subgenus Euhesma (Euhesma) Michener, 1965

• Euhesma acantha Exley, 2004
• Euhesma albamala Hogendoorn & Leijs, 2015
• Euhesma alicia (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma allunga Exley, 2001
• Euhesma altitudinis (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma anthracocephala (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma atra (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma aulaca Hogendoorn & Leijs, 2015
• Euhesma aurata (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma aureophila (Houston, 1992)
• Euhesma australis (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma balladonia (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma banksia Exley, 2001
• Euhesma bronzus Exley, 2001
• Euhesma collaris Exley, 2004
• Euhesma coppinensis (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma crabronica (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma cuneifolia (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma dolichocephala (Rayment, 1953)
• Euhesma dongara Exley, 2001
• Euhesma evansi Exley, 2002
• Euhesma fasciatella (Cockerell, 1907)
• Euhesma filicis (Cockerell, 1926)
• Euhesma flavocuneata (Cockerell, 1915)
• Euhesma goodeniae (Cockerell, 1926)
• Euhesma granitica (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma halictina (Cockerell, 1920)
• Euhesma hemichlora (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma hemixantha (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma hyphesmoides (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma inconspicua (Cockerell, 1913)
• Euhesma latissima (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma leonora (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma lobata Exley, 2001
• Euhesma loorea Exley, 2004
• Euhesma lucida Exley, 2002
• Euhesma lutea (Rayment, 1934)
• Euhesma lyngouriae Hogendoorn & Leijs, 2015
• Euhesma macrayae (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma maculifera (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma malaris (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma maura (Cockerell, 1927)
• Euhesma meeka (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma melanosoma (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma micans Hogendoorn & Leijs, 2015
• Euhesma morrisoni (Houston, 1992)
• Euhesma nalbarra (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma neglectula (Cockerell, 1905)
• Euhesma newmanensis (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma nitidifrons (Smith, 1879)
• Euhesma nubifera (Cockerell, 1922)
• Euhesma palpalis (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma pantoni (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma perditiformis (Cockerell, 1910)
• Euhesma perkinsi (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma pernana (Cockerell, 1905)
• Euhesma platyrhina (Cockerell, 1915)
• Euhesma rainbowi (Cockerell, 1929)
• Euhesma ricae (Rayment, 1948)
• Euhesma ridens (Cockerell, 1913)
• Euhesma rufiventris (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma scoparia (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma semaphore (Houston, 1992)
• Euhesma serrata (Cockerell, 1927)
• Euhesma spinola Exley, 2001
• Euhesma sturtiensis (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma subinconspicua (Rayment, 1934)
• Euhesma sulcata (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma sybilae Exley, 2001
• Euhesma symmetra (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma tasmanica (Cockerell, 1918)
• Euhesma thala Exley, 2002
• Euhesma tuberculata (Rayment, 1939)
• Euhesma tubulifera (Houston, 1983)
• Euhesma undeneya Exley, 2002
• Euhesma undulata (Cockerell, 1914)
• Euhesma viridescens Exley, 2001
• Euhesma wahlenbergiae (Michener, 1965)
• Euhesma walkeri (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma walkeriana (Cockerell, 1905)
• Euhesma wiluna (Exley, 1998)
• Euhesma wowine Exley, 2002
• Euhesma xana Exley, 2001
• Euhesma yeatsi Exley, 2002
• Euhesma yellowdinensis (Exley, 1998)

Subgenus Euhesma (Parahesma) Michener, 1965

• Euhesma tuberculipes (Michener, 1965)

Incertae Sedis (uncertain placement)

• Euhesma catanii (Rayment, 1949)
• Euhesma endeavouricola (Strand, 1921)
• Euhesma tarsata (Alfken, 1907)

Notes and References

1. Book: Michener, Duncan Charles. The bees of the world. 8 December 2010. 2000. JHU Press. 0-8018-6133-0. 216 - 217.