MeroglossaMeroglossa impressifrons Meroglossa rubricata
The genus Meroglossa comprises at the time of writing, some 20 species that include:
- Meroglossa borchi
- Meroglossa canaliculata
- Meroglossa diversipuncta
- Meroglossa eucalypti
- Meroglossa ferruginea
- Meroglossa gemmata
- Meroglossa impressifrons
- Meroglossa itamuca
- Meroglossa modesta
- Meroglossa ocellata
- Meroglossa plumifera
- Meroglossa punctata
- Meroglossa rubricata
- Meroglossa rugosa
- Meroglossa sculptissima
- Meroglossa setifera
- Meroglossa soror
- Meroglossa striaticeps
- Meroglossa sulcifrons
- Meroglossa torrida
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Colletidae
- Subfamily: Hylaeinae
- Genus: Meroglossa
- Species: Meroglossa rubricata
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
- Photographs © Gary Taylor, Western Australia
- Bee Aware of Your Native Bees (Australia), Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/beeawareofyournativebees
MeroglossaMeroglossa impressifrons Meroglossa rubricata
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