Species Brachyhesma (Henicohesma) deserticola Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma (Henicohesma) deserticola Exley, E.M. 1968. Three new species of Brachyhesma (Apoidea: Colletidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 7: 135-141 [Date published 31/12/1968] [139].
Type data:
Holotype QM T6637 ♂, Mica Creek, 5 miles from Mt Isa, QLD.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Only published localities Mt Isa and vicinity and Barrow Creek.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Flower visiting record: Eucalyptus L'Hérit. [Myrtaceae].
General References
Exley, E.M. 1974. A contribution to our knowledge of the bee fauna (Colletidae: Euryglossinae) of remote areas of Australia with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 85: 95-110 [Date published 31/12/1974] (distribution)
Exley, E.M. 1977. The Australian genus Brachyhesma (Apoidea: Colletidae) revised and reviewed. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 53: 1-54 [Date published 31/12/1977] (redescription)
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