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An Annotated

Catalogue of the

Bee Species of the

Indian Region

 

 Subfamily Euryglossinae Michener

The subfamily is found in the Australian region. All the genera are restricted to Australia & Tasmania. Some of the important references that should be consulted with regard to this subfamily are Michener (1965), Exley (1970s) for taxonomy;  Cardale (1993), Houston (1969), Exley (1972, 1974, 1975, 1996 etc.) for nests, and Mcginley (1981) for larval characters.  

 

S. No.	Name of Genus with Author	Included subgenera   and [no. of species]	Distribution
1.	Genus Brachyhesma Michener, 1965	a. Anomalohesma Exley, 1977      [1]        [Brachyhesma scapata Exley] b. Brachyhesma Michener s.str. 1965                 [22] c. Henicohesma Exley, 1968                 [2] d. Microhesma Michener, 1965                [16]	a. south coastal Queensland, Australia   b. All over Australia except east coast & Tasmania c. Northern Territory & Queensland, Australia d. All over Australia except Tasmania
2.	Genus Callohesma Michener, 1965	-                       [34]	All over Australia except Tasmania
3.	Genus Dasyhesma Michener, 1965	-                        [2]	Western Australia
4.	Genus Euhesma Michener, 1965	a. Euhesma Michener s.str., 1965      [45] b. Parahesma Michener, 1965                 [1]       [Euhesma tuberculipes (Michener)]	a. Abundant in Australia including Tasmania b. Victoria, Australia
5.	Genus Euryglossa Smith, 1853	-                      [36]	Widespread in Australia including Tasmania but not common in xeric area
6.	Genus Euryglossina Cockerell, 1910	Subgenera of Euryglossina	All over Australia including Tasmania
7.	Genus Euryglossula Michener, 1965	-                        [7]	All Australian except Tasmania
8.	Genus Heterohesma Michener, 1965	-                        [2]	northern New South Wales to Tasmania in mountains
9.	Genus Hyphesma Michener, 1965	-                        [7]	All Australian states except Tasmania
10.	Genus Melittosmithia Schulz, 1906	-                        [4]	New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia
11.	Genus Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908	a. Pachyprosopis Perkins s.str. 1908                 [7] b.Pachyprosopula Michener, 1965 [7] c. Parapachyprosopis Exley, 1972      [9]	a. All Australian states except Tasmania b. All Australian states including Tasmania c. middle & northern Australia except Victoria or South Australia
12.	Genus Sericogaster Westwood, 1835	-                      [1]        [Sarcogaster fasciatus Westwood]	eastern Australia from New South Wales to central Queensland
13.	Genus Stenohesma Michener, 1965	-                      [1]        [Stenohesma nomadiformis [Michener]	northern Queensland, Australia
14.	Glenus Tumidihesma Exley, 1996	-                      [2]	dry areas in South Australia, Northern Territory & Western Australia
15.	Genus Xanthesma Michener, 1965	a. Argohesma Exley, 1969                [8] b. Chaetohesma Exley 1978                [10] c. Xenthesma Michener s.str. 1965        [13] d. Xenohesma Michener, 1965               [17]	a. All Australian states except New South Wales & Tasmania b. northern half (xeric) of Australian continent   c. All over Australia except Tasmania & Victoria                    d. All over Australia except Tasmania & Victoria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta

Department of Zoology

Jai Narain Vyas University

Jodhpur 342 005, India

Ph. +91-291-272 6666

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Visit "An Updating Bibliography of the Bees of the World" by the same author for the authors' linked references mentioned in this document.