Brachyhesma
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| Brachyhesma sulphurella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Clade: | Anthophila |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryglossinae |
| Genus: | Brachyhesma Michener, 1965[1][2] |
Brachyhesma is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener.[1][2]
Subgenera
There are four subgenera:[3]
- Brachyhesma (Anomalohesma) Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma (Brachyhesma) Michener, 1965
- Brachyhesma (Henicohesma) Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma (Microhesma) Michener, 1965
Species
As of 2026 the genus contained 41 valid species:[3]
- Brachyhesma angularis Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma antennata Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma apicalis Exley, 1969
- Brachyhesma aurata Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma barrowensis Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma bitrichopedalis Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma carnarvonensis Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma cavagnari Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma cooki Michener, 1965
- Brachyhesma dedari Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma deserticola Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma femoralis Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma grossopedalis Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma healesvillensis Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma houstoni Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma hypoxantha (Rayment, 1934)
- Brachyhesma incompleta Michener, 1965
- Brachyhesma isae Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma josephinae Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma katherinensis Exley, 1974
- Brachyhesma longicornis Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma macdonaldensis Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma matarankae Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma microxantha (Cockerell, 1914)
- Brachyhesma minya Exley, 1975
- Brachyhesma monteithae Exley, 1975
- Brachyhesma morvenensis Exley, 1974
- Brachyhesma nabarleki Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma newmanensis Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma nigricornis Exley, 1975
- Brachyhesma paucivenata Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma perlutea (Cockerell, 1916)
- Brachyhesma renneri Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma rossi Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma scapata Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma storeyi Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma sulphurella (Cockerell, 1913)
- Brachyhesma triangularis Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma trichopterota Exley, 1968
- Brachyhesma ventralis Exley, 1977
- Brachyhesma wyndhami Exley, 1968
References
- ^ a b Michener, CD (1965). "A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 130: 1–362.
- ^ a b "Genus Brachyhesma Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ a b "Names List for Brachyhesma Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-12.