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Euhesma dolichocephala

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ2578863 ↗
Source-derived summary

Euhesma dolichocephala, or Euhesma (Euhesma) dolichocephala, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1953 by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment.

Etymology

The specific epithet dolichocephala is an anatomical reference to the "excessively long head".

Description

The female body length is 5.5 mm, male body length 4 mm. The colouring is mainly black.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Lake Hattah in the Mallee region.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Euhesma dolichocephala” as species of insect. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1953—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Euhesma, dolichocephala and species can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as species of insect. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2578863. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1953.

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This entry incorporates text from “Euhesma dolichocephala” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.