Meroglossa

{{Short description|Genus of bees}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Meroglossa impressifrons ssp. penetrata.jpg | image_caption = ''Meroglossa impressifrons'' | display_parents = 4 | taxon = Meroglossa | authority = Smith, 1853<ref name="smith1853">{{cite book| last = Smith| first = F| author-link = | title = Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae.| publisher =British Museum| series = | volume =| edition = | location = London| date = 1853| pages=1–197| doi = | isbn = | mr = | zbl = }}</ref><ref name="afd">{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d7c15095-7e63-4c22-96ff-3ee13982c3f3 |title= Genus Meroglossa Smith, 1853 |author= |date=2026|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date= 2026-02-15}}</ref> | synonyms = }} '''''Meroglossa''''' is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.<ref name="smith1853"/><ref name="afd"/> ==Species== As of 2026 the genus contained 20 valid species:<ref name="afd2">{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Meroglossa/names |title= Names List for Meroglossa Smith, 1853 |author= |date=2026|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date= 2026-02-15}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=266px}} * ''Meroglossa borchi'' {{Au|Rayment, 1939}} * ''Meroglossa canaliculata'' {{Au|Smith, 1853}} * ''Meroglossa diversipuncta'' {{Au|(Cockerell, 1909)}} * ''Meroglossa eucalypti'' {{Au|Cockerell, 1910}} * ''Meroglossa ferruginea'' {{Au|Houston, 1975}} * ''Meroglossa gemmata'' {{Au|Houston, 1975}} * ''Meroglossa impressifrons'' {{Au|(Smith, 1853)}} * ''Meroglossa itamuca'' {{Au|(Cockerell, 1910)}} * ''Meroglossa modesta'' {{Au|Houston, 1975}} * ''Meroglossa ocellata'' {{Au|Michener, 1965}} * ''Meroglossa plumifera'' {{Au|Houston, 1975}} * ''Meroglossa punctata'' {{Au|Rayment, 1935}} * ''Meroglossa rubricata'' {{Au|(Smith, 1879)}} * ''Meroglossa rugosa'' {{Au|Houston, 1975}} * ''Meroglossa sculptissima'' {{Au|Cockerell, 1910}} * ''Meroglossa setifera'' {{Au|Houston, 1975}} * ''Meroglossa soror'' {{Au|Perkins, 1912}} * ''Meroglossa striaticeps'' {{Au|(Friese, 1924)}} * ''Meroglossa sulcifrons'' {{Au|(Smith, 1853)}} * ''Meroglossa torrida'' {{Au|(Smith, 1879)}} {{div col end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from1= Q14469396}} Category:Colletidae Category:Bee genera Category:Bees of Australia Category:Insects described in 1853 Category:Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist) {{Bee-stub}}