Xanthesma is a genus of Australian bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It was first described in 1965 by Charles Duncan Michener, and subsequently revised by Elizabeth Exley. It contains the following subgenera:

  • Xanthesma (Argohesma) (Exley, 1969)
  • Xanthesma (Chaetohesma) Exley, 1978
  • Xanthesma (Xanthesma) Michener, 1965
  • Xanthesma (Xenohesma) Michener, 1965

Species

The following list is of 47 valid names given at both IRMNG and at AFD:

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