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, and extensively reviewed and revised in 1977 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
Subgenera There are four subgenera: Brachyhesma (Anomalohesma) Brachyhesma (Brachyhesma) Brachyhesma (Henicohesma) Brachyhesma (Microhesma)
Species As of 2026 the genus contained 41 valid species:
Brachyhesma angularis Brachyhesma antennata Brachyhesma apicalis Brachyhesma aurata Brachyhesma barrowensis Brachyhesma bitrichopedalis Brachyhesma carnarvonensis Brachyhesma cavagnari Brachyhesma cooki Brachyhesma dedari Brachyhesma deserticola Brachyhesma femoralis Brachyhesma grossopedalis Brachyhesma healesvillensis Brachyhesma houstoni Brachyhesma hypoxantha Brachyhesma incompleta Brachyhesma isae Brachyhesma josephinae Brachyhesma katherinensis Brachyhesma longicornis Brachyhesma macdonaldensis Brachyhesma matarankae Brachyhesma microxantha Brachyhesma minya Brachyhesma monteithae Brachyhesma morvenensis Brachyhesma nabarleki Brachyhesma newmanensis Brachyhesma nigricornis Brachyhesma paucivenata Brachyhesma perlutea Brachyhesma renneri Brachyhesma rossi Brachyhesma scapata Brachyhesma storeyi Brachyhesma sulphurella Brachyhesma triangularis Brachyhesma trichopterota Brachyhesma ventralis Brachyhesma wyndhami
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