Euryglossina mellea, or Euryglossina (Microdontura) mellea, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Description The body length of females is about 3.5 mm. The head, thorax and abdomen are dorsally light reddish-brown, the metathorax black, paler beneath.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Brisbane in south-east Queensland. It is also recorded from New South Wales, Victoria. Its status in Western Australia is uncertain; it may have been introduced from the east.
Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Melaleuca, Leptospermum, Syncarpia and Tristania species.
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