Callomelitta turnerorum is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Description The body length of the female holotype is 7.5 mm. Cockerell describes the colouration as: "Thorax, legs, and abdomen entirely bright rufo-fulvous; head black, with the lower margin of clypeus, labrum, and the bidentate mandibles ferruginous…", and adds that it is: "A very distinct species, easily known by its peculiar colour."
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Kuranda.
Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores.
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