Amphylaeus flavicans

Amphylaeus flavicans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Amphylaeus
Species:
A. flavicans
Binomial name
Amphylaeus flavicans
Houston, 1975[1][2]

Amphylaeus flavicans, or Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) flavicans, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1975 by Australian entomologist Terry Houston.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Queensland The type locality is some 3 km north of Wallangarra in the Southern Downs Region.[1][2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Amyema species.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Houston, TF (1975). "A revision of the Australian hylaeine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). I". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 36: 1–135 [80].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) flavicans Houston, 1975". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-14.