Amphylaeus nubilosellus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Amphylaeus |
| Species: | A. nubilosellus |
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Amphylaeus nubilosellus, or Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) nubilosellus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
Body length is about 7 mm. Colouration is mainly black, with small yellow markings.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities include Sydney and Botany, New South Wales.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores which nest in dead Xanthorrhoea flower stalks. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Banksia, Boronia, Daviesia, Goodenia, Jacksonia, Loranthus, Melaleuca, Rubus and Solanum species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXXI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 6: 160–168 [161].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) nubilosellus (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-15.