Leioproctus bicristatus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. bicristatus |
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| Leioproctus bicristatus | |
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Leioproctus bicristatus, or Leioproctus (Leioproctus) bicristatus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1929.[1][2]
Description
Female body length is about 8 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black; abdomen faintly greenish; hair is silvery white to dark grey-brown and black.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Tooloom in north-eastern New South Wales.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest gregariously in sand. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Atalaya hemiglauca, as well as Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 9: 298–323 [307]. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Leioproctus) bicristatus (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-14.