Leioproctus clypeatus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. clypeatus |
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| Leioproctus clypeatus | |
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Leioproctus clypeatus, or Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) clypeatus, 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 1916.[1][2]
Description
Female body length is 11 mm, male is 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black, abdomen dark purple, with white to grey hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Yallingup. It has also been recorded from the Fitzgerald River National Park.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in the ground. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Persoonia species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1916). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXXIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 18: 44–53 [52]. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) clypeatus (Cockerell, 1916)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-09.