Leioproctus cygnellus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. cygnellus |
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| Leioproctus cygnellus | |
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Leioproctus cygnellus, or Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) cygnellus, 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 1905.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. Type localities include Swan River and Kojarena.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia aciphylla, Seringia integrifolia, Scholtzia parviflora, Malleostemon tuberculatus and Muehlenbeckia adpressa, as well as Leptospermum and Hakea species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. V". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 16: 465–477 [473].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) cygnellus (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-02.