Leioproctus dentiger

Leioproctus dentiger
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Leioproctus
Species:
L. dentiger
Binomial name
Leioproctus dentiger
Synonyms
  • Paracolletes dentiger Cockerell, 1910
  • Paracolletes subvigilans Cockerell, 1914

Leioproctus dentiger, or Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) dentiger, 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 1910.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. Type localities include Yallingup.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "New and little-known bees". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 36: 199–249 [199].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) dentiger (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-04.