Leioproctus hackeri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. hackeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leioproctus hackeri | |
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Leioproctus hackeri, or Leioproctus (Leioproctus) hackeri, 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 1918.[1][2]
Description
Female body length is 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black; abdomen with first three segments dark steel-blue; with white, grey and black hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Brisbane.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1918). "Some bees collected in Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 6: 112–120 [112]. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Leioproctus) hackeri (Cockerell, 1918)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-10.