Leioproctus pachyodontus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. pachyodontus |
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| Leioproctus pachyodontus | |
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Leioproctus pachyodontus, or Leioproctus (Odontocolletes) pachyodontus, 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 1915.[1][2]
Description
Male body length is 8–9 mm. Colouration is mainly black and red, with white to brownish hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is Yallingup. It has also been recorded from north of Geraldton and the Hamersley Range.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Baeckea, Seringia and Ptilotus species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1915). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXVII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 15: 529–537 [529]. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Odontocolletes) pachyodontus (Cockerell, 1915)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-09.