Leioproctus pusillus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. pusillus |
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| Leioproctus pusillus | |
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Leioproctus pusillus, or Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) pusillus, 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 1929.[1][2]
Description
Colouration is mainly black; the hair white.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is Geraldton.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest gregariously in the ground. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Baeckea pentagonantha and Hakea erinacea.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Australian Museum collection" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 17: 199–243 [204]. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) pusillus (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-12.