Leioproctus tuberculatus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. tuberculatus |
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| Leioproctus tuberculatus | |
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Leioproctus tuberculatus, or Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) tuberculatus, 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 1913.[1][2]
Description
Female body length is about 11 mm, male about 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black, with white to light golden hair, and a dark bluish-green abdomen.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities include Stradbroke Island and Coolangatta in Queensland, as well as Cheltenham, Victoria.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest gregariously in the ground. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Gaudium laevigatum, as well as Acacia, Boronia, Hibbertia and Muehlenbeckia species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Descriptions and records of bees. L". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 11: 273–283 [274]. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- 1 2 3 "Species Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) tuberculatus (Cockerell, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-05.