Leioproctus worsfoldi
| Leioproctus worsfoldi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. worsfoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Leioproctus worsfoldi | |
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Leioproctus worsfoldi, or Leioproctus (Zosterocolletes) worsfoldi, 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 1906.[1][2]
Description
Body length of female is about 10.5 mm. Colouration is mainly black, with narrow white metasomal hair-bands.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1906). "Descriptions and records of bees. VII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 17: 23–29 [24].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Leioproctus (Zosterocolletes) worsfoldi (Cockerell, 1906)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-04.