Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Megachile semiluctuosa Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes
The genus Leioproctus, from the family Colletidae, subfamily Neopasiphaeinae are a large and varied group of native bees, that are found across Australia. The size can range from 4 mm to 16 mm. Whilst most of the species are black in colour, some species have coloured abdomens, that can range from orange-red, to metallic blue, green, gold, red.
Another feature that is typical of many Leioproctus species are the dense long hairs on the last section of the metasoma and known as the pre-pygidial fimbria.
Following speices photographed in the Batavia Coast and Midwest Region of Western Australia.
Leioproctus excubitor
Leioproctus plumosus
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Colletidae
- Subfamily: Neopasiphaeinae
- Genus: Leioproctus
- Subgenus:
- Leioproctus (Alokocolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Leioproctus (Andrenopsis) Cockerell, 1905
- Leioproctus (Baeocolletes) Michener, 1965
- Leioproctus (Ceratocolletes) Michener, 1965
- Leioproctus (Charicolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) Cockerell, 1904
- Leioproctus (Colletellus) Michener, 1965
- Leioproctus (Colletopsis) Michener, 1965
- Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) Cockerell, 1910
- Leioproctus (Excolletes) Michener, 1965
- Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Leioproctus (Filiglossa) Rayment, 1959
- Leioproctus (Fragocolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Leioproctus (Hadrocolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) Smith, 1853
- Leioproctus (Leioproctus) Smith, 1853
- Leioproctus (Minycolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Leioproctus (Odontocolletes) Maynard, 1997
- Leioproctus (Ottocolletes) Houston & Maynard, 2012
- Leioproctus (Protomorpha) Rayment, 1959
- Leioproctus (Urocolletes) Michener, 1965
- Leioproctus (Zosterocolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Leioproctus subg. Leioproctus
- Leioproctus subg. Nesocolletes
- Subgenus: Leioproctus (Alokocolletes) Maynard, 2013
- Species: Leioproctus bipectinatus
- Subgenus: infrageneric Ceratocolletes
- Species: Leioproctus xanthosus Maynard, 1993
- Subgenus: Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) Cockerell, 1904
- Species: Leioproctus bipectinatus
- Subgenus: Leioproctus (Ottocolletes) Houston & Maynard, 2012
- Species: Leioproctus muelleri
Footnote & References
- Photographs Leioproctus spp, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
- Leioproctus Smith, 1853, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e0bde46e-3dad-4e24-80c9-59c40c76e625
Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Megachile semiluctuosa Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes
Insects — Batavia Coast and Midwest WANative Bees Wasps
The Batavia Coast and Midwest WAFauna
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