Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus Index Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus constrictiformis Hylaeus douglasi Hylaeus elegans Hylaeus dromedarius Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus maiellus Hylaeus nubilosus Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) Hylaeus proximus Hylaeus ruficeps Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus trilobatus Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons

Pictured here in on the Red-capped Gum (Eucalyptus erythrocorys) is the small native bee Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) albonitens.

Location is Alice Springs in Central Australia, Northern Territory.

Hylaeus albonitens, Alice Springs, NT
Hylaeus albonitens, Alice Springs, NT
Hylaeus albonitens, Alice Springs, NT
Hylaeus albonitens, Alice Springs, NT

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Family: Colletidae
  • Subfamily: Hylaeinae
  • Genus: Hylaeus
  • Subgenus: infrageneric Gnathoprosopis
  • Species: Hylaeus albonitens

Footnote & References

  1. Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) albonitens (Cockerell, 1905), Atlas of living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) albonitens

Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus Index Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus constrictiformis Hylaeus douglasi Hylaeus elegans Hylaeus dromedarius Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus maiellus Hylaeus nubilosus Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) Hylaeus proximus Hylaeus ruficeps Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus trilobatus Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons

ColletidaeAmphylaeus obscuriceps Hylaeus spp – Masked Bee Callomelitta antipodes Leioproctus Neopasiphae mirabilis Paracolletes crassipes Anthoglossa nigrocinctus Trichocolletes