Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus Index Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus aralis 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
The species Hylaeus aralis is a member of a large diverse cosmopolitan group, genus Hylaeus (in the family Colletidae). The genus is also commonly known as the “yellow-faced bees” (although not all have yellow faces), as some species in the genus have white markings on their face.
The common name of Masked Bee (Hylaeus sp), they are named after the distinctive yellow or white markings on their face. The “masked bees” name may also be define by other features, such as the Red-headed Masked Bee (Hylaeus ruficeps).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Suborder: Apocrita
- Infraorder: Aculeata
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Epifamily: Anthophila
- Family: Colletidae
- Subfamily: Hylaeinae
- Genus: Hylaeus
- Subgenus: Prosopisteron
- Species: Hylaeus aralis
Footnote & References
- Photographs Healesville Masked Bee (Hylaeus aralis), Jandakot WA © Faye Arcaro
- Healesville Masked Bee (Hylaeus aralis), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=606173
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Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus Index Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus aralis Hylaeus constrictiformis Hylaeus douglasi Hylaeus elegans Hylaeus dromedarius Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus maiellus Hylaeus nubilosus Hylaeus nubilosus Mud nest Hylaeus nubilosus Yellow Mask / White Mask Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sanguinipictus Hylaeus proximus Hylaeus ruficeps Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) ruficeps ruficeps Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus trilobatus Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons
