Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus (Prosopisteron) Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus constrictiformis Hylaeus douglasi Hylaeus elegans Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus maiellus Hylaeus nubilosus Hylaeus proximus Hylaeus ruficeps Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sanguinipictus Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons
The Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi pictured here is on the Flame Grevillea (Grevillea eriostachya), taken about 50 kms south-east of Geraldton. They have also been documented on Grevillea erectiloba and Grevillea excelsior.
Both male and female of these species have red legs and have only been documented in the Western Australia regions.
Following is the female of the species Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Colletidae
- Subfamily: Hylaeinae
- Genus: Hylaeus
- Subgenus: infrageneric Hylaeteron
- Species:
- Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) hemirhodus Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) murrumbidgeanus Houston, 1981
- Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) riekianus Houston, 1981
- Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) semirufus (Cockerell, 1914)
Footnote & References
- Photographs and text contribution © Gary Taylor, Midwestern, WA
- Jacobi, Bernhard & Newman, Marc. (2012). Pollen collecting behaviour of the hylaeine bees Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi MICHENER, 1965 and H. (Hylaeteron) riekianus HOUSTON, 1981 (Colletidae, Hylaeinae) on Grevillea-species (Proteaceae) in Western Australia. Bembix. 8 – 18.
- Native douglasi hylaeine, PaDIL, https://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/pest/main/139557/26173
Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus (Prosopisteron) Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus constrictiformis Hylaeus douglasi Hylaeus elegans Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus maiellus Hylaeus nubilosus Hylaeus proximus Hylaeus ruficeps Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sanguinipictus Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons
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